In the context of the ongoing debate about freedom of debate, there is a proverbial «elephant in the room» that many are reluctant to name explicitly. Recent measures such as revoking visas, detaining students and scholars, suppressing protests, restricting…
Category: 4. World
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Pahalgam, India: Gunmen open fire on tourists in Himalayan region, killing at least 26 people, police say
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Gunmen killed at least 26 people and injured a dozen others in a suspected terror attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, a rare…
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‘Deeply disturbing’: How world leaders reacted to ‘heinous’ Pahalgam terror attack | Latest News India
US President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other world leaders condemned the terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday and extended unstinting support over the terror…
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Ukraine presses for ceasefire as Russia reported to offer concession – Reuters
- Ukraine presses for ceasefire as Russia reported to offer concession Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of breaking Easter ceasefire NBC News
- Ukraine…
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Death of Pope Francis: The pontiff and Emmanuel Macron, a complex relationship
On Tuesday, just a day after the death of Pope Francis, French President Emmanuel Macron said he will be cancelling his trip to Mauritius to attend the pontiff’s funeral in the Vatican on Saturday.
But Franco-Vatican relations have been anything but straightforward, marked by…
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Pope Francis’s body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday, Vatican says: Live updates
Ralph Fiennes in Conclave. (Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection)
When the pope dies, cardinals gather for a secret meeting — known as a conclave — to select a new pope. The process was depicted in the 2024 film, Conclave, which won an…
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Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse?
“The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” President Donald Trump declared in 2018 as he withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He has always claimed that…
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In last words, Pope Francis thanked his nurse ‘for bringing me back to the square’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported.
Among his last words were his…
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