The Church of England aims to raise more than $1 billion to address its past links to slavery

The Church of England aims to raise more than $1 billion to address its past links to slavery

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England should create a fund of 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion) to address its historic links to slavery, an advisory panel said Monday. That’s 10 times the amount the church previously set aside.An independent oversight group established by the church said a 100-million-pound fund announced last year was insufficient

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3 men suspected in the disappearance of a US sailing couple ordered deported from St. Vincent

3 men suspected in the disappearance of a US sailing couple ordered deported from St. Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — Three men from Grenada suspected in the disappearance of a U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked were ordered deported from St. Vincent on Monday.The men, Trevon Robertson, a 19-year-old unemployed man; Abita Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer and Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor, had pleaded guilty to immigration charges in a

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A UN envoy says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7

A UN envoy says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.There are also “reasonable grounds to believe

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A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine.The conversation on a sensitive subject was never meant to be public, and the leak embarrassed Germany

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Teen suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in Zurich expressed solidarity with Islamic State group

Teen suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in Zurich expressed solidarity with Islamic State group

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group, and called himself a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate.Zurich cantonal police security chief Mario Fehr told reporters Monday that authorities

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Vlasnici malih pumpi za Betu: Povećati marže ili ćemo radikalizovati nezadovoljstvo

Vlasnici malih pumpi za Betu: Povećati marže ili ćemo radikalizovati nezadovoljstvo

Ekonomija | 04.03.2024 | access_time 16:00 Vlasnici malih pumpi u Srbiji do 15. marta čekaju odgovor nadležnih ministarstava na zahtev za povećanjem marže sa sadašnjih 13 na 18 dinara po litru dizela, uz nadoknadu gubitaka zbog njenog ograničenja, a u suprotnom će biti prinuđeni da nezadovoljstvo radikalizuju, rekao je danas vlasnik pumpe “Plast petrol” Zoran

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US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses

US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, its first lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on three entities and 11 people, including the Mnangagwas, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and retired

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