India’s election: He once sold tea, now India’s Modi seeks his own “tryst with destiny”
The Interview: Kyle Portbury, Emmy-award-winning director/producer of ‘The Hopeful’
“Voice of a people”: Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
Indian election: Gandhi dynasty, trailing Modi, battles for political survival
United Methodists: As a landmark gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.
Migrant crisis: Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
19th April, 2024
OVERTURNED: A Maldives high court, former president Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year jail term on Thursday and asked a lower court to restart criminal proceedings against him.
COMPLETED: The selection of 12 jurors in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in New York on Thursday.
WON: Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem, the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip.
19th April, 2024
Number of eligible voters in India’s election: 969 million
Source: The Guardian
Essay: Ireland at the crossroads – can the ancient Brehon laws guide the republic away from anti-immigrant sentiment?
Director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, CHRISTINA KINEALY, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the challenges immigration poses for new Prime Minister Simon Harris – and how ancient Brehon laws may provide an answer…
Essay: Mexico’s slow slide towards vigilante violence
In an article first published on The Conversation, AMELENDU MISRA sounds a warning about the prevalence of mob justice in today’s Mexico…
Essay: With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s election be?
PRIYA CHACKO, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at concerns ahead of this year’s general election in India…
“We have compiled data about the different air defence systems we have in NATO and focused on the Patriot systems. And we are working with allies to ensure that they redeploy some of their systems to Ukraine.”
– NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in comments saying that NATO is working to send more air defence systems to Ukraine and that delays in providing such aid were harming Kyiv’s efforts to resist Russia’s attacks (as quoted on Reuters).
19th April, 2024
The Romani Memory Map for the Americas project is a crowd-sourced initiative to recognise and honour sites of memory of the Romani community in the Americas, from the United States to Argentina. Read an article on the OCHCR website here…
Jesus (the shepherd): He is the compassionate protector and guide of His sheep (believers).
Finding hope and a future
In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…
Are you ready to study the Bible?
DENIS PLANT, principal of Vision Colleges in Australia, writes about the advantages of studying the Bible “at your pace from your place”…
Welcome to Sight’s new ‘Sponsored Articles’ feature
DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option…
Sight-Seeing: When working for justice can lead us away from Jesus
NILS VON KALM sounds a warning about doing works of justice while remaining “comfortably distant” from love…
Postcards: On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea
ELIAS MARCOU, of Reuters, reports from the Greek island of Lesbos…
StrangeSights: Kosovo honours Blair with life-size statue; NASA asked to help find Loch Ness Monster; and, Alfa Romeo changes car name after Milan criticism
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Conversations: US hospital chaplain JS Park talks grief in new book
“The biggest myth I see is that grief is a poison to get past,” said Park, who spoke to KATHRYN POST of Religion News Service…
Lifestory: One Ukrainian war amputee’s return to civilian life
THOMAS PETER, of Reuters, reports on the recovery of Oleksandr Revtiukh who lost his left arm and most of his left leg in a mine blast…
Wow!: Stranded sea otter pups paired with surrogate moms at California aquarium
ROLLO ROSS and JACK FERRY, of Reuters, report from Long Beach…
On the Screen: The ghostbusters save the world (again) in a nostalgic re-run
DAVID ADAMS watches the next instalment in the resurrected film franchise…
On the Screen: ‘Madame Web’ a long way from Marvel’s best
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Madame Web’…
On the Screen: ‘One Life’, a polished retelling of the story of some real-life heroes
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘One Life’…
A Sustainable Life: If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $A700 extra a year to keep your house cool
Writing in the Australian context, SEBASTIAN PFAUTSCH and RICCARDO PAOLINI, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the impact dark rooves can have on power costs…
Helpdesk: Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles
DOUGLAS GOODWIN – in an article first published on The Conversation – provides some tips…
Significant Sights: Crossing Australia’s Nullarbor
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on one of Australia’s great journeys…
Snapshot: Trinity Gergeti Church, Kazbegi, Georgia
See IMAM GOZAL’s image…
Snapshot: Taniguisson Beach, Guam
See PHILIP DAVIS’ image…
Snapshot: Looking toward the Osorno Volcano from Frutillar, Chile
See FELIPE BARRADAS’ image…
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