Essay: In Kyiv, signs of the ongoing war are evident – but daily life continues uninterrupted as well
TATSIANA KULAKEVICH, a scholar of Eastern Europe, reflects on her recent visit to the Ukrainian capital in an article first published on The Conversation…
Postcards: Syrians still endure poverty despite relative calm and renewed Arab ties
Reuters reports from Damascus…
Ukraine targets initial $US40 billion for ‘Green Marshall Plan’
London, UKReuters War-torn Ukraine is seeking up to $US40 billion to fund the first part of a “Green Marshall Plan” to rebuild its economy, a senior Ukrainian government official told Reuters ahead of a summit this week. Politicians and financiers will discuss the country’s short-term funding issues as well as look at long-term reconstruction efforts […]
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
United NationsAP Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam made calls for peace as the UN Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the importance of “human fraternity” and condemn the hatreds that kindle conflicts. The Pope, who is in hospital recovering from abdominal surgery, sent a statement saying that a third world war is being […]
After fleeing conflict, displaced women face rape in east Congo
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Four men with machetes were hard on their heels as a group of women raced through the dense forest surrounding east Congo’s city of Goma, desperate to reach a displacement camp they had left to collect firewood. One tripped on a stone and fell. She had no time to […]
Shortages exacerbate hardships: Ukraine farms lose workers to war, complicating a tough harvest
ELIZABETH PIPER and PAVEL POLITYUK, of Reuters, report on the impact staff shortages is having on farmers during critical sowing and harvesting periods…
Postcards: Fear and exhaustion – a family’s flight from Sudan to Egypt
MAI SHAMS EL-DIN, of Reuters, reports on one family’s journey to safety…
At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid “icy winds of war”
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, decrying the “icy winds of war” and other injustices. The 86-year-old Francis skipped an outdoor event on Friday night because of unseasonably cold temperatures in Rome. His doctors ordered prudence after he was […]
Cost of conflict: Ukraine’s economy stabilises after shock of war
OLENA HARMASH, of Reuters, reports on the impact of the ongoing war on Ukraine’s economy…
Quake deals new blow to Syrian medics after years of war
al-Dana Syria Reuters As a nurse working near the frontlines of the Syrian war, Ibrahim Zeidan endured many desperate moments including when shelling destroyed a hospital, leaving him trapped by rubble. But he says an earthquake which hit the region on 6th February has proved the most difficult challenge yet for medics in the rebel-held […]