This Life: Partnering with God when we’re confronted by the pain in our world
CHARISSA CHEONG says while events can lead us to wonder what God is doing, the answer may involve Him working through us, His children…
Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals, US says
San Francisco Reuters Forty countries in a US-led alliance plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating the hackers’ funding mechanism, a senior White House official said on Tuesday. White House Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, Anne Neuberger, addresses cyber security during the […]
Gaza aid distribution struggles amid overcrowding, debris, lack of fuel
Reuters Distribution of food and medical supplies is faltering in Gaza due to a chronic lack of fuel, looting of stores, the choking of streets with rubble from Israeli shelling and overcrowding caused by displacement of civilians. And despite an uptick in the trickle of supplies, the number of aid trucks entering Gaza remains tiny […]
Pakistan to start expelling undocumented immigrants on Thursday – minister
Islamabad Reuters Pakistan will start rounding up and expelling undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of people from neighbouring Afghanistan, on Thursday, the caretaker government’s interior minister said. Islamabad announced the plan earlier this month, saying Afghan nationals had been behind attacks, smuggling and other crimes in its territory. Kabul dismissed the accusations and rights groups […]
Spain’s bishops apologise for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report
Madrid, SpainAP Spain’s Catholic bishops on Monday apologized again for sex abuses committed by church members following a report by Spain’s Ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence. But the bishops dismissed as “a lie” media interpretations of the official report that put the number of victims involving the church in the hundreds of thousands. They […]
King Charles III expresses “deepest regret” for Kenya colonial wrongdoings
Nairobi, KenyaReuters King Charles III said on Tuesday he felt the “greatest sorrow and deepest regret” for atrocities suffered by Kenyans during their struggle for independence from British colonial rule. But in a speech at the start of a four-day state visit to Kenya, he stopped short of making a full apology called for by […]
Israeli air strikes kill 50 in north Gaza refugee camp – Palestinian medics
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Palestinian health officials said at least 50 Palestinians were killed when Israeli air strikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in north Gaza on Tuesday, as Israeli ground forces battled Hamas gunmen based in a sprawling tunnel network. Israeli military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht, speaking to CNN, confirmed the Israeli strike on […]
Venezuela’s top court suspends results of opposition presidential primary
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal said on Monday it has suspended the results of an opposition presidential primary that took place this month, despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each side to choose its candidate. The ruling could risk the wrath of the United States, which this month […]
US officials, Jewish leaders meet to address anti-Semitism on campus
Washington DC, USReuters Biden administration officials, voicing alarm at reports of anti-Jewish incidents at US universities, met American Jewish leaders on Monday to discuss steps to counter the surge, a White House official said. Tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups have sprung up on some US campuses, including several in New York, prompting university officials […]
Dispossessed Kenyans demand compensation ahead of King Charles III’s visit
Kericho, Kenya Reuters When the then-Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya in 1952, Kibore Cheruiyot Ngasura was among a group of young men chosen to sing for her at an event near Lake Victoria. The men planned to use the occasion to petition Elizabeth to relocate their parents from a detention camp in the barren, mosquito-infested town […]