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(Corrects to ‘diplomacy’, not ‘democracy’, in reference to previous Pope comment in paragraph 14) MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) – Pope Leo told Spain’s parliament that escalating conflict, deepening polarization and widespread disregard for human rights had pushed the world into a profound crisis, in one of his most expansive political addresses yet on Monday. Leo, …
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and possible mudslides to parts of southern Mexico’s Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Boris was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco and 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Punta Maldonado, according to the …
JAKARTA, June 8 (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday appointed a new head of the agency responsible for implementing his flagship free meals programme, replacing the previous office holder who was dismissed and arrested on graft charges last week. Here are some key details about the inauguration: • At the presidential palace, Prabowo …
June 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of suspected global scam compounds in Cambodia are still in operation despite a months-long crackdown by authorities, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday. Of 86 sites identified as scam centres, the government had intervened at only 24 locations, the U.K.-based human rights group said in the 176-page report. …
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Church in the public sphere in the overwhelmingly secular country. In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, …
NEW DELHI, June 8 (Reuters) – India’s shipping ministry said on Monday that a fire was reported on a oil tanker with 24 Indian seafarers on board, adding that all of them were safe. Indian TV channels said that the vessel on fire was located off the coast of Oman. (Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee, writing …
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. “Why are we waiting?” one physician asked.
Latvia’s military said it shot down a drone that entered the country’s airspace on Monday — the latest in a series of drone-related incidents in eastern European NATO countries linked directly to Russia’s ongoing, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Latvian military said in a social media post that NATO allied fighter jets “successfully shot down …
GDANSK, June 8 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over …
June 8 (Reuters) – Peru’s conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori kept a slight lead on Monday over her leftist rival in a runoff election, with 90% of the votes counted, an official tally showed. Fujimori, the daughter of hardline former President Alberto Fujimori, secured 50.55% of the votes, while leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez, who has …