EU condemns Darfur violence and warns of “another genocide”
Reuters The European Union condemned on Sunday an escalation of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, warning of the danger of “another genocide” after conflict there between 2003 and 2008 killed some 300,000 people and displaced more than two million. A war since April between Sudan’s regular army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary has destabilised the […]
Postcards: In South America’s Andes, a shrinking Lake Titicaca rings climate alarm bell
MONICA MACHICAO and SERGIO LIMACHI, of Reuters, report on the impact of a long spell of drought on South America’s largest body of fresh water…
In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits
Reuters As the world’s nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to limit the amount of plastic being produced or just to focus on the management of waste. Working with a document called a “zero draft” that […]
Crowds join lawmakers in Paris march against anti-Semitism
Paris, FranceReuters Thousands of marchers joined lawmakers in Paris on Sunday to condemn a surge in anti-Semitic acts in France during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but arguments over political participation clouded an intended show of unity. The protest, called by the leaders of France’s two houses of parliament, was prompted by a three-fold […]
King Charles III, UK PM lead remembrance services overshadowed by protests on Saturday
London, UK Reuters King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led Britain in remembering the country’s war dead on Sunday, seeking to unify communities a day after a large pro-Palestinian march was marked by skirmishes between far-right counter-protesters and police. At a solemn ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial on Whitehall in central London, […]
Tens of thousands protest across Spain at proposed Catalan amnesty
Madrid, SpainReuters Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain on Sunday against acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez’s plans to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support for another term in office. The government secured a deal with Catalan separatist party Junts on Thursday which includes passing a contentious law granting amnesty to […]
Major Gaza hospitals suspend operations as Israel hunts Hamas
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Two more major hospitals in Gaza closed to new patients on Sunday, with staff saying that Israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine meant more babies and others could die. Hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave are blockaded by Israeli forces and barely able to care for those inside, medical […]
Trump backs requests for TV coverage of his federal criminal trial – court filing
Washington DC, USReuters Former US President Donald Trump has filed a legal motion backing media requests for live television coverage of his federal trial on charges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In the late Friday filing, Trump argued that prosecutors want the trial held “in darkness” as part of […]
Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade – officials
Washington DC, US/Brussels, BelgiumReuters More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to triple renewable energy this decade and shift away from coal, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters last week. The EU, US and UAE have been rallying support […]
Artists’ posters of hostages held by Hamas, started as public reminder, become flashpoint themselves
New York, USAP Making the posters, they said, came out of a desire to feel connected, to do something. Artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid would normally have been at home in Tel Aviv with family and friends, but were instead in New York City to take part in an art program when Hamas fighters […]