Jakarta – Over the past weekend, Tunisia has stepped further and further from democracy towards authoritarianism. In fact, the country of the Maghrib is often praised as a success story of the 2011 Arab Spring, because it chose democracy after overthrowing the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But that optimism dimmed in the … Read more
Jakarta – Pope Francis in an exclusive interview with the AP on Tuesday (24/01) criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust”, saying that God loves all His children as they are. He also called on Catholic bishops who support the law to accept LGBTQ people into the church. “Homosexuality is not a crime,” he said … Read more
Jakarta – The Lebanese capital, Beirut, is not short of contrasts. When rows of luxury cars are parked neatly in front of air-conditioned restaurants and bars, outside a group of beggars of all ages dig into the trash looking for food. “Now more and more people are begging on the street, especially children or the … Read more
Brasilia – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was officially sworn in as President of Brazil on Sunday (01/01), a position he held from 2003 to 2010. The 77-year-old secured a third term after defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October 2022 in the closest presidential election in decades. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO RESUME CONTENT Lula’s promise … Read more
Jakarta – Deji Hospital in Shanghai on Wednesday (21/12) urged its employees to prepare for the “tragic battle” against Covid-19. Until the end of the year, nearly half of Shanghai’s population of 25 million people is expected to be infected with the corona virus. “Christmas and New Year celebrations are bound to be dangerous,” RS … Read more
Jakarta – The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on Wednesday (14/12) to discuss deeper economic cooperation, but the event failed to produce a joint agreement to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The EU-ASEAN joint statement on the invasion states that only “a majority of members” strongly condemned the … Read more