Firefighters are seen during a fire in Puren, Araucania region, Chile on Feb 4, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) SANTIAGO – Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heat wave complicates efforts to control fires that have claimed at least […]
JUBA – Pope Francis joined other Christian leaders and the UN on Saturday in urging the protection and advancement of women in South Sudan, where rape has been a weapon of war, child brides are common and most girls do not reach secondary education. The rights of girls and women was a recurring theme on […]
Ukrainian servicemen pose on the road as they walk toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region on Feb 4, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KIEV/MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following a latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian […]