News from around the world this week (week ending 15 March 2024)–Topics for intention and intercession

Join us for a look at news stories from around the world this week, some of which may not be making the headlines where you are, as we consider where and how we might focus our intentions and prayers. 

Shared intention   

In a week in which we especially remember the role played by courageous women in affecting change, we suggest keeping those brave souls campaigning for compassionate treatment in Iran as our main intention this week: 

We will that those who continue to campaign for women’s rights in Iran have the courage, strength and insight to know how to most effectively make their protest while minimising the risk of harm to themselves. 

Please join us in holding this.   

Sources for news topics mentioned in this episode are: 

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2474701/middle-east 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/thousands-pregnant-women-risk-haitis-paralyzed-capital-un-says-2024-03-08/ 

https://www.trtworld.com/latin-america/thousands-of-pregnant-women-at-risk-as-gangs-bring-haiti-to-standstill-17284742 

https://unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/around-world-daily-updates-un-country-teams-march-2024 

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/03/iran-draconian-campaign-to-enforce-compulsory-veiling-laws-through-surveillance-and-mass-car-confiscations/ 

https://www.hra-iran.org/unveiling-injustice-advocating-for-womens-rights-and-accountability-in-iran/ 

https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-kaduna-kidnapping-kuriga-tinubu-bandits-gunmen-3fd64cbd482c2011d2e8c18acc18ba0b 

https://www.voanews.com/a/mass-kidnappings-of-nigerian-students-leave-parents-in-shock-and-despair-/7521382.html 

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/02/27/spain-ban-short-haul-flights-train-private-jets/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68500270 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/world/middleeast/ramadan-israel-gaza-cease-fire.html 

https://www.newsweek.com/china-russia-war-strategic-ukraine-wang-yi-1876745 

https://www.newarab.com/news/sudan-army-general-rules-out-ramadan-truce-unless-rsf-leaves-civilian-sites 

https://www.app.com.pk/global/china-disaster-warning-technology-to-enhance-pakistan-climate-resilience/ 

https://www.dw.com/en/kidnapping-in-nigeria/a-68484987  

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/fm-wang-yi-insists-china-force-for-peace-defends-russian-ties 

https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-attack-syria-truffles-25828f3dea3251a1f08a27907f939405 

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/23/spains-plan-to-ban-domestic-flights-where-you-can-take-a-train-in-under-two-and-half-hours 

https://www.africanews.com/2024/03/11/sudans-military-rejects-ramadan-ceasefire/ 

https://www.dw.com/en/irans-women-vow-resistance-against-misogynistic-regime/a-68473492 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/thousands-pregnant-women-risk-haitis-paralyzed-capital-un-says-2024-03-08/ 

https://www.africanews.com/2024/03/11/sudans-military-rejects-ramadan-ceasefire/ 

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk2896 

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