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 Antonio Michele Storto
The turning point is Monday 21 May 2018. The scene is set in the Busserine district, a collection of dilapidated shanty towns on the northern outskirts of Marseille and a central hub for drug trafficking: undoubtedly...
by Maurizio Sacchi
By Maurizio Sacchi
On 15 May, the decision was announced by the government led by Mali's military junta to leave the G5 Sahel, the joint anti-jihadist force that brings together the Sahelian countries in a military alliance with...
At least 30,000 people have left Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia in recent days following the new offensive launched by Azerbaijan to annex the territory, which has been disputed with Yerevan since 1994. This goal seems to have been achieved. On...
By Maurizio Sacchi
Former Brazilian Head of State Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) was elected on 24 March as the new President of the NBD (New Development Bank), the economic body of the so-called BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
By Maurizio Sacchi
In these months, following a trend lasting decades, we have witnessed how private armies have become an important actor in conflicts and wars all over the planet. These companies of fortune, with the huge amounts of capital...
June is the international Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. To start this yearly appointment, we have decided to narrate one of the activities of our partner, the humanitarian NGO INTERSOS. In Jordan, mission chief Barbara Foresti explains her team's...
by Ambra Visentin
The relevant committees of the Duma are preparing a draft law banning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Russia, as well as criminal liability for requesting the execution of its decisions. This was reported on the website...
By Antonio Donini
Afghanistan is regularly portrayed as “the graveyard of empires”. The British, Soviets and now the US-led coalition have tried and failed to impose their rule and their ill-thought models of governance and development. On 15 August 2022...
