Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid
Paris, France/Jerusalem Reuters Pressure mounted on Israel on Friday over the deaths of dozens of Palestinians during a confused incident in the Gaza Strip in which crowds surrounded a convoy of aid trucks and soldiers opened fire, with several countries backing a UN call for an inquiry. Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces had killed […]
Chile reopens inquiry into Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda’s 1973 death
Santiago, Chile Reuters A Chilean appeals court on Tuesday ordered the reopening of an investigation into the death of the leftist poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda in 1973 soon after the military seized power in a coup. A picture of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda is seen inside his museum house in the […]
US to impose “major sanctions” on Russia over Navalny death; EU demands independent investigation
Washington DC, US Reuters The US will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the two-year Ukraine war, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Biden, speaking to reporters as he departed on a trip to California, did not give details. A person gestures […]
Italy launches COVID inquiry over opposition protest
Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s parliament approved on Wednesday the creation of an official inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, angering opposition parties who were in power at the time and fear it will become a political witch hunt. The lower house, now dominated by right-wing parties from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition, […]
Australia inquiry says former PM Morrison misled cabinet on debt recovery scheme
Sydney, AustraliaReuters An Australian inquiry into an automated welfare debt recovery programme said on Friday former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in an earlier ministerial role, had misled the cabinet about the scheme. The report also recommended unnamed individuals be referred for civil and criminal prosecution over the “robodebt” program designed to ensure welfare recipients were […]
Kenya sets up inquiry into cult deaths, leader to remain in prison
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that their alleged cult leader remain in prison. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church led by […]
Peru’s chief prosecutor launches probes into protest deaths
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s Attorney General has launched 11 inquiries to identify those responsible for more than three dozen mostly civilian deaths during some of the country’s most violent social protests in years, her office said on Friday. The controversial ouster of leftist former President Pedro Castillo last month triggered the unrest, which has claimed the […]
Beirut port fire revives trauma ahead of blast anniversary
Beirut, LebanonReuters A fire smouldering for days at Beirut port has revived painful memories of the explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital in 2020, with the government struggling to find a way to extinguish it as the second anniversary of the blast approaches. The fire has been burning slowly in the ruins of the port’s […]
Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse
Barecelona, SpainAP Spain’s Prime Minister wants to task the nation’s ombudsman with the country’s first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. The decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, head of Spain’s Socialist Party, was reported Sunday by the Spanish newspaper El País and confirmed by the government to […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro should face homicide charge for COVID-19 errors, says Senate report
Brasilia, BrazilReuters The senator leading a probe into Brazil’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide over what his report says are government errors that led to the deaths of thousands. Bolsonaro has dismissed the probe as politically motivated. It is highly unlikely that he will face […]