Category: International

Christianity

Stockholm 1925–2025: a hundred years of unity and peace

By Martin Hoegger Between 22 and 24 August 2025, three exceptional celebrations marked the centenary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference in Sweden: a commemoration in the Philadelphia Pentecostal Church, an…

27 August 2025 · 5 min read

Economy

Russia Raises Taxes

Russia is preparing to raise taxes and cut spending in an attempt to maintain high defense spending as its economy buckles under the weight of financing the more than three-year…

25 August 2025 · 4 min read

Christianity

113-year-old church moved in Sweden

Engineers move historic building in two days In the Swedish city of Kiruna, teams of engineers managed to move one of the largest and most wooden buildings in the country…

25 August 2025 · 1 min read

Christianity

Archbishop of Alaska Apologizes after meeting Putin

Archbishop Alexy of Sitka and Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America has apologized for not asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine during his meeting…

25 August 2025 · 3 min read

International

Roscosmos postpones flight to the Moon again

The launch of the Luna-26 orbital station, which should become the next stage of the Russian lunar program, has been postponed from 2027 to 2028, said on August 8, in…

25 August 2025 · 2 min read

Animals

Why Dogs Close Their Eyes When We Pet Them

There is so much we can learn from our dog’s body language. Pets are incredibly expressive animals, and the way they communicate when they are happy, sad, nervous, scared, or…

22 August 2025 · 5 min read

Economy

New transport bridge between Asia and Europe

Today, the first sod of the strategic Kars-Igdir-Aralık-Dilujü railway line will be laid in the eastern Turkish city of Kars. The 224-kilometer-long project is a key part of the Zangezur…

22 August 2025 · 2 min read