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'A very different Afghanistan: Violence now linked to socioeconomic pressures'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Silvia Boccardi, freelance journalist based in Rome. Nearly five years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan...

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French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon

French Resistance fighter and pioneering historian Marc Bloch entered France’s Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first historian to receive one of the nation’s...

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Achieving net-zero carbon emissions can reduce the intensity, duration, and frequency of heat waves

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Dr. Chloe Brimacombe. She presents a clear and sobering analysis of the current European heatwave as both a meteorological...

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Brexit: The divorce that keeps costing

As the United Kingdom marks 10 years since the Brexit vote, we take a look at how it has impacted daily life for...

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Spanish PM faces mounting pressure as party mired in political scandals

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on June 23 that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the corruption...

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Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever 'decide on the life of an embryo'

His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Read More

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After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on June 15-16 in Rome. Read...

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Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Read More

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UNAIDS warns Trump's HIV funding cuts to South Africa could cost lives

The Trump administration says the phased withdrawal is linked to policy disputes with Pretoria, which rejects the allegations and says it is pursuing...

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Japan's emperor and empress arrive in Belgium for state visit

The arrival of Japan’s emperor and empress in Belgium marks a symbolic moment for two countries whose partnership stretches back more than a...