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Ukraine wants UNESCO to protect Odessa
Russian forces have advanced several tens of kilometers from the city - Ukraine's government will ask the UN cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odessa to the list…
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The Russian prosecutor’s office requested 24 years in prison for journalist Ivan Safronov
On 30th of August, the Russian Prosecutor's Office requested 24 years in prison for the journalist and specialist in military affairs Ivan Safronov, who was accused of treason and has…
Christianity
The Pope comments on the murder of Daria Dugina, calling her an “innocent victim”
During his regular general audience on August 24, Pope Francis condemned the car bomb murder of Daria Dugina. She was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a Russian philosopher and associate…
Christianity
Deacon Andrey Kuraev was convicted on a denunciation “for anti-Russian propaganda”
The famous missionary and theologian Deacon Andrey Kuraev was convicted on 23 August 24, 2022 in the Nikulin District Court in Moscow on a denunciation filed "by the citizen Sergey…
Christianity
Kyiv Metropolitan Onuphrius met with Russian prisoners of war
Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kyiv (UPC) met with Russian prisoners of war at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at their request. The meeting was organized by journalist Vladimir Zolkin, known for his interviews…
Defense
Norway prosecutes 30 Royal Guards for drug use
Thirty members of Norway's prestigious Royal Guards will be dismissed from service for using drugs while on leave, Norway's armed forces said, as quoted by the Associated Press. They received…
Africa
Russian mercenaries in Mali killed by jihadists
The jihadist "Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims", linked to "Al-Qaeda", announced that it killed four paramilitaries from the Russian private armed militia "Wagner" in an ambush in…
Asia
Japan‘s prime minister sent a donation to a temple seen as a symbol of militarism
"It is natural for any country to pay tribute to those who have given their lives for the motherland," commented the Chief Secretary of the Government Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…
Defense
For the first time in history: Erdoğan appointed a woman brigadier general to command the gendarmerie
For the first time in the history of the Turkish armed forces, a woman - a brigadier general - was appointed to the main command of the gendarmerie on August…
Defense
Northern Macedonia was the first to donate combat aircraft to Ukraine, claims a publication in Skopje
The four SU-25 military aircraft that RNMacedonia bought from Ukraine during the conflict with radical Albanians in 2001 for 4 million euros have been donated to Ukraine these days. On…