social-development
Pope Leo Tells Hundreds of Thousands of Young Catholics to Build a Better World
Amsterdam Pride Parade Blends Celebration and Protest in Lgbtq+ Show of Solidarity
In Hiroshima, a Schoolboy Keeps Memories of War Alive With Guided Tours
Over 60 Rights Groups Call on France's Macron for Reparations to Haiti
Spain's New Parental Leave Gives Fathers One of Europe's Most Generous Allowances
Date: July 29, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain announced plans on Tuesday to give both mothers and fathers an extra week off work after having a baby, extending one of Europe's most generous paid parental leave allowances...
UN Chief Guterres: Creeping Annexation of West Bank, Wholesale Destruction of Gaza Must Stop
Date: July 28, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said that Israel's creeping annexation of the West Bank is illegal and the wholesale destruction of the Gaza Strip...
Hamas' Exiled Gaza Chief Says Ceasefire Talks Meaningless Under 'blockade and Starvation'
Date: July 27, 2025
(Reuters) -The exiled head of Hamas in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, said on Sunday ceasefire negotiations with Israel were "meaningless under continued blockade and starvation". "The immediate and dignified...
Teacher Dies Saving Students From Inferno in Bangladesh Jet Crash
Date: July 23, 2025
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball on Monday, Maherin Chowdhury rushed to save some of the hundreds of students and...
US-funded Contraceptives for Poor Nations to Be Burned in France, Sources Say
Date: July 23, 2025
By Ammu Kannampilly, Jennifer Rigby and Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington...
Italy to Add 15,000 Prison Places to Ease Overcrowding
Date: July 23, 2025
By Alvise Armellini and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italy's government has pledged to expand prison capacity by up 15,000 places and facilitate the transfer of inmates with addiction problems to...