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A Pope for a Disarmed Peace: From Chicago to the World
Photo by Dirk Pothen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/apostolic-palace-and-colonnade-in-vatican-city-31741852/ By: Nino Kalos New York, NY — At a time when the language of politics seems increasingly dominated by the logic of force, a different voice emerges — one that speaks an ancient and yet strikingly modern lexicon: the language of disarmed peace. It is the voice of Pope Leone XIV, a pontiff who surprises with his evangelical radicalism and his deeply American biography. Bo


Global Initiative on the Development and Governance of Trustworthy AI Training Data
LONDON, June 15 — As a key official component of London Tech Week 2026, the World Future Technology Development Summit was held on June 11 at IET London: Savoy Place, the Royal engineering venue on the banks of the River Thames. At the summit, the Global Initiative on the Development and Governance of Trustworthy AI Training Data was officially launched. The International Artificial Intelligence Association (IAIA), as a co-initiating organization, attended the launch and cont


Kuwait: Nationality withdrawals disproportionately harming women and children, warns UN expert
OCHR GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today expressed serious concern over the continued large-scale withdrawal and revocation of Kuwaiti nationality initiated in March 2025. “Nationality withdrawals, have a devastating and disproportionate consequences on women and children,” Alsalem said. “To date, over 70,000 individuals have already been affected by the new measures, including non-Kuwaiti women who have been naturalised th


Europe, the Mediterranean, India: The New Architecture of Power
Photo by Balázs Gábor: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-view-of-naples-with-mount-vesuvius-35504405/ By: Nino Kalos The problem is not between Trump and Italy. The problem is between Trump and Europe. In his view — and not only his — Europeans still live under the illusion that the United States must protect them by historical right, as in the postwar era. But that world no longer exists. The United States now deals directly with Russia, China, North Korea, and the Gulf st


UN Noon Briefing: HIV Progress, Lebanon Calm, Gaza Access, and Sudan EscalationUnited Nations Headquarters, New York — June 22, 2026
HIV/AIDS: Progress Documented, But Crisis Far From Over The United Nations General Assembly opened its High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS on Monday, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammad addressing world leaders on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres. Muhammad acknowledged significant gains over the past two decades: AIDS-related deaths have dropped by 70% since their peak in 2004 and by 54% since 2010, while HIV prevention and treatment services have reduced new


Elena of Montenegro: the May Queen Who United Two Shores of the Adriatic
By: Nino Kalos As I took part in the event organized by Montenegro at the American Balkan Global Chamber of Commerce & the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro, I felt compelled to reflect on the ancient and profound relationship between my country, Italy, and the State of Montenegro.A relationship rooted in centuries of shared history, cultural exchange, and maritime destiny — a relationship that found its most luminous symbol in one extraordinary woman: Elena of Montenegro, Que


African Union Host Africa Day in NYC
By: Tinu Najia No words can describe how much the African Union pulled all the stops to host probably the swankiest feast for the auspicious Africa Day in the big apple. The week long celebration commenced with a flag raising ceremony at Bowling Green, downtown Manhattan, an occasion spearheaded by the incomparable Mr. Len Ejiogu. This event, which concluded at the African Center in Harlem, would mark the city’s first Muslim Mayor’s Africa Day, being a Ugandan-Indian-Americ


UN Chief Raises Alarm as US–Iran Clashes Spread and Lebanon Displacement Surges
Secretary-General António Guterres called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint after overnight exchanges of fire between the US and Iran, while UN agencies warned of a deepening humanitarian emergency in Lebanon. US–IRAN EXCHANGE OF FIRE Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm Tuesday over an overnight exchange of fire between the United States and Iran, including reports that Iran had targeted Kuwait and Bahrain. Guterres said he was deeply troubled by civ
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