by Alessandro De Pascale
Twelve January 2024. News agencies report that Pope Francis has rejected a €1.5 million donation to the Bambin Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome, a private hospital owned by the Vatican that describes itself as “the largest...
by Anna Violante
“If we want peace, we must prepare for war,” wrote European Council President Charles Michel in his press release of 19 March, referring to the need to increase European military aid to Ukraine, and he soon outlined...
by Mohammad Shamandafar (from Amman)
Following last week’s events in Lebanon and Iran, the sirens of war in the Middle East region started on October 7th between Israel and Hamas seems to have reached a(nother) dangerous peak. In a matter...
by Anna Violante
This week has seen a wave of house demolitions in Bedouin villages and towns in Israel’s Negev desert. The most significant took place yesterday morning, when 600 police entered the unrecognised village of Wādī al-Khālīl using a...
by Alessandro De Pascale
At the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Rome, it was a difficult day on the international front for the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni (born in Rome in 1977), the first female Prime Minister...
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby group founded in 1963, has historically influenced US policy towards Israel to such an extent that former President Jimmy Carter wrote in 2006 that “it would be almost politically...
by Antonio Michele Storto
While it is now clear that 2024 will be the year Sweden becomes NATO’s 32nd member, it is far from certain when this will happen. The main stumbling block - apart from Hungary’s wait-and-see attitude -...
by Anna Violante
Two days after the US Congress voted for billions of dollars in new aid to Israel and announced sanctions against far-right settlers and the ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion for alleged abuses in the West Bank in 2022,...
Text and photos by Matthias Canapini* - Unimondo**
The first episode is set in the Greek town of Polykastro
In the morning light, Syrian, Iraqi and Kurdish children wait for the OCC-rented van to pass. One of them chases a...
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by Dr. Kashif Hasan Khan * - Modern Diplomacy, OtherNews
Iran’s ability to remain resilient in the face of severe sanctions, foreign invasions, and military threats is rooted in a unique blend of geographic advantages, historical legacy, and strategic adaptability....