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Gaza faces relentless devastation: no shelter, scarce food and water, and a rising toll of civilian lives. The world debates words while children endure the consequences.
Read the full special article at the link in bio (Category➡Middle East & North Africa). Article by Mariele Salotti.

🇪🇺 A new long-term budget is on the horizon. Behind it, a bold rethinking of priorities that could redefine the Union’s future path.

Read the full article by Matteo Belotti at the link in bio (Category: European Union).

Venezuela 🇻🇪: regional and parliamentary elections took place amid ongoing political challenges. What do the results reveal about the country’s current trajectory and the future of its institutions?

Read the full article by Andrea Corinaldesi at the link in bio (Cathegory: Americas).

Saudi Arabia is now funding maternity leave for WTA players — a global first.
But critics call it sportswashing, masking repression with progress.
Empowerment or PR move? 🎾🍼

Read the full article by Arianna Martinella at the link in bio (➡Category: Middle East and North Africa).

📸 David vs. Goliath in Central Africa.
While the world turns its eyes elsewhere, a silent war rages on between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Behind M23’s rise and the capture of Goma lies a tangled web of ethnic conflict, mineral exploitation, and international complicity. Coltan – the silent fuel of our smartphones – may be at the heart of it all.

📖 Full story by Mariele Salotti at the link in bio.

Category: Central Africa
Photo Credits: Huffington Post Italy, June 17th 2022.