Ex-Pope Admits Errors In Handling Of Abuse Cases
By BBC Former Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged that errors were made in the handling of sexual abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich. In a letter released by the Vatican, the former pontiff…
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Why Germany Isn’t Sending Weapons To Ukraine
By Jenny Hill BBC Germany’s refusal to send weapons to Ukraine has puzzled and angered some allies. But the reasons why Europe’s most powerful country is standing back are historical and complex. There’s a great…
Soldiers Say Military Junta Now Controls Burkina Faso
By Sam Mednick (AP) More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a day of…
To Prevent Human Trafficking, Block Traffickers’ Profits
An exciting recent approach to combatting trafficking. By Mitzi Perdue MPA Human traffickers prey on both adults and children alike, generating $150 billion a year.Traffickers use violence to terrorize victims into silence, making the chances…
Jeffrey Epstein’s Long Shadow
A journalist tried to tell the story in 2008. No one wanted to hear it. By Mitzi Perdue MPA KEY POINTS Investigative journalist Conchita Sarnoff’s research on child sex trafficking led her to Jeffrey Epstein.As…
Suez Canal Revenues Hit All-Time Record At $6.3 Billion
By AP Egypt’s Suez Canal said Sunday its annual revenues reached $6.3 billion last year, the highest in the crucial waterway’s history. Admiral Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, said last year’s revenues…
Sudan Coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Resigns After Mass Protests
BBC Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation just weeks after he was reinstated in a controversial deal with the military. The army seized power in October and put Mr Hamdok under house…
Map Drawn From Memory Helps Reunite Kidnapped Chinese Man With Family
BBC A Chinese man who was abducted over 30 years ago has been reunited with his biological mother after drawing a map of his childhood village from memory. Li Jingwei was just four years old…
Kentucky Tornadoes: Death Toll Likely To Pass 100, Governor Says
BBC The death toll from powerful tornadoes that devastated towns in Kentucky is likely to pass 100, the governor says, as hope of finding survivors wanes. Andy Beshear said this was the most devastating tornado…
Megan Thee Stallion Is Officially A College Graduate: ‘It’s Graduation Day’
“Hotties you can watch me graduate today,” Megan Thee Stallion wrote on social media, sharing the streaming link to her TSU graduation with her combined 34 million Twitter and Instagram followers By Glenn Garner Megan…