Islands in the Indo-Pacific, otherwise considered remote, are becoming strategic nodes for digital connectivity. Their new cable connections improve connectivity but also increase their exposure to grey-zone disruption, as the infrastructure becomes an asset that adversaries may seek to disrupt.
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Russia FM LAVROV DEMANDS UN REFORM to ADD ‘REPRESENTATIVES from ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA’
‘CANNOT ALLOW’ more WESTERN SEATS — ‘ALREADY OVERREPRESENTED’
‘Look at who occupying TOP RANKS of secretariat… significant positions… occupied by… nationals of… NATO member states’
Pope Leo XIV's first day in France:
• Told Macron he would be 'failing his duty' if he didn't take Catholicism seriously
• DEFENDED the right to life and Catholic education
• Became first pope to visit Notre Dame since fire and renovation
• Kissed Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus Christ during the crucifixion
• Sang Salve Regina with thousands outside Notre Dame
• Hosted amazing Youth Vigil with 80,000 young people, honouring France's glorious Catholic history
🇷🇺 Kadyrov won Chechnya with 99.85% and then took the convertible out for a drive.
The 2 other candidates were on the ballot, but even together they got crumbs.
When the result looks like a receipt, the parade is just the stamp.
Writer: Lucas
"Barack Obama just said if you put women in charge of every government for two years, things would be better."
Trump: "I love women, I think they're great, but what a ridiculous statement that is." 😭
“You are the saints of France!”
After the “Army of the Saints” filled the Stade de France and Pope Leo XIV was visibly moved to tears, these were his first words to the 80,000 people gathered for the prayer vigil:
“Dear friends, the first thing I would like to say is very simple. Thank you! Thank you to God! Thank you! Thank you for your courage! Thank you for your presence. Thank you for your faith. You are the saints of France!”
Moving scenes as Pope Leo XIV cries as thousands of faithful sing the Salve Regina in Latin to honour Our Lady of Paris, on the steps of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
>be Saudi Arabia
>sign "Mecca Accords" mutual defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan
>get attacked by Houthis, including the city of Mecca itself
>get ignored by your Mecca Accords "allies"
>beg Israel for help
>get help from Israel
>boycott the speech of Israel's prime minister
O Papa Leão parou a cidade de Paris! Cerca de 700 mil pessoas participam da missa na Place de la Concorde.
Antes da celebração eucarística, o Pontífice percorreu de papamóvel a famosa avenida dos Campos Elíseos (Champs-Élysées)
🇫🇷✝️ Deux cortèges. La même avenue. Qui c’est le boss ?
Quand Macron s’y montre, les Champs-Élysées ont l’air d’un décor. Quand Léon XIV y passe en papamobile, la foule déborde de l’Étoile jusqu’à la Concorde et scande son nom.
la macronie joue devant une salle vide ; le peuple, lui, est ailleurs.
It was one of the most moving moments of Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Vigil with young people at the Stade de France.
Hundreds of actors represented France’s more than 1,700 saints and blesseds, creating a striking image of a true “army of holiness.”
Pope Leo XIV was deeply moved and, in a moment that touched everyone present, even wiped away a tear.
The moment culminated in a grand fireworks celebration.