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Dozens of boxes of Nazi material confiscated by Argentinean authorities during World War II have recently been rediscovered underground in the Supreme Court, the court said on Sunday.

The 83 boxes were sent to Argentina in June 1941 by the German Embassy in Tokyo on the Japanese steamship “Nan Amal.”

At the time, large cargo attracted the attention of authorities. Authorities feared that its contents could have an impact on Argentine neutrality in the war.

Despite allegations from the German diplomatic representatives at the time, Argentine customs authorities randomly searched five boxes, despite claims that the boxes contained personal items.

They found postcards, photos, propaganda materials, and thousands of notebooks belonging to the Nazi Party. The federal judge confiscated the material and introduced the matter to the Supreme Court.

It was not immediately clear why the item was sent to Argentina, or if there was, why there was action taken by the Supreme Court at the time.

Eighty-four years later, court officials came across a box while preparing for the Supreme Court Museum.

“Opening one of the boxes identified materials intended to integrate and propagate Adolf Hitler’s ideology in Argentina during World War II,” the court said.

The court has now moved the box to a room with additional security measures and invited them to participate in the storage and inventory at the Holocaust Museum in Buenos Aires.

Experts will also look at clues about yet unknown aspects of the Holocaust, such as the international funding network used by the Nazis.

Argentina remained neutral until 1944, when it broke its relationship with the forces of the axis in World War II. The South American country declared a war between Germany and Japan the following year.

From 1933 to 1954, 40,000 Jews entered Argentina as 40,000 Jews fled Nazi persecution in Europe. Argentina is home to the largest Jews in Latin America.

Chiclayo, Peru
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Chiclayo’s main plaza was loud with hammers and music, and people were milling with predictions as the vast digital screen footprints rose in front of the city’s cathedral. The outdoor mass on Saturday is very special. This celebration marks the predominance of Pope Leo XIV, the world’s first American Pope, but is known here as the world’s first Robert. Chikrayano pope.

A line of women formed in front of confessions in preparation for a big night through the open door of the cathedral. A child’s chorus played on the stairs, competing against the fierce bass of worldly life on the streets. There, two men in shorts led the dance class. The banner draped into the square showed Leo’s smiling face, 10 feet tall. Signs outside the local restaurant promoted goat stew as his favorite lunch order when he lived here.

Inside the cathedral, 52-year-old Amalia Kurzado quietly sobbed at her legs, her arms extended.

“It’s a miracle day. Chiclayo is very blessed,” she said. After praying, she went home and attended an evening mass to pick up the rest of the family. Her older father, suffering from cancer, desperately needed miracles for his health.

Pope Leo was born in the United States as Robert Prevast, but for his adopted Peru – he won citizenship in 2015 – he ChikrayanoAfter working as a priest in the countryside, he is the son of a bustling city in northern Peru, where he served as bishop for many years.

Here, everyone is talking about him.

Back in the 1980s, Nicanor Palacios was an altar boy with Leo during the early priesthood of nearby Piura, travelling the area with him for service. “A junior priest, he was often sent out into the field,” recalls Palacios, now an Air Force engineer. “He took us to the parish jeep for lunch.”

“It wasn’t difficult for him to fit in. At the time there was a small village called Kilometer 50 on the Pan-American highway. He took us to dry meat and fried plantains.

“What I liked most was his advice, because many young people were lost even back then, but he was 24 or 25 years old and very serious and full of advice,” he died when he was young and Leo and the other altar boys became their second family.

pope! Amigo! The Peruvians remember the young American priest who became Pope (David von Bloan/CNN)

pope! Amigo! The Peruvians remember the young American priest who became Pope (David von Bloan/CNN)

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A few years later, as Bishop of Chiclayo, Leo’s accent was still “very American.”

“The way he treats people, his presence enveloped you in a sense of trust. He had a Latin American heart,” Lizana said.

Find the truth, look for God

Chiclayo is a city known for its faithful enthusiasm, even in deep Catholic Peru. According to the 2017 census, Peru’s population is 90% Christians and 76% Catholic, much more than Italy, and far more than Leo’s native US, with less than 20% Catholics.

