Author: Sarah Walsh

With a cold wind blowing, family, friends and neighbors of Karon Blake memorialized the 13-year-old who was shot to death last weekend by a homeowner in D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. In an emotional display, Blake’s little sister dissolved into tears while speaking. His friend Marco stepped to the microphone, addressing those who came to the evening vigil. “I would have just never expected it to be Karon,” Marco said. “I literally just saw him like two days before the news happened.” The brief ceremony included a number of stories remembering Karon’s humor, intellect and meaning to the small community. Rev. Dr.…

Congolese artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami applies finishing touches on portrait images of Congolese leaders, made from plastic waste, which he melts after collecting it near the banks of the Ruzizi I hydroelectric plant, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo December 15, 2022. BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Near the banks of Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami wades knee-deep through a mountain of plastic bottles, scooping as many as he can carry into a large sack. There is no public waste collection in the area, and the trash that ends…

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan To Dissolve Punjab, KP Assemblies On Dec 23: Report According to news agency ANI, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced on Saturday the dissolution of the assembly of the provinces where they dominate – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab – on December 23. Indian Army Remains Prepared For All Military Contingencies: Defence Ministry The Indian Army continues to be prepared for all military situations resulting from the combined threat of military modernization and aggressive measures by the country’s adversaries: Ministry of Defense (PTI Input) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Arrives In Shillong, Plants Sapling At Raj…