Italy’s abortion divisions sharpen under Meloni’s leadership
Reuters ROME – With Giorgia Meloni, Italy has probably the most openly anti-abortion prime minister in western Europe, but terminating pregnancies in the majority-Catholic country that hosts the Vatican has…
Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse
Reuters Israel has conducted a systematic policy of prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the Gaza war, subjecting Palestinian detainees to acts ranging from arbitrary violence to sexual…
UK PM Starmer: We have police in place to deal with anti-Muslim riots
Reuters LIVERPOOL, England – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said sufficient police would be on the streets to handle anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the coming days as he sought…
Hamas names Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar as group’s new political leader after killing of Ismail Haniyeh
AFP Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) – After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar has emerged as leader of…
Nigeria’s reps lied about their salaries while offering 50% to fight hunger
Foundation for Investigative Journalism Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives earn significantly more than the N600,000 they quoted at the plenary session where they agreed to donate half of their…
Soldiers enforcing curfew reportedly kill young boy in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Opeyemi Olamilekan KADUNA, Nigeria – Operatives of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed a young boy while enforcing the 24-hour curfew in the Zaria area of Kaduna state. Nigerian youths…
Protesters loot home of ex-Bangladesh PM, steal underwear, fish, rabbit, duck, television, others
Agency Report DHAKA – Protesters stormed the Ganabhaban, the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday—after Sheikh Hasina fled the country to find a safe temporary haven in…
Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure
Reuters Gaza – Israel returned the bodies of more than 80 Palestinians killed in its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 more people…
Dad’s heroic final act before he was killed by 16ft croc as wife tried to save him while he was dragged to his death
His remains were found inside a crocodile after wildlife rangers shot and killed the beast on Monday The Sun The family of a man killed by a crocodile have revealed…
US working ‘around the clock’ to avert Mideast escalation
AFP The United States said it was working “around the clock” to avert an all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel remained on high alert Tuesday for potential Iranian…