Jolie and Pitt’s idyllic vineyard life in Provence gave way to legal battles, renovations, and a bitter divorce.
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With less social pressure, more financial autonomy for women and more opportunities to meet new people, there are many reasons for French couples in their 50s and 60s to separate — and to take pride in their decision.
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What Happens To Men After Divorce?
Argentine journalist and father of two Ignacio Pereyra wonders if some of divorced mothers’ experiences, like personal rediscovery, also apply to separated men.
In Egypt’s sun-soaked tourist towns, a new form of romance blooms — one where age, money, and longing collide in quiet transactions masked as love.
For some, it’s an emotional issue; for others, it’s a legal case, one taught as early as the first year of law school.
In a world of fleeting relationships and endless options, choosing just one person for life might seem outdated — or even absurd. But for Alard Von Kittlitz, it’s exactly this all-in commitment that makes marriage one of the most meaningful, liberating and intimate experiences we can have.
Reports are spreading of Coptic Orthodox Christian men in Egypt who have been trying to trap their wives in compromising situations to force them to give up all their legal entitlements as required by the Church in order to obtain a divorce.
Since the Israel-Hamas war began, Palestinians in Gaza have lived in emotional, psychological and physical stress — a situation that has pushed many couples to the brink. The Cairo-based news website Al-Manassa speaks with Palestinians who have divorced due to the war.
In the darkest corners of gender violence there is “violencia vicaria”, or vicarious violence, aimed at one person (usually inside a family) to hurt another. It is a devastating shadow over mothers and children. Between silence and invisibility, this form of abuse leads to tragedies and leaves deep scars — and calls for urgent and greater recognition and protection for victims.
Updated July 29, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married on this day in 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. How did Prince Charles and Princess Diana meet? Prince Charles and Lady Diana met in 1977 when Charles was dating Diana’s older sister, Sarah. Their paths crossed again […]
Last week, Italy was caught in the uproar of Giorgia Meloni’s break-up, a swirl of TV scandal and political controversy. But now that the dust is settled, what does this mean for a single mother standing strong, though alone, on the political right.
India is raising the minimum age for women to marry. What does that mean on the individual level (with your parents whispering in your ear)?
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Marriage Ain’t What It Used To Be
Women today, and the limits of tolerance…
Too generous…with others.
Less than two decades after divorce was legalized, Chileans have a relatively high rate of retying the knot with their exes.
Israel’s sexist family law is bent to demands of the country’s Orthodox community, including divorce requiring the man’s consent. But what if the husband is violent?
Restrictive and sometimes contradictory rules continue to govern issues of marriage and — heaven forbid — divorce for Egyptian Christians.
Women usually get custody of the kids. But not always. One woman tells the story of losing her children, and how she’s begun to piece her life and relationships back together.
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Iran’s Divorce Rate, A State Secret?
TEHRAN — Iranian officials may restrict publication of the country’s latest divorce statistics so as not to distress the public, which has long been taught that early and lasting matrimony is a key to social harmony. “There have already been enough divorce statistics. Citing more won’t solve the problems,” Ali Akbar Mahzun, of the demographics […]
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Pope Francis In Poland For World Youth Day
Dziennik Polski, July 27th Wednesday’s edition of Polish daily Dziennik Polski features extensive coverage on the World Youth Day celebrations in Kraków. Pope Francis arrives Wednesday, slated to lead an estimated two million Catholics in prayer during his five-day trip to Poland. It is Francis’ first visit to the homeland of his late predecessor Pope […]
There may be only one thing super-rich men fear more than the tax authorities, and it’s a wife gearing up for divorce. Panama has havens for that too.
Osservatore Romano, Sept. 9, 2015 In yet another step to loosen long-held practices inside the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has eased the process for how divorced Catholics can remarry and stay inside the Church. Two papal edicts, known as motu proprios, were published Tuesday that open the way to make the process of marriage “annulment” […]
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Iranian Cleric v. Jewish Marlboro Man
TEHRAN — One of this country’s most prominent conservative clerics has chided Iranians for an array of modern “vices,” including divorce and choosing to marry later, which he said could draw God’s wrath on Iran. In his Friday sermon in the capital, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati also singled out Marlboro cigarettes that he said were imported […]
Switzerland’s Federal Council, it’s seven-member collective head of state, has been called to intervene to guarantee children the right to be heard, notably in divorce cases.
Sectarian differences have long created problems for some marriages among Shia, Sunni and others. But with the death and hatred of war, romantic tragedies abound.
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli is blaming drug addiction for just over half of all divorces in Iran, warning that “youth addiction to drugs” is growing, the official IRNA agency reports. “The judiciary has declared that the reason for 55% of divorces is one partner being addicted to drugs,” the minister told a Tehran conference […]
In a rare sit-down with a reporter, Argentine pontiff responds to a wide range of questions from La Stampa’s Vatican correspondent about Marxism, divorce and the meaning of suffering.
Masters in the art of skirting real estate regulations…
BEIJING – Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife, Wendi Deng, and the Chinese media is watching with great attentioin whether their ambitious female compatriot is going to get her share of the cake from her fabulously rich ex-husband. It’s likely though that many will be disappointed since it was disclosed long ago […]
BEIJING – To stem surging housing prices and curb speculation, China has recently issued a new policy that enables local governments to impose a 20% tax on profits earned from the sale of a second home. This is a huge hike from the current 1-2% tax. The move immediately triggered panic among the affluent class […]
SINA NEWS, E-TODAY (China) Worldcrunch BEIJING – A Chinese man recently divorced and sued his wife for giving him an ugly daughter. Not only did he win the case, his ex-wife was sentenced to pay him 750,000 Yuan ($120,000) in compensation, reported Sina News. According to the report, Feng Jian, the indignant husband, was shocked […]
GOMA – In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mothers of disabled children, rather than being given the help they need, are typically blamed for the disability — and often literally chased out of their homes. Lingering local superstitions say that a mother is somehow responsible for her child’s health problems — and the consequences […]