Father Nicholas Han Zaw Shing was thrown from his motorcycle and sustained several injuries. Ordained a few weeks ago, he has had to flee the military junta's bombings. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which reported the incident, said that both the Myanmar army and anti-coup resistance groups continue to plant explosives, creating the conditions for decades of further suffering.

The founding lawyer of CLAAS-UK dedicated over twenty years to defending Christians and religious minorities. He offered legal assistance to victims of blasphemy laws, forced conversions and discrimination. Internationally respected, he leaves behind a fundamental legacy for the protection of rights in the country.

Akin Gurlek becomes minister in the government reshuffle ordered by the president. The interior minister also changes. The opposition CHP party is critical, having been targeted by the prosecutor over the past two years with arrests and trials. The swearing-in ceremony in Parliament was marked by protests from the opposition and clashes that led to the suspension of proceedings for a few minutes.

Today's headlnes: no “definitive” agreement on Iran between Trump and Netanyahu, Israel joins the “Board of Peace” for Gaza; Headmaster of a school in southern Thailand dies after attack by armed assailant; Pakistani militants kill five police officers in north-western Pakistan; Court sentences former interior minister to seven years for his role in declaring martial law; Saudi Arabia ranks second in terms of Russian tourist arrivals, with China remaining in first place.

According to the latest census in Kazakhstan, there are almost 424,000 mothers living alone with minor children. In Astana, a businesswoman has started a volunteer organisation that helps those who give birth without anyone by their side. Her idea has now been replicated in Uzbekistan.

After initially being placed on the list of NGOs that Israel wanted to submit to reregistration, with the risk of suspension, Caritas Jerusalem is back in business, and today continues (and expands) its activities in Gaza. Secretary General Anton Asfar and young employee Fatena Mohanna describe the human cost of the war and the resilience of those who remain. For Christians in the Holy Land, “It's our little cross to bear.”