By Catarina Demony SAO JORGE, Portugal (Reuters) – Fatima Viveiros was a little girl when she decided to become a volcanologist. It was a dream come true. Now aged 44, she is putting her skills to use to protect her home. The lush mid-Atlantic volcanic…
Canada’s indigenous peoples seek papal apology at Vatican for residential schools
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Canadian indigenous peoples meet Pope Francis this week to ask him to apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools where children were abused and their culture denied. More than 30 indigeno…
Ukrainian civilian death toll reaches 1,119 – U.N
ZURICH (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on Ukraine. Some 15 girls and 32 boys, as well 52 children whose sex is as yet unknown,…
Israeli-Arab summit convenes, Blinken seeks to reassure allies on Iran
By Humeyra Pamuk SDE BOKER, Israel (Reuters) -Israeli and Arab partners convened for a rare summit in Israel on Sunday attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to reassure the U.S. allies over Washington’s diplomacy with Iran. The…
U.S. envoy not confident Iran nuclear deal is imminent
By Andrew Mills and Ghaida Ghantous DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday he was not confident that a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran was imminent, dampening expectations after 11 months of talks in Vienna…
U.S. Representative Fortenberry, found guilty of lying, to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who was convicted of lying to FBI investigators about illegal contributions to his 2016 re-election campaign, said on Saturday that he would be resigning from Congress. Following a…
Biden to propose minimum tax on billionaires as part of 2023 budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires as part of the fiscal 2023 budget that is expected to be unveiled on Monday, a document released by the White House showed. Biden’s “Billionaire Minimum Income T…
Multiple rockets hit Lviv city in western Ukraine
By Natalia Zinets and Mari Saito LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Four rockets hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, local officials said, in the most significant attack on the city since the start of the war with Russia. Lviv, just 60 kilometres…
Nursing grievances over 2020, Trump returns to Georgia seeking allies
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -In a test of his enduring influence over the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump returned to Georgia on Saturday to stump for allies who support his ongoing false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him – s…
EU’s Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran ‘very close’
By Ghaida Ghantous DOHA (Reuters) -Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were “very close” to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would curb Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting tough sancti…