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Karachi - In vista del Natale le amministrazioni civili delle province del Pakistan hanno disposto speciali misure per garantire massima sicurezza nei pressi delle chiese cristiane. Si tratta di misure assunte, nei diversi distretti, dopo la consultazione e in coordinamento con le comunità cristiane e con i responsabili delle Chiese. Le misure riguardano il dispiegamento di agenti per la sicurezza ma anche il traffico, l'illuminazione, la pulizia delle strade. "Dopo gli attentati verificatisi in Pakistan e gli ultimi avvenimenti legati al recente conflitto con l'Afghanistan, nella società pakistana circola il timore di attacchi terroristici. Nel piano statale di allerta e di protezione dei luoghi sensibili, vi sono anche le chiese, specialmente nel periodo di Natale" , spiega all'Agenzia Fides p. Qaisar Feroz OFM Cap, parroco a Lahore e responsabile delle comunicazioni per la Conferenza episcopale del Pakistan - Sono previsti controlli di sicurezza all'ingresso delle chiese e, per disporre questo servizio, "vi sono stati incontri tra le autorità di polizia e i rappresentanti cristiani, al fine di definire la collaborazione. Gli ufficiali hanno anche visitato diverse chiese per verificare le misure di sicurezza e impartire le necessarie istruzioni", riferisce p. Feroz. "Le autorità di governo hanno detto che la protezione della vita, dei beni e della serenità delle minoranze è una priorità assoluta", prosegue, mentre la polizia di Islamabad ha invitato i cittadini a segnalare immediatamente qualsiasi attività sospetta. Nel contempo i cristiani "cercano di vivere lo spirito del Natale e di presentarlo a tutti i pakistani, di ogni religione, come occasione di fraternità, di convivenza pacifica", ricorda il frate. "A Lahore nei giorni scorsi - informa p. Feroz - si sono tenute due manifestazioni pubbliche: una organizzata dalle autorità governative, una dalla comunità cattolica. In entrambe si è detto che il Natale è un festa che porta un messaggio di pace", rileva. Raccontando con favore il corteo organizzato dalle autorità civili, il Cappuccino dice: "Il gioioso raduno natalizio è stato organizzato dal Ministero per gli affari delle minoranze del governo del Punjab. Il raduno è partito dalla Cattedrale cattolica del Sacro Cuore e si è concluso al piazza della Libertà di Lahore. E' stata una occasione di unità e armonia interreligiosa, in cui le persone si sono riunite per condividere messaggi di pace e gioia. In questo evento, i cristiani pakistani hanno avuto l'opportunità di ribadire il vero spirito natalizio di amore, speranza e unione". Prosegue padre Feroz: "I cristiani si fanno messaggeri di pace, in un tempo segnato da conflitti e ostilità. A Natale, Cristo Gesù, il Principe delle Pace , dona a noi lo spirito della riconciliazione e della pace. E noi lo doniamo alla nazione, ai fedeli musulmani e di altre comunità religiose, ai governanti, alle popolazioni confinanti in India e in Afghanistan, con cui attualmente vi sono attriti, nella speranza di ristabilire relazioni pacifiche", nota, Una manifestazione pubblica per la pace si terrà il 21 dicembre a Karachi, organizzata dalla comunità cristiana locale, con la partecipazione di rappresentanti civili e religiosi. In diverse città del Pakistan sono numerosi gli incontri interreligiosi organizzati da parrocchie, associazioni, diocesi, centri studi, in occasione del Natale, tutti mirati a ribadire il desiderio di pace e fratellanza, da vivere in primis nelle relazioni sociali.

