Crude oil deliveries to Slovakia resumed this week through the Druzhba pipeline, ending a nearly three-month interruption that had strained energy supplies across Central Europe and complicated European Union decision-making. The restart restored a critical route for Russian crude that runs through Ukrainian territory and supplies refineries in Slovakia and Hungary. The pipeline had been inactive since late January following…
Pope Leo XIV used a strongly worded letter to declare that “no corner of the Church can remain a safe haven for abuse.” The text, read aloud on Friday in Lima, framed prevention as a basic pastoral duty rather than an emergency repair job. Leo insisted that dioceses publish annual statistics, that every seminary appoint a lay safeguarding officer and…
Rising Tensions: China Sends 74 Warplanes Toward Taiwan China has escalated military pressure on Taiwan by sending 74 warplanes toward the island over the course of one night. According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, 61 of those aircraft crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait — a boundary traditionally respected to avoid direct military confrontation. The remaining aircraft remained on…
Petro Issues Decree To Bypass Congress Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed Decree 0639 to summon voters to the polls on 7 August, asking them to decide whether the work-week should be capped at eight hours a day and whether gig-economy couriers must become formal employees. The move followed months of gridlock in Congress, where opposition lawmakers repeatedly slowed or…
Escalating Violence Between Israel and Iran The conflict between Israel and Iran has reached a historic peak, with six consecutive days of military strikes exchanged between the two countries. In one of the most intense episodes so far, the Israeli military launched a massive aerial operation, deploying 50 fighter jets to target key locations in Tehran. Among the 20 sites…
North Korea will dispatch 1,000 military deminers and 5,000 construction troops to Russia’s war-damaged Kursk region, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said during a visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday. He framed the deployment as “brotherly aid” aimed at clearing unexploded ordnance, restoring rail links and repairing housing battered by Ukrainian strikes. Sending workers abroad is not new for Pyongyang.…
Iran Launches Major Missile Attack on Israeli Cities The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel reached a new level of intensity as Iranian forces launched over 100 missiles targeting major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa. The strikes resulted in widespread destruction, with significant damage reported in residential areas and critical infrastructure. Emergency services in central Israel confirmed the…
