The marble extraction basin of the Province of Massa-Carrara in Italy is known for being a symbol of history, art and culture. It is the place from which Michelangelo obtained the raw material for his statues, in the sixteenth century. But, it is also a place of environmental devastation. The Apuan Alps, where the mining…
From 24 to 30 September 2024, the 79th United Nations General Assembly was held in New York, attended by some 130 heads of state and government. During this General Assembly, the UN Summit of the Future took place in New York under the motto “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow”. The reform plan negotiated there…
On 7 October, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a major incursion from Gaza into nearby Israeli kibbutzim and military bases. Israel responded by declaring all-out war, with severe repercussions for Gaza. Since then, Israeli air strikes have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and the death toll continues to rise rapidly. Fears…
The term ‘Balochistan’ simply means ‘the land of the Baloch’ and has a significant national implication, associating the region with the Baloch people. The emergence of this name is linked to the development of a Baloch feudal nationality and the geographical expansion of the Baloch into the territory that still bears their name. This process…
