submitted by /u/KimCureAll [link] [comments]
World welcomes 2023, leaving a stormy year behind
It was a year marked by the conflict in Ukraine, economic stresses and the effects of global warming.
Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his retired predecessor’s death.
Ukraine war: Putin should face trial this year, says top lawyer
submitted by /u/souly97 [link] [comments]
EU calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo
The bloc’s comments came after UN experts’ report found ‘direct intervention’ by Rwandan forces inside DR Congo.
Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda
At least nine people die in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in capital Kampala, police said.
Stampede during New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9
Police say a stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has left at least nine people dead, including children
Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several
A spokesman for the Taliban-led government says a bombing at a military airport checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and wounded several people
Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies
By Gleb Garanich and Herbert Villarraga
KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw…