Pope says he has lung inflammation, aide reads Sunday message for him
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday revealed that he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai to address the climate change conference. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St Peter’s Square, a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu. Instead, Francis gave the […]
Postcards: Stark reality of migration confronts scuba diving tourists on Spain’s El Hierro
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Tea in the moonlight as truce brings respite but not normality for Gazans
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip Reuters Under a night sky illuminated by moonlight rather than flares and explosions, Gaza resident Ibrahim Kaninch sat by a small bonfire outside his partially destroyed house, feeding the flames with bits of cardboard as he heated up water for tea. Palestinians sit next to a fire near the rubble of […]
Tens of thousands march against anti-Semitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson
London, UKAP Tens of thousands of people including former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered in London on Sunday for a march against anti-Semitism, a day after large crowds turned out for a pro-Palestinian rally. Johnson was joined by UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other senior government officials at the march to express solidarity with the Jewish […]
Indian rescuers, two weeks after tunnel collapse, try new tack to reach 41 workers
Silkyara, IndiaReuters Indian rescuers began drilling vertically on Sunday from the top of a mountain under which 41 workers became trapped two weeks ago while working on a highway tunnel in the Himalayas, government officials said. Heavy machinery is used amid rescue operations after workers got trapped in a collapse of an under-construction tunnel, in […]
Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday. “Somalia’s flood death toll climbs to 96,” SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed by Mahamuud Moallim, the head of the country’s […]
American girl, four, freed as Hamas hands over more Israeli, Thai hostages
JerusalemReuters A four-year-old American girl held by Hamas in Gaza was released on Sunday, President Joe Biden said, as the militant group said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thais and one with Russian citizenship on the third day of a truce with Israel. The release of some of the hostages captured when […]
“Can’t find words”, Israeli families welcome second group of hostages
Dead Sea, Israel Reuters Emily Hand had her ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, the day before she was reunited with her father, who initially believed she had been killed in the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel last month. Returned in the second group of hostages released by the Islamist movement […]
Some migrants are swapping their American dream for a Mexican one
Saltillo, MexicoReuters On a recent factory shift in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo, Honduran refugee Walter Banegas extracted a steaming-hot piece of molded metal destined for a street lamp from a die-casting machine. Banegas, 28, said he first fled to the US as a teenager to avoid being recruited by a powerful drug gang, […]
Slow Acapulco recovery after hurricane fans fears over livelihoods
Acapulco, MexicoReuters One month since Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco, fears for the local economy stalk the Mexican beach resort with businesses saying efforts to repair the damage have been too slow to save a vital part of the tourist season: December. Otis, the strongest hurricane to ever hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, hammered Acapulco in the […]