Según ‘Deadline’, el estudio de cine está en el desarrollo inicial de una película centrada en el mítico personaje de “La Bella y la Bestia” Es clave en la nueva temporada de 'Stranger Things', pero muchos no recuerdan su impresionante papel en 'Terminator' Disney sigue apostando por el live-action. Según ha adelantado Deadline en exclusiva, la franquicia de Mickey Mouse estaría preparando una nueva película de acción real con personajes de carne y house. Esta vez, no sería la adaptación de una de sus míticas películas de animación, sino una nueva historia sobre uno de sus villanos más míticos. Hablamos de Gastón, personaje de La Bella y la Bestia.  “Dave Callaham está escribiendo el guion con Michelle Rejwan como productora. Actualmente no hay director asignado. Kate Herron y Briony Redman escribieron un borrador previo”, señala el medio especializado en noticias de Hollywood. De momento, Disney no ha confirmado ni desmentido la noticia, que se ha difundido rápidamente en Internet. principal adversario de Bestia. La compañía estrenó en 2017 un live-action de la película con Luke Evans interpretando a Gastón y, tras el éxito que esta en taquilla, se planteó la posibilidad de hacer una serie centrada en el villano. Sin embargo, el proyecto fue descartado y nunca se supo más de él. Por ahora, apenas han trascendido detalles sobre la trama que seguiría la nueva película centrada en este personaje. Sin embargo, se especula que esta podría indagar el pasado del personaje, reinterpretando y contextualizando al villano como ya han hecho otros títulos de Disney, como Maléfica o Cruella. El éxito de Wicked, que permite conocer quién fue realmente la Bruja Mala de El Mago de Oz, demuestra que el interés por este tipo de historias es una realidad. Una decisión que sigue una tendencia Desde hace unos años, Disney ha apostado muy fuerte por este tipo de producciones que adaptan algunos de sus clásicos animados a películas con personajes reales. En 2019, la empresa decidió darle una nueva vida a la historia de Simba, Timón y Pumba, y estrenó el primer live-action de El Rey León. Ese mismo año, también se estrenaron los live-action de Dumbo, Aladdín, Maléfica, y La dama y el vagabundo.  Pero la cosa no se quedó ahí. Disney ha hecho adaptaciones realistas de Mulán (2020), Cruella (2021), Pinocho (2022), Peter Pan y Wendy (2023) y La Sirenita (2023). El año pasado, estrenó Mufasa: el Rey León, una precuela del remake de 2019, y a principios de 2025, llegaron a los cines la adaptación de Blancanieves, que fue todo un fracaso en la taquilla, y la de Lilo y Stitch, que funcionó mejor en términos de recaudación. La lista tampoco se termina ahora, ya que el live-action de Vaiana está previsto que llegue a cines el 10 de julio de 2026. En caso de confirmarse, la nueva película sobre Gastón se sumaría a la tendencia que Disney empezó hace años y que, por el momento, parece que no va a despedirse de ella.

Hace dos semanas la Audiencia Provincial emplazó a archivar la causa para Francisco Martín, investigado tras admitir a trámite una querella de Vox, al entender que su imputación se basó en "meras suposiciones" La Audiencia Provincial corrige al juez Peinado y anula la imputación del delegado del Gobierno en Madrid en el caso de Begoña Gómez El juez Juan Carlos Peinado ha archivado este jueves el 'caso Begoña Gómez' para el delegado del Gobierno en la Comunidad de Madrid, Francisco Martín Aguirre, después de que la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid le emplazase a retirarle su condición de investigado al considerar que su imputación se basó en “meras suposiciones”. En un auto, el titular del Juzgado de Instrucción Número 41 de Madrid acuerda el sobreseimiento libre de las actuaciones respecto de Martín Aguirre, al que se investigaba por un presunto delito de malversación de caudales públicos. Peinado imputó a Martín el pasado mes de mayo tras admitir a trámite una nueva querella de Vox. Martín fue secretario general de Presidencia en Moncloa entre 2021 y 2023 y la extrema derecha afirmaba que tuvo un papel delictivo en la contratación de Cristina Álvarez, asesora al servicio de Begoña Gómez. En su declaración como investigado, Martín negó directamente haber participado en esa contratación. El propio juez Peinado preguntó a las partes hace unos días si debía archivar la causa contra el delegado del Gobierno en Madrid pero la Audiencia Provincial se le adelantó: “Tratándose de meras suposiciones, sin que se aporte el más mínimo indicio de responsabilidad, procede acordar la inadmisión de la querella respecto del citado Francisco Martín Aguirre”.

Міністар абароны Расеі Андрэй Белавусаў заявіў, што ў 2025 годзе расходы дзяржаўнага бюджэту на вайну супраць Украіны склалі 5,1 адсотка валавага ўнутранага прадукту (ВУП).

