UN experts demand accountability for sexual torture during Hamas attacks
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN experts on Monday demanded accountability for sexual violence against Israeli civilians during the 7th October Hamas attacks, saying that mounting evidence of rapes and genital mutilation point to possible crimes against humanity. Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual crimes during the most deadly attack on Israel in its history. […]
Sight-Seeing: Is being rich bad for your soul? Yes, but not for the reason you expect
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHARLES C CAMOSY says the rich don’t just end up making themselves unhappy. They want us to be unhappy too…
Japan quake survivors, without power or water, seek news on rebuild plans
Nishiaraya, Japan Reuters A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed at least 168 people on New Year’s Day with 323 reported missing. Sub-zero temperatures […]
Four killed in combined Russian air strike on Ukraine
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said. Two people were killed in the western Khmelnytskyi region, local officials reported, where critical infrastructure had also been struck. A view shows […]
Brazil marks anniversary of 8th January attack on democracy
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Brazilian authorities celebrated their country’s democratic system on Monday, a year after a right-wing crowd invaded and vandalized its Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace in protest against an election result. Under a screen that said “Democracy Unshaken” Congressional leaders, Supreme Court justices and government officials led by President Luiz Inacio Lula da […]
Biden, Saudis call for Israeli restraint as Gaza suffers another bloody day
Gaza/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates/Cairo, EgyptReuters Pressure grew on Israel on Monday from its staunch ally the United States and from Middle East powers to ease up on its assault on Gaza as its forces inflicted the highest daily Palestinian death toll so far this year in the war against Hamas. Following talks with Arab […]
Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity. In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis lamented that 2024 […]
Bangladesh PM Hasina secures fourth straight term in vote boycotted by main opposition
Updated: 8:30am, 9th January, 2024 (AEDT)Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term in power, with her party winning almost 75% of the seats in Sunday’s general election that was boycotted by the main opposition and drew a low turnout. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which participated in […]
‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at Golden Globes as Hollywood parties again
Beverly Hills, California Reuters Historical drama Oppenheimer dominated the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, and gothic comedy Poor Things upset summer blockbuster Barbie, as Hollywood threw its biggest party since labor disputes shut down much of show business last year. Oppenheimer, about the making of the atomic bomb, landed five honours, including the coveted best movie drama […]
Biden to visit Mother Emanuel AME Church as South Carolina primaries approach
United StatesRNS President Joe Biden plans to give an address at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday as he prepares for the Democratic Party’s first primary of the 2024 presidential cycle. Rev Eric SC Manning said the President also will meet with families of “the Emanuel Nine”, the people who […]