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Pope Says Ukraine Invasion Violates ‘self-Determination of Peoples’
Date: June 14, 2022
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The invasion of Ukraine is a violation of a country’s right to self determination, Pope Francis said in a message published on Tuesday. The pope spoke of the war in Ukraine in a message for the Roman Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor, which will be marked in November. “The...
Ex-Somali Leader Mohamud Wins Presidency to Face War and Drought
Date: May 16, 2022
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting by parliamentarians on Sunday in an airport hangar protected by blast walls from Islamist insurgents whom he must now fight for a second time. The 66-year-old, who ruled from 2012 to 2017, reversed the previous election to defeat...
Pope Leads Global Prayer for Peace Between Russia and Ukraine
Date: March 25, 2022
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis led the world’s Catholic bishops on Friday in praying for peace between Russia and Ukraine, saying the world had forgotten the tragedies of the 20th century and was still menaced by nuclear war. Francis presided at a service in St. Peter’s Basilica in which he entrusted...
Pope Calls Ukraine War a ‘perverse Abuse of Power’ for Partisan Interests
Date: March 18, 2022
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, ramping up his implicit criticism of Russia, on Friday called the war in Ukraine a “perverse abuse of power” waged for partisan interests which has condemned defenceless people to violence. The pope has not actually named Russia in his condemnations but he has used phrases such as...
World Court Orders Russia to Halt Military Operations in Ukraine
Date: March 16, 2022
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top court for disputes between states ordered Russia on Wednesday to immediately halt its military operations in Ukraine, saying it was “profoundly concerned” by Moscow’s use of force. Although the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are binding, it has no...
On Syrian Frontline, Russia’s War on Ukraine Evokes Painful Memories
Date: March 9, 2022
By Khalil Ashawi TADEF, Syria (Reuters) – Using trench and tunnel warfare, Syrian rebel fighter Abu Ahmad said he and his group held out for years against government forces in eastern Ghouta until Russian air power came to President Bashar al-Assad’s aid in 2015, to devastating effect. As he follows the news from Ukraine, Abu...