Europe

The forthcoming Pope Francis’ trip to DR Congo will be an opportunity to talk about the tragic war that has been devastating the country for 30 years. By Cecilia Capanna On January 31, Pope Francis will travel to the Democratic…

With 57% of the vote, former general Petr Pavel was elected President of the Czech Republic. A fortnight ago, the first round of the election, in which eight candidates contested, ended. On the ballot were Andrej Babiš, who served as…

Friday, January 27th, marks 50 years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords by representatives from the United States, North and South Vietnam effectively ending American participation in the Vietnamese civil conflict. What the Georgetown University international relations scholar…

Let us not respond to the neocon attack on abortion with moral or moralising arguments. It is a right, and there is no need to justify it. Just expand it and defend it. By Vanesa Jiménez/ctxt Abortion is a woman’s…

Author’s presentation on the occasion of the IPPNW European Forum meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 21 January 2023 I am honored to speak on such a special occasion, to such a special crowd, and humbled to do so in such a special…

U.S. Representative Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to escalate our involvement in a war with Russia and send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. “Joe Biden’s decision to send American…

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this “a time of unprecedented danger.” It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer…

Greek authorities have brought unfounded charges against two migrants’ rights defenders, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, linked to their peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The case is part of a wider pattern of prosecutions of activists working with migrants. Panayote…

The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that restricts the export of waste. Waste from the EU should be processed in an environmentally friendly way—and no longer exported on a large scale to third countries in the EU.…

Third tier English football club Forest Green Rovers are grabbing the footballing world’s attention through their climate friendly practices. The world’s first carbon-neutral club have a fully vegan half-time menu, shirts made from recycled coffee grounds, and are now fertilizing…