International > Politics Eph 05/18/2022 | Islamabad, Pakistan The main Pakistani Taliban group, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), announced on Wednesday the extension of a ceasefire with the Pakistani government to continue peace talks under Afghan mediation. The ceasefire will remain in force until May 30, since “under the mediation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan … Read more
“While enjoying their morning tea, a Londoner could order anything from the land over the phone and have it waiting for them on their doorstep. There he himself could risk his fortune by investing in natural resources and companies of any country. And, if he wanted, secure transportation to any part of the world. The … Read more
At the end of a week of 700 activities of the 2022 World Social Forum in which the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winner participated, the Tunisian Hedia Arfaoi pointed out that a social activist from the transgender community was denied a visa. The World Social Forum held its XV edition in a hybrid way (face-to-face … Read more
The conversation between Juan Manuel Santos and Ban Ki-moon took place at the Universidad de Los Andes, in Bogotá. Photo: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was “very proud” of having contributed to the peace process in Colombia, while wishing that this agreement “continues to be respected.” At a conference organized in … Read more
East Timorese presidential candidate José Ramos-Horta shows his ink-stained finger after voting in Dili on April 19, 2022. afp_tickers This content was published on April 20, 2022 – 11:29 20 April 2022 – 11:29 (AFP) Nobel Peace Prize laureate José Ramos-Horta won the presidential election in East Timor, according to partial official results announced Wednesday … Read more
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov announced that he was attacked on Thursday by an unknown person who sprayed him with a red product on a train. Nobel Peace Prize 2021, the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta had recently announced that he was auctioning off his medal in favor of Ukrainian refugees. Despite threats, he … Read more
* The author is part of the community of readers of La Vanguardia. The face of Bertha von Suttner, the tireless fighter for world peace, appears on the Austrian 2 euro coin. Is peace undervalued? It happened a few months before the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and it was through the streets … Read more
The Toulon Opera performs a French premiere of South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein, a cult work in the United States, which brings together two themes still alive today: the world war and the racism inherited from colonialism. A great classic of the American lyrical-popular heritage is offered every year in Toulon, the opera house … Read more
INTERNATIONAL WRITING. The newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, directed by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dmitri Muratov, will stop reporting in the country because its board and editorial management decided on a “temporary closure”. They argued, due to warnings from the Russian communications regulator, in the context of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. “We better close, because if … Read more
Yaqui Valley, Sonora.- This March 25 marks the birth of Norman Ernst Borlaug, father of the “green revolution” and modern agriculture. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for innovating hybrid seed fields and defended the research as the only means to bolster food production and thus eliminate world famine. In the 40’s, Mexico … Read more