Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
The attack saw 23 children and the facility's proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter – PBS
- Pope Leo XIV prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter PBS
- Archbishop of Canterbury Prays With Pope Leo at the Vatican in Historic Meeting The New York Times
- Anglicans, Catholics must work to overcome differences, pope tells archbishop of Canterbury OSV News
- Pope Leo XIV meets archbishop of Canterbury amid deepening church divides EWTN News
- Archbishop of Canterbury meets and prays with Pope Leo XIV ArchbishopofCanterbury.org
Daughter of former Uzbek president accused of masterminding $100 million crime ring known as ‘The Office’ – Fortune
- Daughter of former Uzbek president accused of masterminding $100 million crime ring known as 'The Office' Fortune
- Swiss court discontinues Karimova trial Reuters
- Swiss court throws out graft case against imprisoned daughter of former Uzbek president AP News
- Money Laundering Trial Against Karimova Dismissed by Swiss Court Bloomberg.com
- Daughter of former Uzbek president goes on trial in Switzerland over money laundering Oskaloosa Herald
Merz suggests Ukraine’s EU bid may depend on territorial concessions – Euronews.com
- Merz suggests Ukraine’s EU bid may depend on territorial concessions Euronews.com
- Merz suggests Ukraine may have to accept territorial loss to help pave way for EU membership Reuters
- German chancellor sees Ukraine's EU accession as precondition for peace Українська правда
- Ukraine war latest: German chancellor suggests Ukraine may cede territory to secure peace, EU path The Kyiv Independent
- EU forges ahead with membership for Ukraine and Moldova after Orbán’s exit politico.eu
Indigenous woman dies weeks after giving birth and being evicted from public housing: ‘She was failed completely’
Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partner
Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died
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The family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death.
Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after giving birth to her son and after she was allegedly assaulted and had her nose broken by her former partner. Guardian Australia is not suggesting the alleged assault contributed to her death.
Continue reading...As Trump’s Narrative on Negotiations Flails, Iran Is Setting Its Own Terms for Ending the War – Drop Site News
- As Trump’s Narrative on Negotiations Flails, Iran Is Setting Its Own Terms for Ending the War Drop Site News
- Iran is racing against a shrinking de-escalation window UnHerd
- Trump Halts Pakistan Envoy Mission, Says Iran Regime Too Divided to Negotiate visiontimes.com
- Iran’s foreign minister has returned to Islamabad after a visit to Oman, Pakistani officials say New Castle News
- The Latest: Pakistan says US-Iran mediation moving ahead after Trump holds back envoys New Castle News
What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO? – Euronews.com
- What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO? Euronews.com
- Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says Reuters
- Why is Donald Trump threatening the Falklands? The Week
- Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them The New York Times
- Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain BBC
Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa
Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days
When Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s military junta, sat down with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin last summer, it symbolised Moscow’s commanding sway over Mali at the expense of the west.
As the two men spoke, roughly 3,500 miles to the south, about 2,000 Russian troops were propping up the regime in the landlocked desert country, as part of Moscow’s broader push for influence across the Sahel region.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes hit east Lebanon, expanding scope despite ceasefire – Reuters
- Israeli strikes hit east Lebanon, expanding scope despite ceasefire Reuters
- Israel issues forced evacuation orders for southern Lebanon in escalation Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu Tells Israeli Military to Hit Hezbollah With ‘Powerful Strikes’ WSJ
- Hezbollah and Israel escalate attacks, accusing each other of violating ceasefire The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon amid ongoing ceasefire BBC
Where Naftali Bennett stands on Israel’s major issues – Haaretz
- Where Naftali Bennett stands on Israel's major issues Haaretz
- Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Elections The New York Times
- The Problem With Naftali Bennett Haaretz
- Lapid said willing to drop to third spot on ticket with Bennett if Eisenkot joins The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu's rivals are joining forces. Would they shift Israel's security policy? Reuters
Negotiating with Israel ‘not treason,’ Lebanon’s Aoun says, stressing goal is to end war – The Jerusalem Post
- Negotiating with Israel 'not treason,' Lebanon's Aoun says, stressing goal is to end war The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14 The New York Times
- Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful Al Jazeera
- Hezbollah, Lebanese Government Accuse Each Other of Treason WSJ
- Where is the Groundwork for Lebanon’s Negotiations With Israel? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines With US, UAE Funding – Bloomberg.com
- Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines With US, UAE Funding Bloomberg.com
- DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines Al Jazeera
- US not funding Congo's $100 million mine guard, embassy says Reuters
- Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding AP News
- DR Congo creates $100mn ‘Mining Guard’ to protect critical minerals Financial Times
Chernobyl’s Wolf Population Is Now 7 Times Higher Than Before the Disaster – Gizmodo
- Chernobyl’s Wolf Population Is Now 7 Times Higher Than Before the Disaster Gizmodo
- 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl The New York Times
- Rare photos from the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster Reuters
- 40 Years After Chernobyl, Wolves May Be Adapting to Live With Radiation ScienceAlert
- 40 years after families survived the Chernobyl accident, they face war NPR
No Violence. No Demagoguery. No Kings. – The Bulwark
A $300,000 Ukrainian Drone Just Crippled a $200 Million Russian Tanker — It’s Now a Drifting Time Bomb Headed Toward Libya’s Coast – Yahoo
- A $300,000 Ukrainian Drone Just Crippled a $200 Million Russian Tanker — It's Now a Drifting Time Bomb Headed Toward Libya's Coast Yahoo
- Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril The New York Times
- Libya abandons Arctic Metagaz as ghost ship floats aimlessly in Mediterranean MaltaToday
- Damaged Arctic Metagaz is drifting out of control again safety4sea
- Damaged Russian LNG carrier drifts uncontrolled north of Benghazi after towline failure PortNews IAA
Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church’s focus on sex – Reuters
Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding – AP News
- Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding AP News
- DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines Al Jazeera
- Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines With US, UAE Funding Bloomberg.com
- Congo president orders probe into copper and cobalt export revenues, document shows Reuters
- DR Congo creates $100mn ‘Mining Guard’ to protect critical minerals Financial Times
Global military spending surges and reaches record high – Defense News
- Global military spending surges and reaches record high Defense News
- Military spending surges in Europe and Asia, pushing world to levels not seen in 16 years, report says CNN
- SIPRI: Record arms spending, again dw.com
- Europe’s rearmament push drives global military spending to record $2.9 trillion despite U.S. pullback CNBC
- Buoyed by European rearmament boost, global military spending jumps to $2.89 trillion Breaking Defense
Pro-choice campaigners in Malta create lockboxes containing abortion pills
Critics hit out at ‘dire’ situation in the country which has the strictest laws around abortion in western Europe
Rights campaigners have affixed lockboxes containing abortion pills to sites across Malta, in a campaign designed to highlight the country’s near-total ban on abortion.
The 15 black boxes aim to provide practical help to women grappling with the EU’s strictest abortion laws; anyone who is less than nine weeks pregnant and in need of an abortion is invited to send an email to obtain the location and codes to access the pills.
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