Evangelicals in US swing states tussle over church’s values to sway scales for Kamala Harris
Catholics for Harris and Interfaith for Harris groups are launching. Mainline Protestant groups like Black Church PAC and Christians for Kamala are also campaigning on behalf of the vice president. Butler, who grew up evangelical in Georgia, said the Harris campaign can find common ground with evangelicals, particularly suburban evangelical women.
Islamist insurgents attack and damage a UN-chartered plane in Mali, passengers unharmed
A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Programme was damaged during an Islamist attack in the capital of Mali, according to the South African aviation company that owns the plane. The company, National Airways Corp, said late on Wednesday that the plane “came under terrorist...
Harris and Trump tied nationally in a slew of latest polls that also show tight race in Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the November 5 US presidential election, according to new polls released on Thursday that also show a tight race in the key state of Pennsylvania. While the surveys found likely and registered voters gave...
South Sudan braces for permanent mass displacement due to climate change as Lake Victoria overflows
Around 2.6 million people were displaced in South Sudan between 2020 and 2022 alone, a result of both conflict and violence (1 million) and flooding (1.5 million). In practice, the two are interlinked, as flooding has caused displaced herders to come into conflict with resident farmers over land.
Respiratory therapist and doctors admit ‘rush to use ventilators killed thousands of Covid patients’
Mark Bishofsky tried to convince doctors that “this wasn’t the right thing to do.” He explained: “When I started my career in 1999 I went to … a huge symposium talking about the risks of intubation – the risks of using a ventilator – and even back then it was known that intubation should be a last resort.
Trumps go full crypto with World Liberty Financial, pledge to ‘make finance great again’
The Trump brothers have teased the new endeavour repeatedly in the weeks leading up to the announcement. In an X post on August 6, Eric wrote that he had “truly fallen in love with crypto/DeFi.” The following day, in another post, Donald Jr said he was “about to shake up the crypto world” and warned his followers not to “get left behind.”
Escalation in fighting devastates only Darfur region not captured by paramilitary, UN official says
Two decades ago, Darfur became synonymous with genocide and war crimes, particularly by the notorious Janjaweed Arab militias, against populations that identify as Central or East African. Up to 300,000 people were killed and 2.7 million were driven from their homes.
Haiti constitutes elections council consisting of religious groups, journalists, farmers and unions representatives
In Haiti, executive power is meant to be split between the president and the prime minister. The interim government in May tapped Garry Conille as prime minister. However, both councils face an uphill battle in bringing stability back to Haiti.
