Biden to meet with Pope’s Ukraine peace envoy, with the plight of children top of cardinal’s agenda
Rome, ItalyAP US President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis’ peace envoy Tuesday as part of the Holy See’s peace and humanitarian initiatives for Ukraine, with the plight of Ukrainian children taken to Russia topping the agenda, the White House and Vatican said Monday. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is visiting Washington through Wednesday, a trip that follows his recent mission to […]
Russia presses along Ukraine front after reports of Bakhmut slowdown
Near Kreminna, Ukraine Reuters Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region on Friday, even as Kyiv said Moscow’s assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian military reports described heavy fighting along a line running from Lyman to Kupiansk, as well as in the south at […]
Israel President floats judicial compromise to prevent “constitutional collapse”
Jerusalem Reuters Israel’s President floated a compromise plan on Sunday to spare the country what he described as a “constitutional collapse” and possible violence, over a contested judicial overhaul sought by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The rare prime-time television speech by President Isaac Herzog, whose figurehead role is designed to unite […]
Biden calls migration a “hemispheric challenge” in meeting with Mexican President
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called migration a shared “hemispheric challenge” in a meeting with Mexico’s leader, his latest effort to recast illegal immigration as a regional responsibility as he faces political attacks from Republicans over his handling of the border. The two leaders also will work together to make infrastructure […]
Faith leaders attend White House celebration of gun control law
United StatesRNS Faith leaders from a wide range of traditions, including those whose houses of worship have been attacked, were at the White House on Monday as members of Congress and other gun control advocates gathered for a White House celebration of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law on 25th June. Pastor Mike […]
Biden agrees in principle to Ukraine summit with Putin
Reuters US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the French leader said on Monday, offering a possible path out of one of the most dangerous European crises in decades. The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement he had pitched to […]
Gaza conflict intensifies with rocket barrages and air strikes
Gaza/JerusalemReuters Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel’s commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip and massed tanks and troops on the enclave’s border. Four days of cross-border fighting showed no sign of abating, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign “will take more […]
South Korea’s Moon says “time to take action” on North Korea ahead of summit with Biden
Seoul, South KoreaReuters South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he sees his final year in office as the last chance to achieve a lasting peace with North Korea, and said it was time to take action amid stalled talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Moon’s comments, in a speech marking the fourth […]
Erdogan urges Biden to reverse “wrong step” on Armenian declaration
Ankara, TurkeyReuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged US President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration that 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, an action he said was upsetting and diminished bilateral ties. Biden’s historic declaration on Saturday infuriated its NATO ally Turkey, which has said the announcement had opened a […]
Biden expected to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognise the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as an act of genocide, sources said on Wednesday, a move likely to infuriate Ankara and further strain already frayed ties between the two NATO allies. The move would be largely […]