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Orban gives Pope a loaded gift during visit to Hungary
September 30, 2021 · By Delia Gallagher, Jessie Gretener and Hannah Ryan, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Orban gives Pope a loaded gift during visit to Hungary (CNN)Pope Francis urged Hungarians to be more “open” and “considered” during an open-air mass in Budapest after meeting the country’s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. Orban, a self-styled defender of Christian values, has rolled back civil liberties, ranging from migrant and LGBTQ+ rights to media […]
Read More...Faroe Islands: Anger over killing of 1,400 dolphins in one day
September 30, 2021 · By Joshua Nevett, BBC News for www.bbc.com
The Faroe Islanders live in the remote Faroe Islands, a autonomous territory of Denmark. They are not poor and hungry so they slaughter hundreds of whales and dolphins for fun and they say it is their custom and marks their historical identify. Critics of the slaughter say their identity as animal killers is nothing to be […]
Read More...Japan’s silence on Rohingya hinders Asia’s peace and stability
September 29, 2021 · By Parvej Siddique Bhuiyan for www.ucanews.com
Japan’s silence on Rohingya hinders Asia’s peace and stability For decades, democracy and human rights have been under siege in Myanmar due to military coups, iron-fisted military rule and persecution of minorities, especially Rohingya Muslims. The military’s wholesale impunity for the outrageous crimes against minorities and other Burmese civilians in the past has set the stage […]
Read More...Philippines vows to ignore China maritime law, seeks US help
September 29, 2021 · By Aljazeera.com for www.aljazeera.com
Philippine defence chief visits Washington, DC to press for a comprehensive review of mutual defence treaty, lobby for advance military equipment. Philippines vows to ignore China maritime law, seeks US help Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has promised that Manila will ignore China’s amended maritime law, which now requires foreign vessels sailing in the South […]
Read More...Thousands flee Myanmar’s conflict-stricken Chin state
September 28, 2021 · By UCA News reporter, Mandalay for www.ucanews.com
Thousands flee Myanmar’s conflict-stricken Chin state More than 1,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Myanmar’s Chin state due to fighting that has escalated between the military and local militia groups in recent days. Military airstrikes and heavy shelling on Sept. 10 forced people from Lungler village in Thantlang township, in Chin state […]
Read More...Pope warns of anti-Semitism as he visits Hungary
September 23, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope warns of anti-Semitism as he visits Hungary Pope Francis has warned the threat of anti-Semitism is “still lurking” in Europe, during a brief trip to Hungary. He was speaking after meeting Hungary’s populist and anti-immigrant PM Viktor Orban, with whom he has stark differences on the issue of refugees. Mr Orban has also been […]
Read More...Prince Andrew served with papers, accuser’s team claims
September 20, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Lawyers for the woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse claim they have successfully served him with legal papers. Virginia Giuffre has launched a civil case against the prince in New York – and legal papers have to be “served” before the case can proceed. Her lawyers say they were served on 27 […]
Read More...Is Laudato Si’ just a bundle of papers in Asia?
September 16, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Is Laudato Si’ just a bundle of papers in Asia? Christians across the globe are observing the Season of Creation from September to early October with the theme “Restoring Our Common Home.” The season has an ecumenical flavor as the world’s 2.2 billion Christians unite, pray and act for God’s creation and our common home, the earth. […]
Read More...Joe Ferrari: The high-rolling life of Thailand’s controversial ex-police chief
September 16, 2021 · By Jonathan Head, BBC News, Bangkok for www.bbc.com
Joe Ferrari: The high-rolling life of Thailand’s controversial ex-police chief When a leaked video last month showed a local police chief suffocating a suspect, it was not just the revelation of torture and death in police custody which shocked the Thai public. The former police chief, Colonel Thitisant Utthanaphon, was more commonly known by the […]
Read More...Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta
September 15, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta Myanmar’s military continues to target Catholic and Baptist churches in Chin state, a predominantly Christian area in the Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian country. The latest incident was reported on Aug. 31 when soldiers camping for the last two months at a Baptist church in Taal village of Falam township […]
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