The International Committee of the Red Cross has not received confirmation that it will be allowed to visit the detention center where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners were killed in an explosion, the organization said in a statement on Sunday. At least 50 prisoners were killed and dozens wounded in a blast late Thursday in the […]
Month: July 2022
Ukraine Live Updates: Zelensky Urges Mass Evacuation; Red Cross Kept From Prison Blast Site
Natasha, 46, a mother of six children, milking a cow at her home in Donetsk Province, Ukraine.Credit…Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Two of Natasha’s children by a corral for the cattle.Credit…Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Natasha’s children playing outside their house.Credit…Mauricio Lima for The New York Times DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine — […]
Why Catholicism Remains Strong in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta — The centerpiece of Pope Francis’s journey to Canada this week was his historic message of apology on Monday to the country’s Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the notorious residential school system that tried to erase their culture, and in which thousands of children were abused and died. But […]
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to prevent women from finding access to the procedure, leaving the Rev. Tomasz Kancelarczyk a busy man. The Roman Catholic priest plays ultrasound audio of what he describes as fetal heartbeats in his sermons to dissuade women considering […]
In Widening Crackdown, Renowned Journalist Arrested in Guatemala
In another sign of growing political repression in Guatemala, the authorities have arrested an award-winning journalist who was critical of the government and raided the offices of the newspaper he founded. José Rubén Zamora, president of the elPeriódico newspaper, was arrested at his home in Guatemala City on Friday night on charges including possible money […]
Live Updates: Ukraine Seeks Inquiry Into Killing of Dozens at Russian Prison Camp
The covered bodies on Friday of people killed when an explosion tore through the barracks of a prison camp in Russian-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. Credit…Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters As international outrage swelled, Ukraine on Saturday called on global organizations including the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to quickly investigate an explosion […]
Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Flooding Across Iran
Videos posted on social media and Iranian news sites showed harrowing scenes of water rushing into town centers and residential neighborhoods. Surging water collapsed walls, swallowed cars and drowned people as trapped onlookers cried for help, videos showed. In some areas, highways turned into lakes. The ancient city of Yazd, a UNESCO heritage site with […]
Breaking Agreement to Use a Condom Is a Sex Crime, Canada High Court Rules
TORONTO — It is a crime to renege on a promise to wear a condom during sex without a partner’s knowledge or consent, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled this week. The decision sends a British Columbia man back to trial for sexual assault, and sets legal precedent in Canada, further clarifying the law governing […]
Blinken speaks to Russia’s foreign minister for the first time since the war began.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Friday to his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, and urged him to accept a proposal for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul N. Whelan, but reported no breakthrough. Mr. Blinken told reporters at a news conference that he had spoken to his Russian counterpart […]
Live Updates: Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Ports Are Ready to Ship Grain Under U.N. Deal
The Navi-Star cargo ship docked beside grain silos at the Port of Odesa on Friday.Credit…Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times ODESA, Ukraine —President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, visiting a port in the Odesa region on Friday, expressed hope that grain exports could begin within the coming days, as U.S. and European ambassadors called on […]