The breakdown in relations with Europe was portrayed by Russian propaganda as a bright new horizon for the Eurasian space. But sanctions have enabled Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to grow in their role as intermediaries in trade with third countries. And today, many migrants are looking more to the West than to Moscow.
People in Syria celebrate with fireworks the announcement by the US president. The new government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, who met Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking international legitimacy, while countries in the region are increasingly interested in restarting trade. But more than 10 years of embargo have left deep economic and social scars that will be hard to heal.
In the Paul VI Hall, the pontiff met with Eastern Catholics together with their patriarchs and metropolitans, who are in Rome for the Jubilee. "The Church needs you,” he told them. To this end, it is necessary to “preserve and promote the Christian East, especially in the diaspora.” In his address, he mentioned Ephrem the Syrian and Isaac of Nineveh. With respect to the wars ravaging the East, “The Holy See is always ready to help bring enemies together,” Leo said. Jannik Sinner and a tennis delegation, the sport practised by the pontiff, attended a private audience.
A source in mainland China spoke to AsiaNews about the election of a pontiff born in a country that, according to state propaganda, is its archfoe against whom to flaunt China’s superiority. Yet, the open gaze of Chinese Catholics towards Leo XIV shows, once again, that believing is freedom, and that a Chinese does not become Catholic if they have not first accepted, internalised, and then freed themselves from the “international tensions” that this entails.
Son of a prominent activist and politician, he took office after being sworn in before President Droupadi Murmu. He will serve a six-month term, until 23 November. Fr Raj: the appointment is a “sign” of the “hard work and perseverance” through which Dalits today can aspire to the highest positions.
Taiwanese lawmakers have reviewed a bill that would open the door to the return of atomic energy. Fears of Chinese invasion have raised concerns about energy security. With the development of artificial intelligence, energy consumption is set to grow by about 13 per cent by the end of the decade.
