The January 6 Capitol riot was “difficult” for the two, the former vice president said During an appearance on Fox News this week, former US Vice President Mike Pence was asked if he and former President Donald Trump are “good” and have spoken recently, to which Pence revealed the Republican pair have not spoken since […]
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World faces largest species extinction since dinosaur era, WWF warns
Around a million species might disappear within the next few decades, the conservation organization reports The Earth is facing the biggest extinction event since the end of the dinosaur era, with a million species at risk of becoming extinct within the next few decades, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has said in a report. Titled […]
South Korea’s Covid spike worst since start of pandemic
The South Korean government intends to adjust its ‘living with Covid’ plan by imposing tougher restrictions to curb disease, as the country recorded its highest increase in daily caseload since the pandemic began. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported a record of 7,850 new cases on Wednesday, nearly all of them locally […]
Covid-19 panel advises 1st lockdown in Western Europe since summer
A pandemic advisory panel has advised the Dutch government to impose nationwide lockdown restrictions, the first of their kind in western Europe since the summer, as Covid-19 cases soar in the Netherlands. The Dutch Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has recommended a two-week partial lockdown, according to local media. Broadcaster NOS says caretaker Prime Minister Mark […]
Multinational oil and gas giant Total accused of playing down threat of global warming since late 1980s – report
A report published in the peer-reviewed Global Environment Change journal has blasted oil and gas company Total for “promoting doubt regarding the scientific basis for global warming,” accusing it of moving from “denial to delay.” The accusations are laid out in a report that explores Total’s response to global warming between 1971 and 2021, following […]
‘Shameful milestone’: 10,000 Yemeni children killed or maimed in violence since 2015 – UNICEF
Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or injured since a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 after an Iran-aligned group ousted the government, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said. Speaking on Tuesday to a UN briefing in Geneva, the agency’s spokesperson James Elder shared the “shameful milestone,” remarking that […]
China registers most daily Covid cases since September, prompting soft lockdowns to contain virus spread
A fresh outbreak of Covid has been recorded in China. One new infected person has been found in Beijing, while the most recent cases, in an Inner Mongolia city, led authorities to impose a lockdown on its 76,000 residents. Beijing has become the latest city to report a fresh coronavirus case. On Tuesday, officials there […]
At least 5 Indian soldiers shot dead in Kashmir in deadliest violence since February
Gun battles breaking out in Indian Kashmir in a mountain pass dividing the disputed Himalayan territory with Pakistan have resulted in the death of at least five soldiers and two militants in the deadliest attack since February. On Monday, Colonel Devender Anand announced that “One JCO [junior commissioned officer] and four soldiers were killed during […]
US will seek to facilitate evacuation, push for ‘inclusivity’ in 1st face-to-face talks with Taliban since pullout – reports
US officials are set to meet with the Taliban in Qatar over the weekend for the first in-person round of talks since the US withdrawal, and are expected to press the group to form an “inclusive government” and aid evacuations. A delegation of US officials and senior Taliban representatives are scheduled to meet in Doha, […]
‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s
A 2,500-page report conducted by an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups within France’s Catholic Church has declared that a “veil of silence” allowed clergy to assault victims for decades. Jean-Marc Sauve, the president of the commission that examined the allegations, found the French Catholic Church had shown “a profound and even […]
‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950
Up to 3,200 Catholic priests have sexually abused children in France in recent history, the head of an independent inquiry has said, days before publishing a report on the scope of crimes against minors inside the church. The independent commission led by former vice president of the Council of State Jean-Marc Sauve was set up […]
White House praises ‘businesslike & professional’ Taliban as first civilian flight since Kabul airport CHAOS safely lands in Qatar
The Taliban has been “businesslike and professional” in putting together the first civilian charter flight following the August 31 deadline for the US military’s departure from Kabul, according to the Biden administration. The White House on Thursday praised the “flexibility” of the group – which now controls almost all of Afghanistan – in arranging the […]
Around 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US ends troop withdrawal
Around 200 people, including Americans, took off from Kabul airport on a commercial flight to Doha on Thursday, in the first large-scale evacuation effort since coalition forces left Afghanistan last month. On Thursday, a Qatar Airways flight left Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul for Doha, Qatar, carrying some 200 foreigners, including Americans, marking the […]