Russia tortured some Ukrainian victims to death, UN inquiry says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Russian occupiers tortured Ukrainians so brutally that some of their victims died, and forced families to listen as they raped women next door, members of a UN-mandated investigative body said on Monday, in their latest findings from the field. Erik Møse, chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, told the UN Human […]
Kosovo says Serbia should hand over escaped Serb gunmen after deadly shootout
Mitrovica, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo called on Serbia on Monday to hand over ethnic Serb gunmen it said had escaped after a shootout with Kosovar police that killed four people in the restive north of the country, aggravating tensions between Pristina and Belgrade. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading […]
Russian air strikes on Ukraine kill four, damage grain and port facilities
Reuters Russian air strikes and shelling killed six people in Ukraine and caused “significant damage” to infrastructure at the Black Sea port of Odesa and to grain storage facilities, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The air attacks were part of a campaign that has made it harder for major grain producer Ukraine to export its […]
Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region’s defeat
Stepanakert-Khankendi, Azerbaijan Reuters Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday, queuing up for fuel and jamming the mountain road to Armenia after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation. The leadership of the 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home told Reuters on Sunday that they did […]
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Colombia poverty fell in 2022, extreme poverty rose slightly – government
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Poverty levels in Colombia declined slightly in 2022, according to a report from the government’s DANE statistics agency, although the proportion of people living in extreme poverty rose slightly. The share of Colombians living in poverty fell to 36.6 per cent in 2022 – equivalent to 18.3 million people in the country of […]
Punjab’s Sikhs fear Canada-India row threatens them at home, abroad
Bharsinghpura, India Reuters A bitter row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist is being felt in Punjab, where some Sikhs fear both a backlash from India’s Hindu-nationalist government and a threat to their prospects for a better life in North America. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a plumber who left the north […]
Polls show Australia Indigenous referendum support slipping, likely to fail
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Support for a referendum to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people slipped further, with the landmark proposal set to fail in a national vote roughly three weeks away, two opinion polls showed on Monday. Support for a “Voice to Parliament”, an Indigenous committee to advise parliament on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island […]
Philippines condemns Chinese ‘floating barrier’ in South China Sea
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters The Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevented Filipinos from entering and fishing in the area. Manila’s coast guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources “strongly condemn” China’s installation of the barrier in part […]
El Paso, Texas “at a breaking point” amid jump in migration, Mayor says
Reuters The dramatic increase in migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to “a breaking point”, with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said on Saturday. “The city of El Paso only has so many resources and […]