Leo is widely considered a successor to Pope Francis’ progressive Pope and ideology, coordinating local NGOs, churches and religious groups in the late 2010s to support political turmoil and economic collapse in his hometown.

However, he was not without criticism about his tenure. Three women who were abused by local priests accused Leo of not fully investigating their claims last September while he was a bishop. The new Pope has also been sought by Catholics for choices to change his views on abortion. The X account, under the name Prevost, previously shared articles critical of reproductive rights and “gender ideology.”

Liz Medrano of the local Moshikas Disversas LGBTQI+ Advocacy Group told CNN he fears that Leo’s appointment could fuel the country’s religious conservatism.

“We are very concerned. As you may know, there are many feelings in the state and region about the appointment of the Pope from Chiclayo. Ultra-conservatism, fundamentalism, new movements can emerge from evangelical and Catholic roots,” she said.

“More than anything, it is the church that maintains this idea of ​​opposition to abortion, that abortion is a sin and that it is murder. And this continues to be mentioned and repeated by the authorities in Peru.”

Abortion access is significantly limited in Peru. In 2023, the United Nations accused the Peruvian government of violating the rights of a 13-year-old girl who was denied abortion after years of rape by her father and subsequently jailed by local governments after industry.

Yet, for the Pope, Leo’s social progressivism in other fields is generally seen as a “good direction” by some rights advocates.

“We don’t expect the Pope to suddenly go out and defend women’s rights, but perhaps he’s a little more human and will take a position where there is less criticism of women who have stopped their pregnancy,” said Rossina Vazquez, director of the Women’s Rights Group in Peru.

The interest in seeking truth and justice is part of the worldview of Augustine’s priests like Leo, according to Friar Pipé, a teacher at a school run by Augustine on the outskirts of Chiclayo.

“For our Augustines, God is true, and what we are looking for the truth is that we are looking for God,” Pipet said. “What I hope is that Leo can become a pope who is a sign of unity in the church. We can always do better through dialogue and understanding, both within the church and other religions,” he added.

Pipe, 30, was personally dictated by Leo in 2023 and celebrated him with tradition. The blessing of him making a joke now may have played some role in Leo’s chances during the Vatican Conclave last week to choose a new Pope.

He remembers watching the broadcast of the process on YouTube unfolding in Rome, when Leo’s name was called out, where his fellow Augustines were erupting with wows of joy and victory.

in Chikrayano Pope, anything is possible now, Pipet joked.

“Let’s take a look,” he laughed. “When Benedict was Pope, Germany won the World Cup. After that, Francis was Pope, and Argentina won. Now Robert is planning to win the World Cup either Peru or America.”

But for followers like Amalia Kurzado who have little to do with faith, the sense that this is a particularly blessed time for Chiclayo is not a laughing matter.

In her modest neighborhood where Cruzado says the kids are hungry or can’t buy shoes, dust rose as a taxi hits a dirt street on a Saturday night, with the rear window decals saying “Lavendithión de Dios.”

It was finally time for the evening mass.

Her eight-something family was successfully stacked in fresh clothes, from her nine-month-old grandson to her 79-year-old father. Streetlights flash when they arrive, and the police still cover the cathedral stairs for the evening ritual.

Kurzad rolled his grandson into one arm, shepherd his father in front of him, and past crowds took selfies in front of the illuminated portrait of the Pope. The prayer begins soon, followed by a familiar order. Readings from the Bible, the new bishop of Chiclajo, Holy by Communion.

“Daddy! Amigo! Elpu Ebro Esta Contigo!” The congregation chanted in the crowd, blew the air horns away, lifting the kids up in the air as if it were a home team game. “Pope! Friends! People are with you!

“The Pope has two hearts: one for the place where he was born, and the other here, for us, the humble people of Chiclayo,” Kurzad said. “He is our Pope.”

CNN
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The agreed ceasefire between India and Pakistan highlights its commitment to a surprising ceasefire that halted the worst battle between nuclear neighbours in decades, and both sides appear to be embracing.

The flare-up was caused by a massacre of tourists in Kashmir, managed by India last month. The cross-border military strike began Wednesday, killing dozens of people.

