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, …
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 …