Frederick Clayton

London

Climate and health from southern Africa and elsewhere. Ft in New Lines Mag, Guardian, Al Jazeera, New Humanitarian, Yale E360. Reporting for @NBCNews.

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How Leo became the unexpected pope

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Clayton

NowCNN — Things started off warmly enough on this weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” but then took a turn. Cast members Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernandez and Bowen Yang appeared in the cold open for a heartfelt tribute to their moms ahead of Mother’s Day, but the moment was cut short when James …
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Frederick Clayton

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday to midnight following Easter Sunday. “Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18:00 to 00:00 from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce.
Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine as hundreds of prisoners are exchanged

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, citing humanitarian reasons, during a Kremlin meeting. The ceasefire will last from 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday until midnight Sunday, coinciding with Easter celebrations, according to the Kremlin. “We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example.
Putin announces an Easter truce amid conflict in Ukraine

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Clayton

12 hours agoHow Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hoursDuring his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office. He has changed his tone since becoming president again.
Sudanese paramilitary attack famine-stricken camps, killing at least 100

1 month ago | aol.com | Frederick Clayton

Soldiers of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan in 2019. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have killed at least 100 people, including 20 children and nine aid workers, after launching an assault on two famine-stricken camps in the Darfur region, the latest escalation in a bitter civil war about to enter its third year.
Israeli military strikes Gaza City's last functioning hospital

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

Israeli airstrikes destroyed part of a hospital in Gaza City in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to local health officials. The attack comes as Israeli forces continue to pound the enclave’s shattered hospitals even as the humanitarian crisis grows. There were no casualties in the strike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, according to Gaza health officials, as patients and hospital staff evacuated following Israeli military orders.
Batman and Robin swoop in on con artists targeting tourists in London

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

LONDON — They're used to fighting the likes of Joker, Riddler and the Penguin, but Batman and Robin have left Gotham City and set their sights on a new breed of criminal on the streets of Britain's capital. Instead of hunting down high-profile masterminds, the iconic crimefighting duo set their sights low-level scammers swindling unsuspecting tourists in a classic high-street hustle.
Pope makes his first public appearance since leaving hospital

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

Pope Francis made his first public appearance since he was discharged from the hospital two weeks ago, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair as part of a Jubilee Mass for the Sick. The pope , 88, passed through a jubilant crowd before he gave his blessing as the celebrant, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, offered a final blessing, as well. "Have a good Sunday everyone," Francis said.
Gaza enters longest stretch without aid as Israel continues airstrikes

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

No food or supplies have entered Gaza since in over three weeks, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees said Friday, making it the longest stretch without aid entering the enclave, as Israel intensifies its military operations amid the crushing near-complete blockade, plunging the Gaza Strip into deeper desperation.
As Russia taunts U.K. over Heathrow fire, Kremlin-backed sabotage attacks are in the spotlight

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frederick Clayton

LONDON — It was a spectacular thing to wake up to: Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, shut down and plunged into darkness. More than a thousand flights grounded, another hundred already in the air diverted to other cities or turned back to where they came from, in a crisis that snarled travel around the world. The shutdown was caused by a fire at an electrical substation 3 miles away that supplied much of the airport’s critical services.