CNN has since understood that it has been held, but there have been reports of violations from both sides shortly after the ceasefire was announced on Saturday.

US President Donald Trump was the first to announce a ceasefire, and claimed credit for Washington’s role in securing that, but accounts emerged that were contradictory about the extent of US involvement.

This is what you need to know.

Just before 8am on Saturday, around 5pm in India and Pakistan, Trump announced a ceasefire in a post about the True Society.

“We are pleased to announce that after a long, US-mediated night of talks, India and Pakistan have agreed to a complete and immediate ceasefire,” Trump congratulated the leaders of both countries, who “use common sense and great intelligence.”

Shortly afterwards, Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that India and Pakistan had not only agreed to a ceasefire, but also agreed to “open consultations on a wide range of issues at neutral sites.” Rubio said the ceasefire came after he and Vice President JD Vance spoke to senior officials from both countries over the past two days.

Both sides confirmed the contract immediately.

CNN correspondent explains what we know about the India-Pakistan ceasefire

CNN correspondent explains what we know about the India-Pakistan ceasefire

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India’s Ministry of Information said the agreement was “directly between the two countries,” disregarding US involvement and contradicting Trump’s claims. The ministry also said there was “no decision” to hold further consultations.

However, Pakistani officials praise Washington.

“We appreciate President Trump’s leadership and his active role in regional peace,” Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said.

A Pakistani source, well-versed in negotiations, told CNN that the US, Rubio in particular, has been working hard to launch the deal, drawing pictures of suspicious talks until a ceasefire is confirmed.

The deal was even more surprising given the fight continued as both sides accused each other of attacking military bases, causing further fears of escalation.

It is no surprise that these bitter rivals gave contradictory explanations about how they reached the ceasefire.

India, considered a regional superpower, has long resisted international mediation, but analysts say Pakistan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, tends to welcome it.

“We have never accepted mediation in India-Pakistan, India-China or other conflicts,” said Dr Aparna Pande, an Indian and South Asia researcher at the Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC.

“On the other hand, Pakistan has always sought international mediation, so they will praise it,” she added, “it is the only way to put pressure on India to discuss and resolve the Kashmir conflict.”

The battle before Saturday’s ceasefire was characterized by claims, counterclaims and misinformation from both sides. Now that the conflict has paused, both sides are stepping up their efforts to shape awareness of what the battle has achieved and how it ended.

On Sunday, India’s defense minister said New Delhi sent a bold message to terrorists, but the Air Force welcomed its “accuracy and professionalism.”

The round of combat began in Kashmir, which has been a flashpoint due to India-Pakistan relations since the two countries became independent from Britain in 1947.

Both countries, emerging from the bloody division of Britain’s India (Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan), have fully advocated Kashmir despite only controlling a portion of it. A few months after their independence, they fought the beginning of three wars over the territory.

On April 22, the gunman fired on tourists at a popular travel destination in the Indian-controlled mountainous region of Pahargam, Kashmir. At least 25 Indian citizens and one Nepal were killed in the massacre.

New Delhi quickly denounced Islamabad, accusing him of supporting “cross-border terrorism.” Pakistan has denied any involvement in the attack.

Two weeks after the Pahargam Massacre, India launched a series of strikes in Pakistan and parts of Kashmir it holds on Wednesday, calling the attack “Operation Sindoor.”

The theatres of conflict since then are much wider than in previous rounds of combat, and both sides are deeply surprised by the other territories.

Just two days ago, JD Vance downplayed the possibility of US influence as the Indian-Pakistan conflict swirled.

“What we can do is try to encourage these people to escalate a bit, but basically none of our businesses are involved in the middle of a war that has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” Vance told Fox News Thursday.

Vance’s face is a measure of how much interest the United States and the wider international community are in by the escalating conflict between the two nuclear forces.

Trump administration officials told CNN after receiving astonishing information on the extent to which the conflict escalated on Friday, the State Department felt they had no choice but to play a bigger role in the talks between the two sides.

Although initially it appears to be fragile, both sides appear to support the conditions for a ceasefire on Sunday.

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Mithri accused Pakistan of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement on Saturday after explosions were heard in both India and Pakistan-controlled portions of Kashmir.

