US military claims to halt all economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says “a blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented” and that US forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East.

UN OHCHR calls on US to promptly probe into deaths of children in strike on Iranian school

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on the US to promptly conduct an impartial investigation into the strike on a girls' primary school in Iran that killed 165 people.

Serbia, China mark 24th anniversary of embassy bombing by NATO

The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia.

Civilians In Bakhmut Deprived Of Medical Care - Adviser To DPR Head

The civilian population in the Kiev-controlled part of Bakhmut (Artemivsk) is unable to receive medical care, while Ukrainian soldiers get treatments, Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), told Sputnik.

Washington excludes only relief transactions for 180 days concerning its illegal measures on Syria – SANA

The US Treasury issued a decision allowing the return of financial transactions related to earthquake relief to Syria for 180 days, except for unilateral coercive measures it imposes on the Syrian people.

Russia’s Lavrov calls Ukraine comments by Pope Francis ‘un-Christian’

Moscow on Thursday described as “un-Christian” recent comments by Pope Francis that Russian ethnic minorities were among the “cruelest” actors in Moscow’s military ranks in Ukraine.

Libya ‘cruelty’ drives migrants to risk lives

Migrants in Libya face "cruelty" and abuse, driving many people to risk their lives in dangerous Mediterranean crossings aimed at reaching sanctuary in Europe, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Il Papa: "La Terza guerra mondiale è già iniziata"

Il dolore di Francesco di ritorno dalla Corea: "Siamo di fronte a un nuovo conflitto globale, ma a pezzetti. Nel mondo c'è un livello di crudeltà spaventosa, la tortura è diventata ordinaria. Sì, un aggressore 'ingiusto' deve essere fermato, ma senza bombardare o fare la guerra". Poi l'annuncio: "Pronto a recarmi in Kurdistan e in Cina"...

di MARCO ANSALDO
ROMA - "Siamo entrati nella Terza guerra mondiale, solo che si combatte a pezzetti, a capitoli". Non usa mezzi termini Papa Francesco sulle crisi internazionali in corso durante il volo di ritorno dalla missione in Corea del Sud, atterrato oggi a Ciampino (Roma) alle 18. Il Pontefice ha denunciato l'efferatezza delle guerre non convenzionali e che sia stato raggiunto "un livello di crudeltà spaventosa" di cui spesso sono vittime civili inermi, donne e bambini.