Two mainland China bishops to attend big Vatican meeting after tensions
Vatican City Reuters Two bishops from mainland China are due to attend a major Vatican meeting next month, officials said on Thursday, a positive sign after recent tensions between the Holy See and Beijing. The two bishops were chosen by their brother bishops in China, meaning they likely had approval from the communist government, which […]
UN investigators warn of risk of “future atrocities” in Ethiopia
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN-appointed investigators warned on Thursday that more atrocities were likely in Ethiopia and called for continued scrutiny of Addis Ababa’s human rights record as their work faces termination amid strong African-led opposition. Thousands died in a two-year conflict between the government and regional forces from Tigray, which formally came to an end in […]
Karabakh Armenians seek promises before giving up weapons to Azerbaijan
Goris, Armenia Reuters Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh need security guarantees before giving up their weapons, an adviser to their leader said on Thursday, a day after Azerbaijan declared it had brought the breakaway region back under its control. Karabakh Armenian authorities accused Azerbaijan of violating a ceasefire agreed on Wednesday after a lightning Azerbaijani offensive […]
Amal Clooney, international leaders call for accountability in Sudan war
New York, USReuters Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and world leaders on Thursday pleaded for more attention to be paid to the war in Sudan and for accountability in fighting that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. “There are survivors around the world who see robust and concerted action on Ukraine, and … […]
Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of COVID pandemic
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare for future health crises. Australia closed its international borders and locked down cities among other pandemic restrictions that helped keep infections and deaths far below levels in other comparable developed […]
Helpdesk: Why do I get so much spam and unwanted email in my inbox? And how can I get rid of it?
In an article first published on The Conversation, KAYLEEN MANWARING, a senior research fellow at the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation in Australia, looks at what you can do about the spam in your inbox…
US offers work permits to half million Venezuelans already in country
Washington DC, USReuters The US will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country, US officials said on Wednesday, a move that follows calls by Democrats to help newly arrived migrants work legally. About 472,000 Venezuelans in the US on or before 31st July […]
King Charles III greeted in France with pomp, diplomacy on state visit
Paris, France Reuters Britain’s King Charles III arrived in France on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, during which he and President Emmanuel Macron will hope to build on symbolism and personal bonds to turn the page on years of rocky relations between the two nations. The King and his wife, Queen Camilla, were the […]
World War I cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture centre declared UNESCO World Heritage
Paris, France Reuters World War I cemeteries in Belgium and France, the hills of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and a former torture centre in Argentina have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites as the UN agency ends a moratorium on memorial sites for human suffering. So far, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland and the Hiroshima […]
UN expert urges US not to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations expert has urged the United States to reconsider its decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, saying these could harm civilians even decades after the end of the conflict there, a letter published on Wednesday showed. The remains of cluster munitions container in the rebel-held area in Deraa, Syria, on […]