Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa announced his resignation on Monday in the government’s latest bid to quell frustration over a worsening economic crisis. Government supporters clashed with proteste...
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Calls for new RSE guidance amid concerns over 'inappropriate' content
The government is being urged to issue new guidance on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) over concerns about the content of the curriculum.
Children among 29 Christians killed in Nigeria's Plateau State
Fulani herdsmen mount several attacks in the same area.
Marcos Jr. Won Philippine Presidency, Unofficial Count Shows
The namesake son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos appeared to have been elected Philippine president by a landslide in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 “People Power” pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father.
Russia Fires Hypersonic Missiles at Odesa After Holiday Pomp
Ukraine's vital Black Sea port of Odesa came under repeated missile attack, including from some hypersonic missiles, after Russia marked its biggest patriotic holiday without giving new information about the war. Also, a Ukrainian official said the bodies of 44 civilians were found in the rubble of a building destroyed by Russia in March.
Harvard University Newspaper Blasted Over Endorsement of Anti-Israel BDS Movement
Dozens of Harvard faculty members are condemning the university’s Harvard Crimson student newspaper for its editorial board’s support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
Israeli Military: Hamas is Not Driving Surge in Terror Attacks, But is 'Riding the Wave'
Israel’s military leaders believe the Hamas terror group isn’t driving a recent surge in terror attacks but says Hamas is “riding the wave,” according to Israeli media reports.
SBC DIGEST: NAMB Leadership Pipeline; IMB observes Asian American Pacific Islander Month | Baptist Press
NAMB summit to offer training, discussions for young leaders; IMB observes Asian American Pacific Islander month.
As Covid-19 weakens, time for Catholics in England and Wales to return to Mass, bishops say
Catholics in England and Wales should come back to Mass now that the dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic have receded, the countries’ bishops have said as they announce the reinstatement of the Sunday Mass obligation.
Pope Francis to LGBT people: God ‘does not disown any of his children’
“A ‘selective’ church, one of ‘pure blood,’ is not Holy Mother Church, but rather a sect,” the pope said.
