A cross-cutting front calls on European governments not to participate in the Warsaw Warsaw Conference in February, commissioned by Washington. An appointment to trace the guidelines of an "unnecessary conflict" with Teheran. In its place a great "peace meeting" on the Middle East open to all. The online petition.

 

| 19/01/2019
| IRAN - UNITED STATES - EU

The next summit could be held in Vietnam at the end of February. Hopes that the second meeting - after the one in Singapore last June - will arrive at "specific and practical steps" on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and on the elimination of sanctions.

 

 

| 19/01/2019
| KOREA - USA

With an Apostolic Letter, Pope Francis suppresses the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei". For over 30 years it had dialogued with the Fraternity of St. Pius X, for a return to the Catholic Church of the traditionalists. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will have a special section dedicated to dialogue with the Fraternity.

 

| 19/01/2019
| VATICAN

The refugees are from far away Indian Kashmir. To reach south-east Bangladesh, refugees cross the Indian states of Assam, Tripura or West Bengal. On January 3, New Delhi arrested and repatriated five Rohingya.

 

| 19/01/2019
| BANGLADESH-INDIA-MYANMAR
by Mathias Hariyadi

He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2011 for funding a training camp. The controversial Islamic leader will return to his hometown, Sukoharjo. Controversy over the timing of the release: presidential elections are approaching.

| 19/01/2019
| INDONESIA

The androids suffer frequent breakdowns, are expensive to maintain and irritate customers. They are unable to answer unexpected questions and if they get wet, they stop and can not bring suitcases to the room.

 

| 19/01/2019
| JAPAN
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| ISRAEL – PALESTINE
 
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| 16/04/2024
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| 15/04/2024
| ISRAEL – GAZA - IRAN
 
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| 12/04/2024
| JORDAN
 
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| 12/04/2024
| VATICAN
 
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| 11/04/2024
| INDIA
 
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| 11/04/2024
| VIETNAM
 
The Custody, a Jewish group and Tag Meir activists offered gifts to Muslims leaving al-Aqsa every Thursday at the Damascus Gate. Fr. Pari: An initiative that has been  carried out  for some time, but this year takes on special value in the context ...
| 06/04/2024
| HOLY LAND
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