May 11, 2022

I address a special thought to the people of #SriLanka, especially the young. I urge everyone to maintain a peaceful approach, without giving in to violence. I appeal to all those with responsibility to listen to the aspirations of the people, respecting human and civil rights.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 11, 2022

⚡️Azov: Russians destroy second underground hospital at Azovstal. Azov regiment co-commander Maksym Zhorin said that Russians had destroyed the hospital, further depriving soldiers of medical care. Even those with minor injuries are slowly dying due to poor conditions, he added.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 11, 2022

⚡️First Russian soldier to be tried for war crime in Ukraine. The Prosecutor General’s Office said it completed the first investigation of a war crime. The case accusing the Russian commander of the 4th tank division of killing a civilian in Sumy Oblast was sent to court.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 11, 2022

I, along with former premier Brian Peckford and others, am challenging Trudeau’s ban on travel for the unvaccinated. The Federal Court today told us it will hear our case on September 19. https://t.co/jhootOZ01R

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) May 11, 2022

⚡️German embassy reopened in Kyiv on May 10. German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen said that she and several other German diplomats had returned to Kyiv to “show the world that we believe in Ukraine’s victory in this terrible war.”

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 11, 2022

JUST IN: The City of Toronto is actually planning to spend $$$ to hire private security guards to patrol parks 24/7 so that unhoused people, who have nowhere else to go, don't use them. The surveillance & criminalization of people experiencing poverty continues. So. Cruel.

— Naheed Dosani (@NaheedD) May 11, 2022

A long life – so the Bible teaches – is a blessing. The #ElderlyAndGrandparents are signs of the goodness of God who bestows life in abundance. Blessed was the house where an older person lives! Blessed was the family that honours its grandparents! #BlessingOfTime

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 11, 2022