Author: Emma De Ruiter
Published on: 18/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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In Mexico, Catholics in Taxco held an overnight procession, carrying crosses and flagellating themselves in a rite of sacrifice and atonement for their sins. In a tradition dating back to 1622, the “encruzados” carried large bundles of thorny branches tied to their shoulders while wearing masks to stay anonymous. The flagellants use a kind of whip made of a rope and nails called “disciplina” ADVERTISEMENT US air strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 38 people and injured more than 100. US Central Command defends the attack, saying American forces struck to “eliminate this source of fuel for the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists” This year is his 36th time being nailed to a cross, although Enaje says he will retire. Yemen analyst says the Ras Isa strike is the “first mass-casualty incident” the Houthis have reportedly used the facility to import fuel for years. “This completely unjustified aggression represents a flagrant violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and independence,” the group says. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce calls it “directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on US interests” ADVERTISEMENT Chang Guang, which had already been sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2023, has not responded to the new allegations. The Houthis ideologically aligned with the Gaza-based militant group Hamas have repeatedly targeted vessels in the Red Sea they say are linked to Israel.
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