Pope Francis, pontiff who pushed church boundaries — but didn’t break them
The pope, who pushed for a less opaque Vatican and connected to common and marginalised people's concerns, died aged 88.
Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named ‘heroes of faith’ by Vatican
The 167 people recognised were Catholics attending mass at churches attacked by suicide bombers.
US air attack hits market in Yemen’s capital
A popular market in Yemen’s capital was one of the areas hit in the latest US air strikes, killing at least 12 people.
‘Misleading and offensive’: Allegra Spender denounces unauthorised pamphlet as AEC launches investigation
More than 47,000 anonymous pamphlets distributed in Wentworth area, which includes Bondi Beach, Darling Point, Double Bay and Rose Bay
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Allegra Spender has denounced “anonymous and misleading” pamphlets that the Australian Electoral Commission says had been distributed in her electorate of Wentworth without authorisation.
At a press conference on Monday afternoon, the independent member for the eastern Sydney seat welcomed an announcement by the AEC that it would be investigating the election material.
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Continue reading...Remembering Pope Francis, Leader of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican has announced.
Who will be the next pope after Francis? The selection process, what’s next
Potential successors to Pope Francis are Ghana’s Peter Turkson, Luis Tagle of the Philippines and Hungary's Peter Erdo.
Pope Francis’ last public appearance on Easter Sunday
The pontiff's last public appearance was for an Easter Sunday blessing at the Vatican's St Peter's Square.
Pope Francis through the years: A life in pictures
Born in Argentina, Francis was the only Latin American pontiff and first non-European pope in more than 1,000 years.
China warns countries not to strike trade deals with US at its expense
China's Ministry of Commerce says appeasing the Trump administration 'cannot bring peace'.
Russia resumes fighting after ‘ceasefire’ Ukraine says Moscow breached nearly 3,000 times – as it happened
Russian military confirms ‘Easter truce’ is over and fighting has begun again as Ukrainian says Moscow launched 96 drones and three missiles overnight. This live blog is closed
When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, he demanded that Ukraine renounce joining Nato, sharply cut its army, and “protect” Russian language and culture to keep the country in Moscow’s orbit.
Now, he also demands that Kyiv withdraw its forces from the four regions Moscow illegally annexed in September 2022 but never fully occupied — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
Continue reading...Pope Francis dies, leading to search for new leader of Catholic Church
Dubbed ‘the people's pope’, first Latin American pontiff will be remembered for his defence of 'the most vulnerable'.
Russia resumes strikes on Ukraine as Easter ceasefire ends
Swift return to major hostilities and violations of truce appear to bode ill for efforts to secure long-term ceasefire.
Ukraine Says Russia Violated Easter Truce – The New York Times
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- Russian drone attacks reported by Ukraine after 'Easter truce' ends BBC
- Russian drone attacks on several Ukrainian regions overnight after ‘Easter ceasefire’ ends, says Ukraine’s military – Russia-Ukraine war live The Guardian
- Ukraine says Russia launched deadly aerial barrage as pressure grows on Kyiv to respond to US peace proposal CNN
- Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of countless violations of one-day Easter ceasefire Reuters
Indigenous river campaigner from Peru wins prestigious Goldman prize
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari led a successful legal battle to protect the Marañon River in the Peruvian Amazon
An Indigenous campaigner and women’s leader from the Peruvian Amazon has been awarded the prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activists, after leading a successful legal campaign that led to the river where her people, the Kukama, live being granted legal personhood.
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, 57, from the village of Shapajila on the Marañon River, led the Huaynakana Kamatahuara Kana (HKK) women’s association, supported by lawyers from Peru’s Legal Defence Institute, in a campaign to protect the river. After three years, judges in Loreto, Peru’s largest Amazon region, ruled in March 2024 that the Marañon had the right to be free-flowing and free of contamination, respecting an Indigenous worldview that regards a river as a living entity.
Continue reading...Grassroots activists who took on corruption and corporate power share 2025 Goldman prize
Seven winners of environmental prize include Amazonian river campaigner and Tunisian who fought against organised waste trafficking
Grassroots activists who helped jail corrupt officials and obtain personhood rights for a sacred Amazonian river are among this year’s winners of the world’s most prestigious environmental prize.
The community campaigns led by the seven 2025 Goldman prize winners underscore the courage and tenacity of local activists willing to confront the toxic mix of corporate power, regulatory failures and political corruption that is fuelling biodiversity collapse, water shortages, deadly air pollution and the climate emergency.
Continue reading...Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat, reports say
The private messaging group included the US defence secretary's wife, brother and personal lawyer, sources tell US media.
‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says
Fourteen emergency workers and a UN worker were killed when the Israeli military opened fire on a convoy of vehicles in Gaza last month.
Vance in Delhi to meet Modi amid tariff tensions
The talks are likely to focus on fast-tracking a trade deal, earlier expected to conclude by the end of 2025.
Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US
Human rights experts voice alarm as refugees expelled by the US, not welcomed by Bhutan and rejected by Nepal
When Narayan Kumar Subedi received a call from his daughter in the United States three weeks ago, he expected to hear news of his two children’s life abroad, perhaps even plans for a long-awaited reunion. Instead, he was told his 36-year-old son Ashish, a Bhutanese refugee resettled in the US, was being deported.
Ashish had been caught in a domestic dispute that led to police involvement. After several days in detention without proper legal support, he was caught up in Donald Trump’s migration crackdown and deported to Bhutan.
Continue reading...US air strikes on Yemen kill 12, Houthis say – Al Jazeera
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