UK spy chief sorry for failing to stop Manchester concert bombing – inquiry
London, UK Reuters The head of Britain’s security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a “significant” opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester. Twenty-two people – the youngest aged eight – died and more than 200 were […]
US Supreme Court report fails to identify abortion ruling leak culprit
Updated: 12pm (AEST)Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court after an eight-month investigation failed on Thursday to identify who leaked a draft of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that had legalised abortion nationwide though the probe revealed multiple holes in security measures at America’s top judicial body. The leak […]
Vatican’s anti-child abuse panel to issue first full report in 2024
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican panel due to produce annual reports on child abuse prevention within the Catholic Church will not deliver its first full review until 2024, its secretary said on Friday. In April, after a wider constitutional overhaul of Vatican structures, Pope Francis gave the Pontifical Council for the Protection of Minors a mandate […]
Syria may “return to larger-scale fighting”, UN warns in new report
Reuters Syria’s simmering 11-year war is at risk of boiling up once again with a return to large-scale combat after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. “Syria cannot afford a return to larger-scale fighting, but that is where it may be […]
US report details church-state collusion on Native schools
AP A new US Interior Department report on the legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans underscores how closely the US Government collaborated with churches to Christianise them as part of a project to sever them from their culture, their identities and ultimately their land. The role of churches forms a secondary part of the Federal Indian Boarding […]
UN experts scathing about “tone-deaf” UK report on racial equality
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters UN human rights experts on Monday rejected a review commissioned by Britain’s government into race inequality as an attempt to “normalise white supremacy despite considerable research and evidence of institutional racism”. The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, issued on 31st March, said that Britain should be seen as […]
Updated: New Zealand’s Ardern apologises as report into mosque attack faults focus on Islamist terror risks
Updated 6pm (AEDT)Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand security agencies were “almost exclusively” focused on the perceived threat of Islamist terrorism before a white supremacist gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, a report into the country’s worst massacre found. The Royal Commission of Inquiry also criticised police for failing to enforce proper checks when granting […]
Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan military killings
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian military personnel who spoke out against alleged war crimes in Afghanistan said on Friday they felt vindicated by an inquiry which called for possible prosecution of troops, as the country reacted with shame and anger at the findings’ severity. A report published on Thursday found Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed […]
Call for Australian mining companies to show greater tax transparency – report
Australian mining companies funnelled an estimated $A1.1 billion out of Africa through the use of tax havens in 2015 – a figure which equates to almost $A289 million in lost tax revenue, according to a new report. Cover of the joint report The joint report from Oxfam Australia, the Tax Justice Network Australia and the […]
“Ticking time bomb” – Photos in US report show families, children crammed into border facilities
Washington/New York City, USReuters Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the south-west US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals. A report issued by investigators for the Department of Homeland Security said supervisors […]