Diets around the world dependent on ultra-processed foods and animal-based agriculture are driving obesity rates and climate change, but solutions exist that would bolster health, and save money and the planet, according to a new review.  The post Ultra-processed diets drive obesity and climate change — but solutions are within reach appeared first on The New Lede.

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world. Should retailers round up or down? Should they round in favor of the customer? Or in favor of the business? So far, calls for federal direction have gone unanswered. Some businesses […]

Una investigación revela que la composición del microbioma intestinal de las ratas no está determinada únicamente por los genes del propio individuo, sino también por los genes de aquellos con quienes conviven. Es la primera vez que se demuestra que los genes tienen una ‘vida social’ a través de la transmisión e intercambio de microbios intestinales.

One Ohio-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was convicted this year of abusing women and another was arrested on such charges. That has an advocate for immigrants calling on the agency to explain what it’s doing to screen agents as it seeks to rapidly grow its ranks. ICE didn’t respond when asked that question. President […]

Bashkimi Evropian (BE) ka vendosur t’i heqë të gjitha masat ndëshkuese ndaj Kosovës deri në fund të muajit të ardhshëm, duke ia mundësuar vendit të përfitojë miliona euro ndihmë financiare qysh në fillim të vitit 2026, njoftuan zyrtarë nga të dyja palët të mërkurën vonë, transmeton Radio Evropa e Lirë. Vendimi vjen pasi u bë kalimi […]

Mientras se prepara la celebración en marzo de 2026 del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol en suelo boricua, son varias las comunidades a lo largo y ancho del país que todavía esperan que se habiliten los parques donde se desarrollan los niños y jóvenes en esta disciplina deportiva.

As the clock ticks down on the 2026 Obamacare open enrollment season, frustrated consumers may have to make sacrifices on coverage to get a price they can stomach. But cheaper alternatives come with risks.

