Mehran Shamloui, 37, was trying to reach Europe, but was stopped by Turkish authorities who sent him back to his country of origin, he had been sentenced recently to 10 years in prison for religious activities. Meanwhile, Iran continues its policy of expelling hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants.
The World Bank has forecast a 2.5% contraction in GDP, while direct damage is estimated at billion. Religious groups continue to bring aid to the population, but poverty, already over 30% before the quake, is likely to increase further. The testimony of those who lost their homes and continue to live in tents.
Just four months before local elections, the Commission has ordered a review of the eligibility of nearly 30 million voters who have registered over the past 20 years. Sr. Dorothy Fernandes tells AsiaNews: ‘The government is afraid of losing and will end up depriving the marginalised, migrants and Muslims who are unable to complete the necessary paperwork of their right to vote.’
Today's news: BRICS condemns US tariffs, increased NATO spending and Israeli attacks, but makes no mention of Trump or Putin's aggression towards Ukraine; Typhoon Danas has hit Taiwan, causing at least two deaths; Since June, several Japanese islands have been hit by continuous earthquakes.
By abolishing the liberal principles of democracy and equality of all citizens before the law that the first president Boris Yeltsin had intended to proclaim, Vladimir Putin had already sanctioned in 2020 the transformation of institutions into instruments of the ‘vertical of power’ not to be shared with local administrations or other social bodies.
Today was the last Angelus in St Peter's before the pontiff takes two weeks of rest in Castel Gandolfo. In his commentary on the Gospel, Leo said that God placed “a desire for the infinite” in “people’s heart, but “few perceive” this. The Church and the world need “loving disciples”. After the Marian prayer, he said that “peace is a desire of all peoples,” while “those who govern” should replace weapons “by the pursuit of dialogue.”
