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'White flag': Pope leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".
Time for Thai govt, BRN to talk
Oped, Matt Wheeler, Published on 12/03/2025
» Dialogue between the Thai government and Malay separatists marked its 12-year anniversary on Feb 28, but violence in the southernmost provinces remains an open wound on the Thai body politic. A dreadful routine of bombings, shootings and clashes in these provinces has killed some 7,680 people since 2004, yet the simmering violence goes largely unnoticed outside the region.
Amid war, US renews talk of Palestinian state but prospects bleak
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - With Israel's campaign against Hamas raging, the United States has renewed calls to work toward a Palestinian state, but few expect success now after decades of failure.
Deadlock over Gaza war as crisis widens
Oped, Published on 03/11/2023
» War clouds are swirling in the Middle East as the region steps closer to the precipice. The Second Stage of Israel's military offensive against Hamas has now begun with all-out fighting in the Gaza Strip between the terrorists and the State of Israel. But beyond tiny Gaza it appears that regional destabilisation now seems a certainty.
Myanmar generals ‘held talks with Suu Kyi’
Published on 13/06/2023
» Senior figures from Myanmar’s junta have held at least two meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi to seek her help in starting peace talks but the jailed former civilian leader has rebuffed them, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has reported.
Religious Actors Acting as Peacebuilders in South and Southeast Asia
Published on 16/06/2021
» Religion is often a source of cohesion and identity in communities and countries around the world. While such shared identities within communities are most often a positive force, different religious identities between communities can fuel conflicts, making religion an easy target when there are actually many causes.
Pope Francis begins Thai tour
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday, greeted by a sea of devout Catholics awaiting the first papal visit in almost four decades.
Pope Francis begins papal tour
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 21/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday, greeted by a sea of devout Catholics awaiting the first apostolic visit in almost four decades.
Experts take samples from site of alleged Syria gas attack
AFP, Published on 21/04/2018
» BEIRUT - Investigators from the global chemical arms watchdog collected samples Saturday from the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria two weeks ago, after security concerns delayed their probe.
The power of dialogue in a disrupted modern world
News, Klaus Schwab, Published on 20/02/2018
» Closing the divides in our fractured world will require collaboration among many stakeholders. And, more often than not, it is dialogue that sets cooperation apart from conflict, and progress from painful reversals of fortune.