
Virginia Pietromarchi
Journalist at Al Jazeera English
Journalist @AJEnglish [email protected]
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1 day ago |
aljazeera.com | Federica Marsi |Virginia Pietromarchi
By Federica Marsi,Virginia Pietromarchi Israel's latest attack on a home in Gaza City's Zeitoun kills at least three people, including a child. Israel has continued to pound the Gaza Strip this morning, killing at least three people in Gaza City's Zeitoun and six in al-Mawasi, in south Gaza. The US vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the only country to do so.
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2 weeks ago |
defenddemocracy.press | Umut Uras |Virginia Pietromarchi |Urooba Jamal |Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
By Umut Uras, Virginia Pietromarchi, Urooba Jamal and Jillian Kestler-D’AmoursMay 16, 2025Israeli air strikes have killed at least 115 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today, with the military saying the attacks are the initial stages of its new expanded offensive. Health authorities say at least one person was killed and nine others were injured in Israeli strikes on the ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in Houthi-controlled territory.
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3 weeks ago |
aljazeera.com | Umut Uras |Virginia Pietromarchi
By Umut Uras,Virginia Pietromarchi Israel intensifies its bombardment of enclave as threatened, as curtain comes down on Trump's Middle East tour. Israeli air strikes have killed more than 100 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today. Dozens are missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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4 weeks ago |
aljazeera.com | Virginia Pietromarchi
Vatican City - It felt like the square could talk in one voice: "Leone! Leone! Leone!"Thousands of people in St Peter's Square chanted in chorus the name adopted by Robert Prevost as he ascended to the papacy on Thursday: Leo XIV. Recommended Stories Just an hour and a half earlier, white smoke had billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, announcing that a conclave of cardinals had elected a new leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Now, it was time to meet Pope Leo himself.
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4 weeks ago |
aljazeera.com | Virginia Pietromarchi
As Rome's tailors stitch new garments for clergymen, observers say what a pope wears could provide hints about his vision. Rome, Italy - For the princes of the Catholic Church, as cardinals are referred to, the conclave is not just about electing a pope. It is also about restocking wardrobes. In recent days, many have swung by central Rome's famed tailors before the conclave to browse and buy refined clerical vestments that are hard to find elsewhere.
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RT @AJEnglish: Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate the newly elected pope, US Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will be known…

It felt like the square could talk in one voice: “Leone! Leone! Leone!” Thousands of people in St Peter’s Square chanted in chorus the name adopted by Robert Prevost as he ascended to the papacy on Thursday: Leo XIV. via @AJEnglish #Pope https://t.co/m5Kiozo848

For the princes of the Catholic Church, as cardinals are referred to, the conclave is not just about electing a pope. It is also about restocking wardrobes. via @AJEnglish #Conclave2025 https://t.co/lIYhyEgxwd