The White House says encampment sweeps have enhanced the capital, but city leaders estimate nearly 700 homeless people roam by day and bed down outdoors by night. Some have scattered to the suburbs while others avoid detection, making it hard for medical providers to care for them.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Texas officials have now determined that 11 registered voters in Travis County flagged as potential noncitizens actually provided proof of citizenship while obtaining a driver’s license or state ID at the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to county leaders. Votebeat earlier this month reported that hundreds of individuals the Texas Secretary of State’s Office identified as potential noncitizens had registered to vote at DPS, which requires proof of citizenship or legal presence. State officials generated the list of potential noncitizens by checking the state’s voter roll — more than 18 million registered voters — against a federal database used to verify citizenship. The Trump administration overhauled the database, known as SAVE, this year, making it free for states to use and easier to search, and it has urged election officials around the country to use it to search for potential noncitizens on their voter rolls. The Texas Secretary of State’s Office said it had not initially checked the list of 2,724 potential noncitizens flagged by the federal database against DPS records. State officials in October sent the list to county officials and directed them to investigate the citizenship status of those flagged registrants. Many election officials and advocacy groups have questions about the accuracy of the results SAVE cross-checks generate. Advocacy groups including the League of Women Voters have sued over the changes to SAVE, and the lawsuit is pending in federal court. Israel said the verification that the 11 Travis County registrants had already provided proof that they were U.S. citizens is “confirmation that SAVE is not a reliable resource.” In an emailed statement that stressed the need to “ensure that only eligible citizens participate” in elections, Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, described SAVE as “the preeminent data source on citizenship.” She noted that it is “a new tool for us. We are treating it as we would any data source, incorporating our normal checks and balances.” DPS and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that oversees the SAVE database, did not respond to requests for comment. Israel and her staff had for weeks asked both state agencies for help in verifying the flagged registrants’ citizenship status, hoping to prevent the removal of eligible voters from the rolls. Earlier this month, DPS confirmed to Votebeat that the Secretary of State’s Office had requested information on 97 voters, matching the number flagged in Travis County, and Christina Adkins, the state’s elections division director, recently forwarded the results to county officials. Adkins also told Israel that her office will run the list of 97 Travis County registrants initially identified as potential noncitizens through the SAVE database again “to see if there have been any updates to any individual statuses,” according to emails Votebeat obtained in response to a public records request. “It would have made sense to have this from the beginning,” Celia Israel, Travis County’s tax assessor-collector and voter registrar, said in an interview with Votebeat on Tuesday. The Secretary of State’s Office did not respond to a question from Votebeat about whether it plans to check the entire list of 2,724 potential noncitizens against the DPS records. Election officials are worried database is flagging eligible citizens Votebeat sought information from 24 counties and to date, election officials who have responded confirmed they have collectively identified at least 33 U.S. citizens on the list. At least 218 people flagged, and potentially more, registered at DPS and should have been required to provide proof of citizenship that the agency should have on file, according to officials from 11 counties. Israel said the new findings from the state raise questions about the accuracy of SAVE but also about DPS’s voter registration processes. Her office initially found that 26 out of the 97 individuals had registered to vote at DPS. But the new information provided by the state shows that only eight out of the 26 who registered at DPS provided proof of citizenship to the agency. The three other registrants on the Travis County list who had documented proof of citizenship on file with DPS had not registered to vote through the agency, Israel said, and 18 people who had registered through DPS nonetheless did not have documented proof of citizenship on file. Israel said it’s not clear from the findings, when the registrants provided proof of legal presence to DPS. There’s a chance that some may have naturalized since. She said she is now seeking more details from the state, including dates of when the individuals provided their documents to DPS. In October, when the Texas Secretary of State’s Office sent each county a list of voters it had identified as potential noncitizens, election officials were required to mail out notices to them seeking additional proof of citizenship. After 30 days, if there was no response, the registrations would be canceled. However, if proof is provided later to county officials, by law the registration must be reinstated immediately. Responses to counties have been sparse, and at least one county official said that reports of arrests of U.S. citizens by federal immigration officials across the country could be a factor. Remi Garza, the election administrator in Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley, said he got a call from a family member of a registered voter who was hesitant to walk into a county building to turn in proof of citizenship documentation, even though they are an American citizen. “They were afraid that there were going to be federal officers that would approach them while they were trying to resolve this,” Garza said. The state flagged 68 potential noncitizens in Cameron County. Garza said multiple individuals had registered at DPS but declined to say exactly how many, citing his office’s ongoing investigation about the registrants’ eligibility. Garza said he plans to reach out to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office to ask for help confirming whether any of the individuals flagged have already shown proof of citizenship. His office is also sending out additional notices to the individuals that were flagged in the county who have yet to respond, he said. “We’re going to do everything we can to restore an eligible voter’s right to cast a ballot,” Garza said. “Hopefully, if they see that we’re working diligently on their behalf, that they’ll understand that we’re there to facilitate the process, not to become a barrier or obstacle.” Natalia Contreras is a reporter for Votebeat in partnership with The Texas Tribune. She is based in Corpus Christi. Contact Natalia at ncontreras@votebeat.org.

No permita que su estatus migratorio afecte sus decisiones médicas o legales. Sin importar su estatus, usted tiene derecho a solicitar una compensación total por cualquier daño o pérdida que haya sufrido debido a la negligencia de otro conductor. La entrada Qué hacer si eres indocumentado y tienes un accidente de auto: 10 preguntas esenciales se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Qué hacer si eres indocumentado y tienes un accidente de auto: 10 preguntas esenciales was first posted on diciembre 18, 2025 at 5:00 am. ©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

Texas state election officials did not initially check state records before telling counties to investigate the citizenship of 2,724 registered voters.

The eastside high school will offer free lunches to anyone under 18. The post Indy kids can get a free meal at Warren Central over winter break appeared first on Mirror Indy.

No permita que su estatus migratorio afecte sus decisiones médicas o legales. Sin importar su estatus, usted tiene derecho a solicitar una compensación total por cualquier daño o pérdida que haya sufrido debido a la negligencia de otro conductor. La entrada Qué hacer si eres indocumentado y tienes un accidente de auto: 10 preguntas esenciales se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Qué hacer si eres indocumentado y tienes un accidente de auto: 10 preguntas esenciales was first posted on diciembre 18, 2025 at 5:00 am. ©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

Прокурор в Бакинском военном суде потребовал приговорить бывшего главу правительства Нагорного Карабаха Рубена Варданяна к пожизненному лишению свободы. Об этом сообщило издание Report.

Talde komunitarioko estatuburuak eta gobernuburuak Bruselan bildu dira. Beste aukeretako bat da Kievi ematekoak diren mailegua EBren zorraren bidez finantzatzea.