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The article discusses the political and social aspects of Roman Catholic religious leader Pope Francis' proposed visit to the U.S. in 2015. According to the article, American President Barack Obama's aides have been working with U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Ken Hackett regarding Pope Francis' political agenda. Disability rights and global warming are examined, as well as the views of 2016 U.S. Republican and Democratic presidential candidates such as Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton.

The article focuses on the Saharan march which showed the demand of Moroccan government to extend its sovereignty over Sahara. King Hassan II of Morocco states that the march offered the notion that the fastest way to improve power was through acquiring a neighboring country's land. It mentions that King Hassan refused to acknowledge the advisory released by the International Court of Justice that denied the claim of Morocco towards its sovereignty in Sahara. It says that Madrid agreed to recognize the Morocco's claim of territory, however Algeria challenged the said claim. Moreover, aside from Hassan's effort to acquire sovereignty of Sahara, he also faced problems of high illiteracy rate, poverty, and low annual per capita income.

The article focuses on the business luncheon among Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, U.S. Ambassador Lewis Jones and British Ambassador Angus Malcolm to resolve issues between France and Tunisia. It mentions that Bourguiba consented to postpone the demand of Tunisia on the urgent discussion of the Sakiet bombing. It states that France agreed to defer the debate on its charge that Tunisians helps Algerian rebels.

The article reports on the decision of Red General Vo Nguyen Giap to concentrate eight regular Viet Minh divisions against the edge of the Red River Delta in June 1954. The general has two divisions ready in the south and has infiltrated the Delta with three additional divisions. Despite a smaller force, French General Rene Cogny is more superior in terms of heavy weapons. The destruction of 11 out of 12 outlying defense posts in Phuly by Giap is mentioned.