Arjun Nair

In the first homily of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, it is placed directly from the side of the “common people”, and against the rich and powerful, a statement not insignificant for the first Pope of the richest and most powerful country in the world.It also seemed that in a church divided between those who wish to emit the defense of the doctrine and those who wish to prioritize missionary work, the Pope born in Chicago defined himself, first, as a missionary, and in so well, done in what was done. This is what many cardinals who support their predecessor,…

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Two men have been convicted of cutting the beloved Sycamore Gapas tree in Great Britain in 2023, in what prosecutors called a “silly mission” that shocked the nation.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carrosers, 32, denied cutting the tree, but both were sentenced on Friday for charges of criminal damage.The tree, a famous historic who was with Hadrian’s wall, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern England, was found illegally cut in September 2023.Prosecutor Richard Wright told the Crown of Newcastle the crown duration that the two friends led to the site from the nearby city of Carlisle and committed the…

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In retrospect, Pope Leo XIV had everything for him.The new Pope, whose choice on the second day of the conclave surprised the Roman Catholic world, seemed to be two places at once. He was born and educated in the United States, a vital country for church finances. But he was also a missionary, pastor and bishop in Peru who directed the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, a part of the world where the Church is vibrant.He had the good seal of the papal cleaning of Pope Francis, his predecessor, which put him in one of the main works of the…

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Joseph S. Nye Jr., an influential figure in the configuration of the American national security policy, who wrote seminal books on foreign matters, had the best works in Harvard and in the government, and coined the term “soft power”, the idea that the global influence of the United States was more than its military power, died Tuesday in Cambridge, Mass. He was 88 years old.His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his son Daniel.Sometimes considered the Dean of American Political Science, Mr. Nye directed the John F. Kennedy Government School in Harvard and maintained high -level works in the…

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The anticipation had been built in the Plaza de San Pedro on Thursday morning when people began to think seriously that the cardinals would choose a new Pope. But when the first smoke of the day arrived, just before, it was black, which indicates that there was still no consensus within the Sistine Chapel, where the cardinals voted.Because the last two agrees to choose Francis and Benedict XVI lasted two days, many of the faithful and tourists who stir around the square when a light morning rain became a bright sun, not the noil on Thursday.So, when the black smoke…

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The conclave to choose the next Pope is underway in the Vatican. The cardinals: The PRASTES that are under the Pope in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church will vote for a secret vote for a successor of Pope Francis until a candidate wins a two -thirds majority.While it is possible that we do not know what the conclave is said, it is out of the limits for strangers, we have a pretty good idea of ​​how it will look. Duration The meeting, the cardinals will follow specific instructions and use several distinctive objects to facilitate the process, many…

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The Indian airplanes fell after the country launched attacks against Pakistan this week, in what he said was reprisals for a terrorist attack in Kashmira controlled by the Indians who killed 26 people and fell into tensions between the two nations to boil.The exact number and the variety of lost airplanes is not yet clear.Two or three Indian planes fell within the border of India, according to Indian officials, Western diplomats and local media reports. Pakistan, meanwhile, states that he knocked down five planes and at least one drone: three Rafale combat planes, a MIG-29 combat plane, a Su-30 combat…

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After the men who will select the next Dere locked inside the Sistine Chapel without cell phones on Wednesday, the only thing that lasts was to wait for a signal to the outside world. By smoke.The highly secret vote began within what is possible one of the safest vaults in the world early in the afternoon, with the 133 tasks of the cardinals who decide who will happen to Pope Francis who writes the names of the candidates in the voting cards.Outside in the Plaza de San Pedro, thousands of faithful, the curious and the holidays gathered to wait for…

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For the second time in less than two weeks, an United States Navy combat aircraft Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea.The plane landed on the Truman flight deck on Tuesday when the aircraft arrest system, which helps the plane stop on the track, failed, “causing the aircraft to be OPPBOARD,” according to the United States Central Command.The two pilots aboard the plane, a Super Hornet F/A-18 combat plane with a value of at least $ 67 million, expelled and suffered minor injuries. They were rescued by a helicopter and no one was injured.The accident occurred approximately…

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A few weeks ago, several universities and firms of prominent American lawyers found themselves in what seemed to be the dilemma of a classic prisoner, courtesy of President Trump.Their compensation campaign against law firms that represented or oppose political opponents, and against universities that were involved in “aroused” or allegedly promoted anti -semitism policies, forced them to make a sock.Apparently, those who capitulated and reached an early agreement with the White House could save the sausage of the wrath of Mr. Trump, but at the cost of endangering their independence. Defend the president risked the equally harder punishment, particularly if…

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Large columns of black smoke accumulate on the de facto war capital of Sudan on Tuesday, since attacks against a city that had become a refuge for civilians fleeing from the civil war extended to a third day.The Sudanese paramilitary group known as the fast support forces has launched a series of drones attacks against the city of Red Sea Sudan controlled by the military army, in recent days, aimed at key civil facilities, including airport and a hospital.On Tuesday, the drones arrived at a fuel tank near the port and the airport, according to multiple eyewitnesses, shaking the city…

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India said early Wednesday that he had carried out strikes in Pakistan, two weeks after an attack of armed militants killed more than two civilians in Kashmir administered by India.The Indian government said their forces had hit nine sites in Pakistan and on the Pakistan side of the disputed cashmere region. Pakistani military officers said five places had hit, in the province of Punjab and their background part.”Our actions have focused, measured and not scale of nature.In his own statement, the Pakistani government said the strikes “are not left unanswered.” He added: “The temporal pleasure of India will be replaced…

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