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Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko receives human rights award in Germany
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxer who has emerged as a key figure of Ukrainian defiance amid Russia's ongoing invasion, was awarded Germany's Franz Werfel Human Rights Award in Frankfurt on Sunday. Expressing his gratitude, Klitschko said the award went to all Kiev residents and to the Ukrainian people courageously resisting the aggressor. Russia's next targets could be elsewhere in Europe, Klitschko said, expressing the hope that "everyone understands this." How the war ended would determine the future safety and security of all of Europe, he said. Klitschko, mayor of the Ukrainian capital since 2014, also gave his thanks for Germany's military and financial support, while stressing the need for strict sanctions on Russia, primarily in the areas of energy and finance. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Kiev's mayor stood for all those who had not lost faith in a free and democratic Ukraine, despite the war. "Klitschko has decided to accept responsibility – for his homeland, his brothers and sisters in Ukraine, for freedom and human rights. He is an example to all Ukrainians, to all of us," Pistorius said. "Vitali has fighting spirit. He does not give up," the German defence minister said. His courage, resilience and persistence merited the greatest respect and German gratitude, he said. The award honours Klitschko's tireless commitment to freedom, democracy and human rights both in Ukraine and beyond, according to the prize's organizers. Born in Kyrgyzstan in the former Soviet Union, he was one of the most successful heavyweights ever. The prize, which is endowed with €10,000 ($11,350), is awarded every two years by the Wiesbaden-based Centre against Expulsions, which documents expulsions and ethnic cleansing. The most recent recipient was Romania's former president Klaus Iohannis in 2023.
Times of Oman
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Pope Leo XIV welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire in his first Sunday address
Vatican City: In his first Sunday address, new US-born Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace worldwide, specifically mentioning the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and welcoming the ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10. Welcoming the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the forthcoming negotiations would lead to a lasting agreement between the two nations. "I am pleased by the announcement of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and I hope that through the forthcoming negotiations a lasting agreement will soon be reached," Pope Leo XIV said on X. "I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people," Pope Leo XIV said, urging for an "authentic, just and lasting peace as soon as possible" in Ukraine. He also called for the release of prisoners and the reunification of children with their families. "May all the prisoners be freed and may the children return to their families," he said. Regarding the Gaza Strip, the Pope expressed deep sadness over the ongoing conflict and called for an immediate ceasefire. "I am deeply saddened by what is happening in the Gaza Strip. Cease fire immediately! Let humanitarian aid be provided to the exhausted civilian population, and let all hostages be freed," he said. Pope Leo, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, was elected Thursday, becoming the first US-born Pope. This news surprised and delighted many Catholics across the Americas, CNN reported. In his first formal meeting with cardinals, which began with a standing ovation, the new pontiff said he chose his papal name to continue down the path of Pope Leo XIII, who addressed "the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution." Pope Leo XIII ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1878 until he died in 1903 and is remembered as a pope of Catholic social teaching. He wrote a famous open letter to all Catholics in 1891, called "Rerum Novarum" ("Of Revolutionary Change"), which reflected on the destruction wrought by the Industrial Revolution on the lives of workers. "In our own day, the church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor," the new American pontiff said Saturday, speaking in fluent Italian, as quoted by CNN.
