Israel and US reckon with ammunition stocks
No one knows exactly how many missiles Iran has, but there are growing doubts about the ability of Israel, the United States and their Gulf allies to sustain a prolonged conflict with limited ammunition and anti-missile defence systems, given the huge amount of equipment being sent to Ukraine. Yesterday, Trump urged companies to boost arms production.
Tensions in Israel: the war will also take its toll on Netanyahu
Behind the apparent unity around the prime minister, Israeli society is deeply divided, and its stability will depend greatly on the outcome of the war with Iran. There is also unrest and uncertainty in the Palestinian territories. The Latin Patriarchate has closed the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for security reasons.
USA against Iran, a war with no prospects that damages Europe
Once again, it seems that the US and Israel are intent on destabilising areas that are, in energy and geopolitical terms, in Europe's 'backyard'. The only certainty is that the conflict will hit Europe and its economic interests hard. Starting with oil supplies.
The illusion that war creates a better world
No sympathy for the Ayatollahs. No mourning for the death of a ferocious tyrant. But to think that his assassination and the eventual destruction of his regime will change the world for the better is a dangerous illusion. We are merely witnessing a game of power politics.
Attack on Iran: Israel drags the US into 'its' war
At dawn today, several Iranian cities were bombed, including the capital, Tehran. The real goal is to overthrow the Ayatollah regime — a dangerous illusion that in this way it is possible to achieve Israel's security and balance in the Middle East.
Child hero from Australia saves family thanks to faith
“I don't think it was me who did it. It was God all along.” This is how a 13-year-old explained how he managed to swim against waves and currents for four hours to call rescuers to save his family adrift in the ocean.
Free Jimmy Lai; don't forget Hong Kong!
The day after the pro-democracy publisher and entrepreneur was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the US and the UK called for his release on humanitarian grounds. Meanwhile, the Vatican remains silent on the matter to avoid upsetting Beijing.
Twenty years for Jimmy Lai: the outcome of Hong Kong’s sham trial
A death sentence, the end of the legal system in Hong Kong, and the final nail in the coffin for freedom in the former British colony. A lesson for Taiwan. These are the initial reactions to the sentence handed down to Jimmy Lai, a Catholic entrepreneur and publisher who has become a symbol of the struggle for democracy. The sentence was read out in an emotional and packed courtroom attended by his wife, Teresa, and Cardinal Zen.
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Left-wing billionaires fund the anti-ICE and anti-Trump protests
The highly organised demonstrations against ICE in Minnesota, against Trump and in favour of Palestine are funded by huge sums of money from billionaire philanthropists and contacts in China. Nothing is spontaneous.
‘This is how Brussels is trying to influence the elections in Hungary’
Gergely Szilvay, writer and political analyst for the conservative newspaper Mandiner, analyses the upcoming Hungarian election on 12 April. The choice is not just between Orbán and his rival Magyar, but between two systems: a Europe of nations or an ever-closer Union, which Orbán's Hungary has so far tried to resist.
From France, a European initiative to stop the Muslim Brotherhood
The National Assembly has committed the French government to asking the EU to include the 'Brotherhood' in its list of terrorist organisations. This is an unprecedented parliamentary initiative, which, if implemented, would also mark a turning point for other European countries.
Undemocratic and corrupt Africa does not deserve aid
One cannot expect investments in corrupt countries where democracy has been replaced by plebiscitary dictatorships and coups have become commonplace. As many as 15 states are 'flawed democracies' (failed states), and almost all of the rest are dictatorships.