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People walk past destroyed vehicles on the grounds of a hospital in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in April 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: here’s how bad it could get

If the conflict endures, the value of Sudan’s economy will contract by up to 42% – with 7 million more people falling into poverty.
From left: the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas, and the scene after a car ramming attack in New Orleans. Alcides Antunes, Shawn Fink/AAP

The New Orleans attack and Las Vegas Tesla explosion are examples of the US military’s violent extremism problem

Research indicates significant connections between military service and violent extremism. Though most go on to live peaceful lives, military members and veterans make up around 28% of mass shooters.
The three wise monkeys, embodying the proverbial principle from Buddhist philosophy: ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.’ Natallia Pershaj/iStock/Getty images plus

What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’

If we considered people on the other side of a disagreement as not ‘evil’ but ‘mistaken’ or ‘ill-informed,’ it might create more room for dialogue, writes a scholar of mindfulness.
Former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage after he was shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would‑be assassins

At a time when so much violence and war are ravaging the world, a scholar of medieval Christianity explains Catholic views on the morality of warfare and the value of forgiving enemies.
Annie Hughes Griffiths holds the Welsh women’s petition for peace at the White House on February 21 1924, alongside (l-r) Gladys Thomas, Mary Ellis and Elined Prys. WCIA/Temple of Peace Archives

A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story

A tour of the US was the culmination of an extraordinary peace campaign that gathered 390,296 signatures from women all over Wales. So why does it not appear in any history books?

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