Ukraine power plant shelled again, Zelenskiy rails at Russian “nuclear terror; Pope hails grain ships as “sign of hope”
Reuters Ukraine said on Sunday that renewed Russian shelling had damaged three radiation sensors and hurt a worker at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, in the second hit in consecutive days on Europe’s largest nuclear facility. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called Saturday night’s shelling “Russian nuclear terror” that warranted more international sanctions, this time on Moscow’s […]
Ship with hundreds of Afghan migrants docks at Greek port
Athens, GreeceReuters A Turkish-flagged cargo ship carrying 382 mostly Afghan migrants docked safely at a Greek island’s port early on Sunday, two days after losing power in the Aegean Sea and sending out a distress signal. Six people among what was the country’s biggest single influx of migrants in years were detained after the vessel, […]
Pope Francis appeals for European leaders to show “solidarity” with stranded migrants
Pope Francis has appealed for European leaders to show “solidarity” with 49 migrants stranded aboard rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea after being picked up attempting to make the crossing from North Africa to Europe. In comments made during an address to thousands of people in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, the Pope appealed to […]