Rio’s Forever War
In 2025, Brazil’s deadliest police raid killed 120 people and exposed a pattern of mishandled evidence and impunity.
Author Archives: Admin
Colombia goes to polls in election pitting outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates
Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential elections
Colombians are casting ballots in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict.
The vote on Sunday, seen as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace pact with guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
Continue reading...Israeli forces cross Lebanon’s Litani River and seize 12th century castle
Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon's Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle.
From AFCON to World Cup 2026: How Morocco became a football powerhouse
Morocco's success is built on an effective strategy, but there has been some upheaval in the run-up to FIFA World Cup.
Scotland’s former leader rejects blame for estranged husband’s embezzlement of party funds – AP News
- Scotland’s former leader rejects blame for estranged husband’s embezzlement of party funds AP News
- Nicola’s only crime was to love too much. And to not notice the Jaguar on the drive | John Crace The Guardian
- Tackling rise in number of young people not in work or education is 'national cause', minister says BBC
- The very British banality of the SNP’s shopping scandal Financial Times
- The cosy SNP culture behind Peter Murrell’s ‘30 years of theft’ The Times
How the Laos cave survivors found the courage to rescue themselves – CNN
- How the Laos cave survivors found the courage to rescue themselves CNN
- Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people missing in Laos cave NBC News
- Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing AP News
- 5 Are Freed in Laos Cave Rescue After More Than a Week The New York Times
- Rescuers race to free villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave BBC
‘Apologies are never enough’: Prominent religious anti-trafficking advocate on Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas – Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- ‘Apologies are never enough’: Prominent religious anti-trafficking advocate on Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery AP News
- Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery BBC
- Pope Leo XIV Apologizes For Catholic Church Slavery Role Yahoo
- Knights of Peter Claver express ‘full support’ for Pope Leo slavery apology OSV News
Labour triumphs in Malta election, preliminary results show
Labour Party secures historic fourth term in Malta amid geopolitical and economic instability concerns.
Full transcript: Cindy McCain on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 31, 2026 – CBS News
- Full transcript: Cindy McCain on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 31, 2026 CBS News
- Cindy McCain to Trump administration: ‘We need help’ with food aid The Hill
- 'Food security is national security,' McCain warns as WFP faces funding pressure PBS
- US-Israel war on Iran driving historic levels of global hunger, UN says The Guardian
- Numbers Game | Food insecurity and global conflict The Oxford Student
Sky ends controversial news joint venture in United Arab Emirates
Sky News Arabia to retain name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of atrocities in Sudan
Sky is exiting its TV news joint venture with the United Arab Emirates, Sky News Arabia, which has been criticised for its coverage of the war in Sudan, with accusations of genocide denial.
Sky and its partner IMI – the investment vehicle controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the vice-president of the UAE and owner of Manchester City – have announced a new commercial deal in which the UK-based broadcaster will relinquish all strategic and operational ownership of the 24-hour Arabic language news and current affairs service.
Continue reading...Pope at Angelus: We find our home in the Trinity – Vatican News
- Pope at Angelus: We find our home in the Trinity Vatican News
- Lord's Day Reflection: 'The Light we resist, the Love we seek’ Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV: The Trinity teaches that every creature is made for communion EWTN News
- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given May 31, 2026 The Catholic Times
- The Holy Father Explains How the Holy Trinity Reveals Our True Identity Relevant Radio
Ukrainian drone attacks hit multiple Russian targets, including refinery
Saratov refinery hit as Ukrainian strikes intensify across Russian regions, damaging civilian infrastructure.
EU Weighs Temporary Freeze on Russia Oil Price Cap Over Iran War – Bloomberg.com
- EU Weighs Temporary Freeze on Russia Oil Price Cap Over Iran War Bloomberg.com
- EU may keep Russian oil price cap unchanged at $44 per barrel to pressure Moscow Reuters
- The European Union is considering temporarily suspending the adjustment of the price cap mechanism for Russian oil Bitget
- Russia's Dmitriev says Europe needs Russia to survive IntelliNews
- EU Considers Freezing Russian Oil Cap and Restricting LNG Ships to Limit War Profits UNITED24 Media
Cardinal Parolin: Youth mental health requires structural responses – Vatican News
- Cardinal Parolin: Youth mental health requires structural responses Vatican News
- Pope: Education should help young people find themselves and others Vatican News
- Youth need an “inner life” with ability to ask questions: Pope Leo aleteia.org
- Pope Leo: "We are not algorithms; we must help young people living under the yoke of expectations." Agenzia Nova
- Education as resistance: Pope Leo’s challenge to universities Catholic Outlook
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years – AP News
Trump tightens terms on Iran war deal, US media say
US officials indicate Tehran may take days to respond to Trump's tougher terms on a potential peace agreement.
India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King – The New York Times
- India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King The New York Times
- The Sculptor Riding India’s Shivaji Craze The New York Times
Israel issues more displacement orders in Lebanon, seizes strategic castle
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz describes the capture of Beaufort Castle as a significant tactical victory.
Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US
The election is held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism
Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green party of England and Wales, has told his counterparts in Australia that they need to start “connecting with people’s anger” and learn from the “storytelling power” of populist rightwing politics.
Speaking via video link at the Victorian Greens campaign conference on Saturday night, Zack Polanski said the party in Australia needed to start “taking on” Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, just as his own party had taken on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Continue reading...