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PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) – French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday he had told public prosecutors to review 70,000 ongoing allegations of violence against minors, after an outcry over the death an 11-year-old girl. • The girl’s death caused outrage after authorities said they had not acted on previous child rape allegations against …
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Monday, as part of their campaign aimed at making Moscow pay an economic cost for the war. Russia’s defense ministry said its forces shot down 310 Ukrainian drones overnight into Monday, including over the Moscow …
BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) – Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds of controlled explosions since the U.S. announced a ceasefire for the country on April 16, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect just after midnight on April 17, with Israeli troops still …
Pope Leo XIV on Monday denounced the “scourge” of sexual violence by Catholic clergy and called for a “culture of care” in the Church ahead of an expected private meeting with victims in Spain. “One of the most painful encounters is with those who have been wounded precisely by those who were supposed to care …
4 months ago Israel and Iran seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE” and “things should move quickly,” says Trump Iran and Israel are seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE,” President Trump said Monday, adding that “final negotiations” were ongoing and “things should move quickly.” His comments came hours after Iran and Israel traded strikes in the worst violence in …
MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) – Pope Leo told Spain’s Catholic bishops on Monday they must listen to survivors of abuse by clergy and offer them reparations, in the first direct reference during his trip to scandals that have shaken the local Church’s credibility. Leo told the clerics that survivors of abuse should see a “determined …
June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that both Israel and Iran are looking to “do an immediate ceasefire”, and that final negotiations on “peace” are proceeding. “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting …
CAIRO, June 8 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel’s military expanded the area under its control, according to residents. The reports came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on with efforts to salvage a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire …
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research highlights many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government — particularly among young people. …
(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, …