Karabakh Armenians say no deal yet with Azerbaijan, first food delivery arrives
Near Kornidzor, Armenia Reuters The ethnic Armenian leadership of breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh said on Friday that no agreement had yet been reached with Azerbaijan on security guarantees after this week’s Azeri offensive as emergency food deliveries reached the enclave’s residents. The future of Karabakh and its 120,000 ethnic Armenians hangs in the balance: Azerbaijan wants to […]
Pope says impeding migrant rescues at sea is “gesture of hate”
Marseille, France Reuters Pope Francis said on Friday that migrants who risk drowning at sea “must be rescued” because doing so was “a duty of humanity” and that those who impede rescues commit “a gesture of hate”. Francis, 86, spoke at an inter-religious prayer service before a monument dedicated to those lost at sea. Earlier, […]
Record numbers of Australians enrol for referendum on Indigenous recognition
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election commission. Australians will be asked in a referendum on 14th October whether they approve altering the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body called the “Voice […]
Armenians wait forlornly for relatives at border with Azerbaijan
Near Kornidzor, Armenia Reuters One man was hoping to find his son, another was looking for his father. In a long, cold vigil at Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan on Thursday, a small group of Armenian men stood waiting for relatives they hoped would find a way home after the latest violent twist in decades of […]
Kenya pledges security boost as it commemorates 2013 mall massacre
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Kenya pledged on Thursday to reinforce security measures against Somali militants as it commemorated a deadly mall attack which security analysts say led to improvements in the country’s readiness to counter threats. A decade after 67 people were killed during an attack by gunmen from Somalia’s al-Shabaab group at the upscale Westgate Mall […]
Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Sixteen new arrest warrants were sought in May by the Attorney General’s office, Lopez Obrador said during a regular […]
In Washington, Zelenskiy courts Congress, Biden on military aid
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday that strong US support for his war to repel Russian invaders will be maintained despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers to sending billions more in aid. Biden and Zelenskiy held a war council in the White House East Room as part […]
At UN, Kenya’s President asks world not to leave Haiti behind
United NationsReuters Kenyan President William Ruto urged the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to formally back a security support mission to Haiti, which Kenya has shown a willingness to lead, saying the Caribbean country “deserves better from the world”. The council could vote as soon as next week, diplomats said, on a US-drafted resolution […]
Mobilising resources: Faith leaders and groups provide aid in earthquake’s wake
TONNY ONYULO reports on how faith leaders and organisations are providing relief in the wake of Morocco’s devastating earthquake earlier this month…
Record numbers of migrants head to US border, in fresh test for Biden
Tijuana, MexicoReuters Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more still arriving by bus and cargo trains to Mexican border towns on the heels of record migration flows further south. The dramatic increase along the border – notably in San Diego, California and the […]