Pope offers prayers to family of ‘Vatican girl’ who went missing 40 years ago
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers and solidarity to the family of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing 40 years ago in one of Italy’s most enduring mysteries. Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican usher, failed to return home on 22nd June, 1983, after a music lesson in central Rome. Pope […]
Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election
Athens, Greece Reuters Greece’s conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as Prime Minister. With most votes counted, centre-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5 per cent of the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, interior ministry figures […]
Sudan’s RSF says it seized police base as fighting rages
Reuters Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit on Sunday as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF in a statement said it had taken full control of the large base belonging […]
Russian mercenaries return to bases after challenge to Putin’s authority
Rostov-on-Don/Voronezh, Russia Reuters Heavily armed Russian mercenaries withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov under a deal that halted their rapid advance on Moscow but raised questions on Sunday about President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Ending their short-lived mutiny, fighters of the Wagner group began heading back to their bases late on Saturday […]
As Canada’s wildfires intensify, recruiting firefighters is tougher
British Colombia, CanadaReuters Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming increasingly difficult due to tight labor markets and the tough nature of the job, provincial officials say. Limited resources could threaten Canada’s ability to douse fires, which are expected to get bigger and fiercer in future as […]
Muscovites made uneasy by revolt, Ukrainians pleased at internal turmoil
Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, UkraineReuters Muscovites on Saturday expressed unease or dismissed as political theatre a standoff pitting the Kremlin against Wagner mercenaries who had vowed to descend on the capital in a “march of justice” denouncing the conduct of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainians, on the other hand, were clearly satisfied, sometimes gleeful, at the prospect […]
The Long Read: In Africa, France targets Russian and Wagner disinformation
JOHN IRISH, ELIZABETH PINEAU and BATE FELIX, of Reuters, report…
Sierra Leoneans vote in election with cost-of-living centre stage
Freetown, Sierra Leone Reuters Sierra Leone voted on Saturday in a national election which the main opposition party hopes will see public frustration with deep economic hardship foil President Julius Maada Bio’s re-election bid. About 3.4 million people were registered to vote in the presidential and legislative ballot after a campaign marred by tensions that […]
Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank, settlers torch homes
Umm Safa, West Bank Reuters A Palestinian militant opened fire at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday before he was shot dead by forces at the scene, Israel’s police said, with settlers later setting fire to houses in a nearby Palestinian village. Police said a security guard was wounded in the attack […]