Pakistan also accused India of committing violations, but emphasized that it is “still committed to the faithful implementation of the ceasefire.”

Since then, CNN understands that there have been no fresh missile strikes or drone flights. However, Indian defence sources told CNN Sunday that the air force’s operational preparations remain high.

In the wake of the tourist massacre, the two announced many other retaliations: visa suspension, trade bans, India has halted participation in important water sharing agreements. It is still unknown whether such a move will be reversed.

Correction: This work has been updated with the correct date of the Indian-controlled Kashmir tourist genocide.

Rome
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I met a man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the synod hall of the Vatican. A brief conversation with Cardinal Robert Prebust revealed that he was caring and had a certain presence about him.

Our conversation took place on the bystanders of the Vatican’s major parliamentary focused on church reform efforts. It was part of a multi-year process that began by the late Pope Francis, who grew out of his hospital bed as one of his ultimate acts of power.

Inside the hall of a large gathering in 2023, and again in 2024, participants like Prevost were given the opportunity to sit at a roundtable meeting, where everyone was given the opportunity to speak the same assigned length. The future Pope, like other Cardinals and Bishops, works with people all over the world, including women in particular. The Vatican synopsis gathering had not been held in that style before, and for the first time included female voters who had a say in agreeing to the final document.

Just six months later, Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV) is no longer one of the many participants at the table. He is at the helm of the church and aims to continue this reform process in the same direction.

“He is a great kindness man and a great listener,” Tony Banks, a friend of the new Pope and an aide to the religious order of St. Augustine, told CNN. He said Leo would “make Francis’ reforms a very concrete form in terms of theology and practice.”

When Pope Leo spoke on the balcony of St. Peter’s Cathedral shortly after the election, he signaled, “We will work together as women and men, and walk with you as a united church in search of peace and justice.”

Leo is likely to continue what Francis started, but in his own modest yet determined style. His election, at 69, shows that the Cardinals hopes the Pope will institutionalize the Pope’s reforms that last for decades.

Their centrality are questions about women’s roles, the exercise of power in the church hierarchy, and the movement towards more missionary churches that emerge from their comfort zones.

Before the white smoke rose, the world’s most famous American was President Donald Trump. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, changed that.

By electing Prevost, Cardinals ensured that the Pope was a prophetic voice for the world stage that could serve as a Trumpism counterweight.

Pope Leo is a united man who doesn’t seem to choose a fight, and his focus on building bridges, dialogue and supporting immigration stands in contrast to the Trump administration.

In his first speech to the post-election cardinal, Pope Leo pledged a “full commitment” to the teachings of Vatican 2, the bishops’ gathering of bishops from 1962 to 1965.

He argued that this meant “loving care for the least and rejected” and “a dialogue of courage and trust.”

Vatican II council attempted to emphasize the church as a voice of marginalized people (the “prophetic voice”), particularly embraced by the Central and Latin America, where future Pope Leo served for decades.

The bank said the new Pope was “very interested in social issues and marginalised things.” Augustine’s order, with Pope Leo elected to lead in two terms, focuses on community building.

The post, created on the X account in the name of the new Pope, reposted articles and posts critical of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, but those who know Pope Leo say he is not naturally at odds with him.

“I don’t think he’s the one who chooses to fight people, but if the cause is just him, he’s not the guy who’s going to back down,” said Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, who had known Pope Leo for a while as his friend “Bob” Prebust.

Same-Gender Blessings, Women’s Ordination – Regarding the hotly contested topic within the church, the new Pope is trying to adopt an attitude rather than making bold changes.

In 2012, Prevost gave a speech criticizing “sympathy for anti-Christian lifestyle choices” seen in mass media, including same-sex couples and “their adopted children,” but said 11 years later his position developed “in the sense of the need for the church to open and welcome.”

Sister Natalie Bekart, who works at the Vatican at the Synod office, was recently the Pope’s neighbor between him, who worked in the office for the appointment of the Bishop. She told CNN that he “is easy to have a conversation” and that he is “a very simple, humble person.”

