- Associated Press
For Senegalese fishermen, Eid al-Adha is now a source of anguish, not a joyful occasion
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — The upcoming holiday of Eid al-Adha should have been a joyful occasion for millions of Muslims in Senegal. Ibrahima Diouf, a 48-year-old fisherman from Thiaroye-sur-Mer, a village on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, said he could not eat or sleep properly because he was so worried about the financial burden of the holiday.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Sunak says Putin not interested in ‘genuine peace’ as Zelensky hails ‘historic’ talks
Draft of summit’s final declaration calls for Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be respected
- The Telegraph
Hundreds of Scottish churches put on the market in ‘painful’ fire sale
The Church of Scotland is selling 100 historic buildings to free up funds after a drastic decline in the number of worshippers and ministers.
- The Canadian Press
Broadway celebrates a packed and varied theater season with the 2024 Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The 28 Broadway shows that earned at least one Tony Award nomination are hoping Sunday is the day the sealed envelopes break in their favor.
- The Guardian
‘Painting is dead’: celebrating the 150th anniversary of photography in 1989
Diverse, sensational and featuring ghosts, the earliest pictures were not as we might imagine them
- The Guardian
‘In South Africa, you hear of disappearance all the time’: one photographer’s search for his sister’s missing years
Lindokuhle Sobekwa has made a moving attempt to retrace the steps of a sibling, now dead, whose decade-long absence left a hole at his family’s heart
- The Guardian
Labour sends activists to 13 seats where it fears losing Muslim voters over Gaza
Concern continues after local elections and George Galloway win that party’s position on Israel-Gaza war still eroding support