A Ukrainian couple, held as POWs by Russia, are finally reunited
Novovolynsk, Ukraine Reuters When Illia Muzyka, a 29-year-old border guard in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, was captured soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion, he feared never seeing his fiancee again. Unbeknown to him, Alina Panina was also taken as a prisoner of war a few weeks later in the same city. Now the couple […]
Essay: “We miners die a lot.” Appalling conditions and poverty wages – the lives of cobalt miners in the DRC
In an in-depth essay, scholar ROY MACONACHIE, in an article first published on The Conversation, reports on the plight of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt miners…
The Explainer: When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
JOSHUA STAINES, professor of Jewish Studies at the Collage of Charleston, looks at definitions of antisemitism and its history as well as anti-Zionism in an article first published on The Conversation… There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the 7th October, 2023, massacre by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent military attacks […]
Street artist of ‘Super Pope’ fame gets new stamp of Vatican approval
Rome, Italy AP Street artist Maupal, whose cartoon-like depictions of Pope Francis as a “Super Pope” have graced buildings around the Vatican for a decade, got an official stamp of approval on Thursday when he appeared at a Vatican news conference. Maupal, in life Mauro Pallotta, designed a series of posters to illustrate Francis’ 2024 Lenten message, […]
A Dallas pastor is stepping into Jesse Jackson’s role as leader of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dallas, US AP The civil rights group founded by Rev Jesse Jackson in the 1970s is elevating a new leader for the first time in more than 50 years, choosing a Dallas pastor as his successor to take over the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Rev Frederick D Haynes III is set to be formally installed as […]
Biden imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of West Bank violence
Washington DC, US Reuters The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli men it accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signaling growing US displeasure with the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday that aims to punish Israeli settlers […]
EU agrees €50 billion in new aid for Ukraine in message to divided US
Brussels, Belgium Reuters European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to €50 billion in new aid to Ukraine, sending a message to the United States split on whether to keep backing Kyiv in its fight against Russia’s invasion. The agreement overcomes weeks of resistance from Hungary and comes amid uncertainty over the future of US […]
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
Washington DC, US Reuters The planned targets for US strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three US soldiers by a drone in Jordan include “Iranian personnel and facilities”, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing American officials. The United States has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 […]