Pope warns Ukraine war seems to have “no end” as envoy returns from Moscow
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis said on Friday there was no apparent end in sight to the war in Ukraine as his peace envoy wrapped up three days of talks in Moscow. “The tragic reality of this war that seems to have no end demands of everyone a common creative effort to imagine and forge paths […]
France deploys 45,000 police after riots over teen’s death
Paris, FranceReuters France’s interior minister said on Friday the coming hours would be decisive as he sent 45,000 police onto the streets following three nights of riots since an officer shot dead a teenager at a traffic stop in a working class suburb of Paris. The violence, in which buildings and vehicles have been torched […]
Human Rights Watch reports new evidence of Ukrainian use of banned landmines
Washington DC, US Reuters Human Rights Watch said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier this month not to employ such weapons, […]
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Sierra Leone election observers flag “statistical inconsistencies”
Dakar, SenegalReuters European election observers in Sierra Leone said there were “statistical inconsistencies” in the presidential results published by the electoral commission, which declared President Julius Maada Bio the winner of Saturday’s vote. The European Union Election Observation Mission called on the commission on Wednesday to promptly publish disaggregated results data per polling station to […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy radio closes in face of “dangerous” pressure
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong’s pro-democracy online Citizens’ Radio station will cease operations on Friday owing to what its founder described as a “dangerous” political situation and the freezing of its bank account. Launched in 2005 by veteran activist Tsang Kin-shing, the Cantonese-language broadcaster gained a steady following for its hard-hitting talkshows that were critical […]
Brazil electoral court close to ending Bolsonaro’s political career
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Former President Jair Bolsonaro was on the cusp of losing his political future on Thursday, as three of a required four federal electoral court justices ruled he had abused his power in last year’s fraught election. The case was adjourned until Friday when the remaining justices will rule. Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro looks on […]
Canada, partners take Iran to International Court of Justice over downed jet
Reuters Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine are to move to the International Court of Justice in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces in 2020 that killed several people, they said on Thursday. Most of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down the Ukrainian jet near […]
US Supreme Court’s two Black justices clash over affirmative action ruling
Reuters When liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to join the US Supreme Court, she was expected to bring a different view on racial matters than Justice Clarence Thomas, its only other Black member and a staunch conservative. That dispute was front and center on Thursday when the two justices publicly […]
Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say
Mexico City, MexicoReuters At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday. A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the energy grid with record demand, forced authorities to […]