When he was bishop of Chiclayo in Peru, Beckert says he assured the woman that she was in leadership position in his parish.

Like Francis, he is unlikely to try to change the doctrine of the Church, but will take a firm stance on topics such as migration, peace, and the environment.

“He’s not the one who tells you what he’s against you, he’s trying to tell me what he’s doing for and what it’s important about him,” said brother Mark O’Connor, a brother who runs communications for Australia’s Parramatta Parish. O’Connor knows Pope Leo quite well.

“He’s the opposite of cultural warriors,” he said. “I don’t think he believes in fighting about doctrine, changing it or even talking about dogmatic issues.”

As the church moves into a new era, one topic he has to deal with is administrative sexual abuse.

Given his time as a former leader of the religious order, and the director of the Vatican office for bishops, he has experience dealing with abuse cases. One survivor group criticized the handling of several cases while leaders of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru praised Prebust’s ministry for abuse of survivors.

Leo has a doctorate in Canon Law from the Church, and equips him with the challenges that ensure that existing church laws apply to investigate cases and hold leaders accountable.

The new Pope is also believed to play a key role in the restraint of Christianae vitae, a powerful Peruvian group plagued by allegations of abuse.

Traditional wisdom said it is impossible to have a pope from the United States.

However, in Pope Leo XIV, the church leaders chose those who had worked in Latin America for decades and had global experience called citizens of the world.

At a time of growing divisions, wars and conflict, the 2025 Conclave opened an extraordinary new page for the church, choosing Leo, the bridge builder and quietly prophetic Pope.

New Delhi
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As they say, victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

And it follows a brief but mocking conflict between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, with both sides quietly speaking out loud at the loss of downplay.

India’s desperate TV news channel saw the headline “Pakistan’s surrender” splattering all over the screen minutes after the US-brokered ceasefire took effect.

India’s military action against Pakistan, which was triggered by the murder of tourists in Kashmir, managed by India last month, was later said by Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh.

Meanwhile, in Pakistan, crowds gathered in the capital city to celebrate what Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif described as “military history” achieved by “a magnificent method and brave army.”

“A few hours later, our jets silenced Indian guns in a way that history would not soon forget,” Sharif said.

However, this was an eruption of violence between two nuclear-armed neighbors that were hit hard by both sides.

Pakistan trumpeted the success of the air, claiming that the pilot had fired down five Indian fighters in an air battle, as a stabbing humiliation to the Indian Air Force.

As CNN previously reported, two planes crashed across the Pakistan border in the Indian state around the time Pakistan claimed it had shot down the Jets, and a French intelligence source told CNN that Pakistan had defeated at least one Indian Rafale.

However, Indian officials still refuse to admit even the loss of a single aircraft.

Meanwhile, India has released new satellite images showing serious damage to air strips and radar stations that Indian defense officials say are multiple Pakistani military bases that are crippled by massive Indian airstrikes.

In other words, political and military leaders of India and Pakistan can spin it as they please, but there is no clear winner in this conflict.

There was even a struggle to clearly praise the US-brokered negotiations that led to a ceasefire, and President Donald Trump announced from almost blue on his true social platform.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he and Vice President JD Vance had called political and military leaders on both sides to urge them to hold them down amid the rapid deterioration of the weekend’s security situation, which has been rapidly deteriorating over the weekend.

Pakistani officials expressed their gratitude for the intervention. But Indian leaders are playing the role of the United States.

The reason for this is likely to be driven by the pride of the people, with Indian officials trying to admit that they were imposed on them by the US or even on intermediaries.

India also has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow foreign mediation in regards to the situation in Kashmir (a disputed zone as claimed by both India and Pakistan).

Nevertheless, perhaps supported by his quick ceasefire victory, President Trump offered to help find a lasting solution “million-years later” on Kashmir. Inevitably, Pakistan welcomed the idea, but India was deaf.

However, the offer reminds us that the US-brokered ceasefire is merely a quick fix. This rarely addresses remotely basic frustrations that burn what is actually a decades-old conflict over the state of Kashmir.

And if Indians and Pakistanis think that victory claims are yelling a bit now, wait until the inevitable simmering Kashmir conflict inevitably boils again.