Russia must pay for environmental damage in Ukraine, international group says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine should seek reparations from Russia for environmental costs such as contamination by land mines, a group of international figures including climate activist Greta Thunberg and European politicians said in a report on Friday. The recommendations, intended for both Ukraine and the international community, include establishing a high-level body to oversee the […]
Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 35
Manila, The Philippines Reuters The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 35, an official said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig through mud even as hope of finding more survivors dimmed. The landslide struck on Tuesday night outside a gold mine in Maco town in […]
Huge rallies in Indonesia as candidates finish election campaign
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Indonesia’s presidential contenders packed final rallies in the capital Jakarta and the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday, ahead of the world’s biggest single-day election. Candidates enter a cooling-off period on Sunday, running through election day on Wednesday, when voters will choose among three contestants […]
Kyrgyzstan shuts down prominent news outlet
Bishkek, Kazakhstan Reuters A court in Kyrgyzstan has ruled to dissolve a non-governmental organisation that ran a popular news website often critical of the government. The court order late on Friday to shut down Kloop.kg follows raids on several other media outlets and arrests of their reporters, which Western governments have criticised as a crackdown […]
Hungarian President Novak resigns over sex abuse case pardon
Budapest, Hungary Reuters Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children’s home. Novak, a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, resigned a week after her presidential pardon was first reported by local news site […]
Flown back and forgotten: Filipino migrants face tough homecoming
Repatriated migrant workers want more government support as they struggle to rebuild their lives back in the Philippines. MARIEJO RAMOS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Ukrainian family of five die in Russian drone attack in Kharkiv
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A Ukrainian prosecutor, her husband, and their three small children were among seven people killed after a Russian drone attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv hit an oil depot, triggering blazes that burned half a street to the ground, officials said on Saturday. The regional prosecutor’s office named the local prosecutor […]
Palestinians brace for Rafah assault as Israel promises evacuation plan
Doha, Qatar/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in Rafah on the Gaza border overnight, medics said on Saturday, as over a million Palestinians crammed into the city await a full-scale offensive with the rest of the enclave in ruins and nowhere left to run. Four months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime […]
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s party says it aims to form government
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Candidates backed by the party of jailed Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan plan to form a government, a senior aide to the former Prime Minister said on Saturday, urging supporters to peacefully protest if final election results are not released. The nation of 241 million people voted on Thursday in a general […]
UN peacekeeping mission says staff, vehicles attacked in Congolese capital
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said its staff and vehicles were attacked in the capital Kinshasa on Saturday as a worsening eastern security crisis fuels a backlash against the mission. Crowds on motorbikes gathered in the riverside Gombe district, where the UN […]