by Anna Violante
“If we want peace, we must prepare for war,” wrote European Council President Charles Michel in his press release of 19 March, referring to the need to increase European military aid to Ukraine, and he soon outlined...
by Alessandro De Pascale
Twelve January 2024. News agencies report that Pope Francis has rejected a €1.5 million donation to the Bambin Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome, a private hospital owned by the Vatican that describes itself as “the largest...
by Antonio Michele Storto
While it is now clear that 2024 will be the year Sweden becomes NATO’s 32nd member, it is far from certain when this will happen. The main stumbling block - apart from Hungary’s wait-and-see attitude -...
Text and photos by Matthias Canapini* - Unimondo**
The first episode is set in the Greek town of Polykastro
In the morning light, Syrian, Iraqi and Kurdish children wait for the OCC-rented van to pass. One of them chases a...
by Raffaele Crocco
As is often the case, the real devastation came with the second explosion. After the first blast, which had already caused loss of life and destruction, help arrived promptly. But the second bomb, in a well-rehearsed terrorist...
by Raffaele Crocco
It is very simple. Until November 2023 it took 28 days to bring an Italian apple to India. It was picked, loaded onto a ship and that apple, along with others of course, crossed the Mediterranean, slipped...
by Raffaele Crocco
The fear of an escalation in the Near East following the action of pro-Iranian militias against a US base in Jordan is shared by the chancelleries of many countries. The three dead American soldiers are an obstacle...
by Carlo Pallard* - from Istanbul (Turkey)
An assault by two masked armed men occurred in a Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday mass on January 28. A person lost his life in the attack. The Church of Santa Maria...
by Ambra Visentin
On 6 February 2023, two devastating earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.5 struck the region bordering Turkey and Syria. The United Nations described it as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of both countries and...
by Antonio Michele Storto
“We will wipe out Terroristan”: The long-awaited announcement has been circulating for weeks, and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has officially pledged to “permanently eliminate” the long-standing threat posed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas....
