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China hones its Global South diplomacy
China’s mediating role in Iran-Saudi deal signals a wider shift from wolf warrior to more constructive diplomacy.
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Africa
Religious terrorism, the Kenyan sect and the West
More than 100 bodies were found this past April in the Shakahola Forest in southern Kenya, another form of religious terrorism.
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Towards a fair and just world for all
In the history of the wars of the last millennium, the main platform of conflicts was Europe. But thanks to extraordinary decisions taken after the Second World War (for example,…
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Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad in search of partnerships in Brussels to feed the world
On 9-10 March, the head of the regional council of Kirovohrad Oblast (region), Sergii Shulga, visited European institutions in Brussels to raise awareness about the future of his region in…
News
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genital mutilation – At the Barcelona airport, the mossos d'esquadra have arrested a woman who was trying to take her daughter to Morocco to fly from there to her hometown…
Education
Fifth European Court of Justice ruling on parity of pay looms as Commission advances high-profile Lettori case to the reasoned opinion stage
16 months from the date it opened infringement proceedings against Italy for its persistent discrimination against non-national university teaching staff (Lettori), the European Commission has decided to advance the proceedings…
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Double Crash Test for Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Economy – The transition from an industrial, resource-based model of economic development to a creative model, driven by knowledge, skills, human creativity and institutions capable of transforming them into economic…
Culture
INTERVIEW: Is trying to ban Halal slaughtering a concern for Human Rights?
Is trying to ban Halal slaughtering a concern for Human Rights? This is the question our special contributor, PhD. Alessandro Amicarelli, a renowned human rights attorney and activist, who chairs the…
Christianity
Understanding Ancient Iconography
In the Synod Cathedral in San Francisco, Archimandrite Cyprian has painted the iconostasis and complete interior according to the traditions of ancient Moscovy and northern Rus. If we listen to…
Islam
Predestination in Islamic Perspective
The meaning of the presence of prayers - requests in the prayer practice of such a fatalistic religion as Islam, seems completely incomprehensible. According to Islamic doctrine, the afterlife of…