Voting begins in Australia in landmark Indigenous Voice referendum
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australians began voting on Saturday in a historic referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, to decide whether to recognise its First Peoples in the constitution, as requested by the country’s Indigenous leaders six years ago. Australians will simply write “Yes” or “No” on the ballot paper, after a question […]
Relatives of jailed Salvadorans say “mass trials” unconstitutional
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters Dozens of relatives of prisoners jailed in El Salvador during a state of emergency called on Thursday on the Supreme Court to rule unconstitutional upcoming “mass trials” of suspected gang members. El Salvador’s Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s ruling party, approved special emergency provisions in July that allow people […]
Vatican offers mediation to release hostages, defuse Gaza conflict
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican offered on Friday to mediate between Israel and Palestinian militants for the release of hostages in Gaza and to facilitate peace, but said the Israeli response to the “inhuman” Hamas attack must respect “proportionality”. Israel’s military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than one million people, to […]
“Only the beginning” says Netanyahu as Israel makes first raids into Gaza
JerusalemReuters Israeli infantry made their first raids into the Gaza Strip on Friday since Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a campaign of retaliation had only just begun. Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas after its fighters burst out of Gaza a week ago and stormed through towns and […]
Israel’s reservists drop everything and rush home following Hamas bloodshed
New York, US/Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel called up its reservists and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming. “Everyone is coming. No-one is saying no,” said Yonatan Steiner, 24, who flew back […]
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Russian Duma to vote next week on scrapping ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
Reuters Russia’s parliament will vote next week on withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of the global treaty that bans nuclear tests, lawmakers said on Thursday. At a time of acute tension with the West over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the move could provide Moscow with legal cover to conduct a test involving a nuclear explosion for the […]
Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel’s air strikes
GazaReuters Palestinian rescue worker Ibrahim Hamdan has been on duty almost constantly since Saturday, dodging Israeli air strikes that have killed paramedics even as his team tries to pull survivors from houses destroyed by the relentless pounding of the tiny enclave. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza began on Saturday soon after the armed wing of the […]
Israel warns half of Gaza’s population to move south, UN says
New York City, USReuters The United Nations said Israel’s military informed it late on Thursday that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave’s south within the next 24 hours, in what Palestinians fear could be a precursor to a planned Israeli ground offensive following a deadly Hamas militant attack. UN officials in […]
“Kindness costs nothing”, says Australian PM in final plea ahead of Indigenous referendum
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a final plea to vote in favour of recognising Indigenous people in the constitution in a referendum on Saturday, as opinion polls show the vote is set to fail. Australians have to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a question asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year-old […]