Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
In a region defined by enduring conflict and rigid identities, few realize that Shi’ite Islam and Orthodox Judaism share striking ideological parallels. According to reporting by Haaretz, these parallels are not coincidental
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On June 23, 2025—marked as the 2nd of Tir, 1404, on the Persian calendar—a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced. This “night of the decree” shifted the trajectory of global affairs;
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We may be approaching the most important turning point in the war that began with the February 28 US-Israeli attack on Iran. Tehran, faced with relentless attacks, may adopt a new form
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by Eric The world is not sliding into an energy crisis—it is being violently pushed into one, faster and deeper than anything seen in modern history. In just three weeks since Iran
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Thousands of Dutch citizens scrambling to leave the Middle East were drawn into a high-stakes narrative of evacuation flights that never took off, after the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, De Telegraaf, ran an
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Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, located in Bossier Parish not far from Shreveport, was attacked by drone swarms during the week of October 9th. The attack disrupted B-52H aircraft launches in support of
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For most residents of Beijing, the memory of choking smog is still vivid. In the early 2000s, hospitals overflowed with patients suffering from heart and lung problems linked to air pollution, while
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As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, analysts are warning that the Trump administration’s assumptions and strategic miscalculations have significantly contributed to the conflict’s devastating trajectory. What was anticipated to
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A few days ago, I had the honor of participating in an international webinar organized by SHAPE—Serving Humanity and Planet Earth. As its name suggests, this project is focused on safeguarding humanity and
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The ongoing U.S.-Israel excursion into Iran has triggered what the Wall Street Journal calls “one of the riskiest moments of the 21st century,” leaving investors scrambling for safety in markets that offer
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Masked federal agents kidnap a father as he waits to pick up his child from school. An ice cream cart is abandoned on the sidewalk, its vendor disappeared. A young man is
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As the war with Iran enters its third week, a growing divide is emerging among Gulf Arab states over how the conflict should end. What began with expectations of a swift campaign
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For much of the past decade, developing countries have seen their borrowing costs rise steadily, leaving less money for essential public services and investments. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade
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On 13 March 2026, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez gave a press conference in Havana, Cuba. The country has been wracked by a worsening fuel and electricity crisis produced by the long-standing illegal
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The fragile progress made in reducing child mortality over the past two decades is now at risk of unraveling. A new report by a United Nations inter-agency group has issued a stark
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