In the Catholic Church of Zhejiang Province, where Bishop Shao is a victim of repression, the priest who administered the “official” diocese is also targeted. Missing since November, he set to go on trial for publishing a book of sacred hymns without permission in another province, while rumours are circulating about his bank accounts. According to some sources, his real crime is insufficient loyalty to the Party.
Four children are among the dead, with several more wounded. The airstrike came in the wee hours of this morning. The military regime has not yet issued a comment. For ASEAN, a vote in Myanmar is "not a priority." The bloc is pushing the junta to "live up to its commitments" to engage in talks and achieve peace.
In Gurugram, Radhika Yadav, 25, was murdered by her father with five gunshots. The man confessed, saying that his fellow villagers mocked him for living off his daughter, a talented tennis player who ran her own academy. A tragedy that puts the spotlight back on honour killings in India.
A ceremony is scheduled today in Iraqi Kurdistan to mark the movement's farewell to arms. Its leader Öcalan recently praised “politics and social peace,” while delinking his personal fate from the peace process. Meanwhile, the crackdown on the main anti-Erdoğan party continues, with over 500 people jailed in just a few months.
At least four people are reported dead in the attack that saw the Yemeni group resume hostilities against maritime trade in the Red Sea in retaliation for the war in Gaza. Ten have been rescued, but the rest of the crew, mostly Filipinos, are still missing. Stella Maris appeals to the Manila government: ‘The safety of seafarers must be protected.’ Sunday is the day when the Church focuses on workers at sea.
Today's news: the flood in Nepal that killed at least nine people was caused by the emptying of a glacial lake. In India, two people have been arrested on charges of forcing teenage girls to strip naked to prove they were menstruating. New arrests in Hong Kong. The United Nations says the current Syrian government has no “active links” to al-Qaeda.
