Category: International
Economy
EU Leaders Back ‘Game Changer’ Economic Overhaul to Counter US, China and Russia
Von der Leyen unveils action plan with 'strict timeline' as Macron and Merz present united front at crisis summit
Europe
Milano Cortina 2026: the Winter Olympics so far
Summary: One week into the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics (6–22 February), the Games have already delivered tight medal races, breakout champions, and a distinctive “spread-out” Italian geography—moving the spotlight…
International
Greek atheists sue their country over icons in courtrooms
The Union of Atheists in Greece is demanding the complete removal of Christian symbols from places of justice, having filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. The…
Christianity
Romanian Patriarchate builds new church palliative care center
The construction of the Church Palliative Care Center "St. Panteleimon" has begun in the Romanian diocese of Maramures and Szatmár. The association "Philanthropy of Maramures" announced that the goal of…
Christianity
Belgium discusses the work of Orthodox prison chaplains
On February 7, a seminar of the Orthodox prison ministry in Belgium was held at the St. Andrew’s parish in Ghent. The event began with a Divine Liturgy in the…
Archeology
Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (2)
By Fr. Dmitry Yurevich Darius [Old Persian - preserving good; Hebrew: ; Greek: Ϫαρεῖος], the name of three Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, as well as a Mede mentioned…
Animals
Pets can help solve crimes
Dogs and cats carry human DNA, scientists find Even brief contact between pets and suspects leaves a detectable trace Pets could play a surprising role in solving crimes, as dogs…
Archeology
Nabonidus
By V. V. Minaeva Nabonidus [Akkadian - "[the god] Nabu is exalted"], the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, reigned from 556 to 539 BCE and was overthrown by the…
Animals
Thousands of kilometers of electric fences to be installed in Romania due to bear problem
Thousands of kilometers of electric fences will be installed in Romania to limit situations in which people come into conflict with wild animals. This was announced end of January by…