Climate protesters in New York and across the globe send message to United Nations
Reuters Thousands of protesters kicked off “Climate Week” and filled the streets of Midtown, Manhattan, on Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly this week, calling for President Joe Biden and world leaders to end fossil fuel use. With parades, concerts, and banging drums, some of the 15,000 expected waved signs that read “End Fossil […]
Sporadic protests continue in Iran as Mahsa Amini anniversary passes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman’s death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades. The death on 16th September last year of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested […]
EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy’s Lampedusa
Lampedusa, Italy Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, and promised a 10-point EU action plan to help Italy deal with the situation. Nearly 126,000 migrants have arrived in Italy so far this year, almost double the […]
Libyan flood survivors weigh water shortages against landmine risk
Derna LibyaReuters People whose homes were swept away by flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna a week ago faced the dilemma on Sunday of whether to stay and risk infection or flee through areas where landmines have been displaced by the torrents. Thousands of people were killed after two dams above Derna broke on […]
Postcards: Hundreds compete in “sand church” competition on Welsh beach
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on the event held in St Davids…
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
Bamako, Mali Reuters Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. The three countries are struggling to contain Islamic insurgents linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State […]
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
Rome, ItalyAP Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland, undercutting the Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t verify diplomatic reports of Nazi atrocities to denounce them. The documentation […]
Russia, Ukraine dispute control over devastated village of Andriivka
Reuters Russia and Ukraine on Saturday disputed control of the devastated village of Andriivka near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as Ukraine ramped up its efforts to inch closer to reassert control over the pivotal city. Russia’s Defence Minister dismissed a Ukrainian claim to have recaptured Andriivka, which Kyiv has portrayed as a stepping stone to […]
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97 – Hawaii Governor
Washington DC, USReuters The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN in an interview on Friday. Combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations of […]
The Interview: From ‘Nights on Broadway’ to ‘1963’ – Candi Staton recalls 16th St. Baptist bombing
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with the Grammy-nominated singer about her memories of 1963 bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, church, what it was like being a child singer in a Gospel trio, and why she returned to Gospel music later in life…