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Ukraine war: Hospital destroyed in latest missile attack by Russia
27, May, 2023

The latest missile attack by Russia on Ukrainian city of Dnipro has destroyed a hospital killing two people and injuring more than 30 people as reported by Ukrainian officials. Two boys aged three and six were also among the wounded, regional head Serhiy Lysak said. President

South Korea: Passenger who opened plane door during flight arrested
26, May, 2023

A passenger in an Asiana Airlines flight has been arrested for opening the emergency door as it was landing in South Korea. All 194 passengers survived the flight, which landed safely but with its door still open at Daegu International Airport on Friday. Half a dozen passenger

Sudan war: Over 25 million people requiring aid - United Nations
26, May, 2023

The United Nations says that the number of people requiring aid within Sudan has jumped to 25 million, that’s more than half the population. Since the war between the government’s military forces and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted on April 15, more th

Woman dies after being hit by royal police escort motorbike
24, May, 2023

The family of the woman hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh have confirmed her dead. Helen Holland from Birchanger in Essex, was struck at the junction of West Cromwell Road and Warwick Road in Earl's Court, west London, on 10 May. Her family said

Sudan war: Ceasefire deal in jeopardy
24, May, 2023

The one-week ceasefire in Sudan appears to be in jeopardy as artillery fire continues to resound in parts of Khartoum where armoured vehicles patrol the streets and warplanes fly overhead. A ceasefire deal between Sudan’s warring military factions raised hopes of a pause in a war

Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
23, May, 2023

On May 19, Fr Jude Kingsley Maduka of the Diocese Okigwe, Imo State, was reportedly kidnapped. Fr Jude Kingsley Maduka, parish priest of the parish of Christ the King, Ezinnachi-Ugwaku, Okigwe L.G.A., in the South-Eastern Imo State, was abducted on 19 May while visiting the newly built

Sudan war: Ceasefire to start on Monday
22, May, 2023

Provisional ceasefire has been agreed by warring parties in Sudan and it is set to start on Monday. Though previous ceasefires have fallen apart quickly, it is hoped this latest seven-day pause in the violence will last. Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Armed

Ukraine war: Moscow warns West against supplying jet to Ukraine
22, May, 2023

Moscow has warned the West of "colossal risks" if it supplies Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. The warning came after the United States announced it would allow its allies to deliver the military planes to Ukraine. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak embraced Ukrainian President

Lay foundations for peace and forsake nuclear weapon: Pope to G7
20, May, 2023

Pope Francis in a letter to the Bishop of Hiroshima where the G7 leader will meet,  appeals for laying of foundations for global peace and equity and forsaking of nuclear weapons. Pope Francis has reiterated the Holy See’s “firm conviction” that the use of nuclear

Pope Francis sends a sympathy message to victims of flood
20, May, 2023

Pope Francis expresses his heartfelt sympathy for the people killed, and thousands forced to evacuate their homes, as exceptional, torrential rains battered northern Italy, causing massive damage. Fourteen people are dead and thousands more were evacuated from their homes following exce

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