The fate of Christians in Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, is uncertain, having been seized by an Islamist group dominated by the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda and other factions hostile to the Assad regime. The...
The mystery of why a Russian beluga whale, which appeared years ago off the coast of Norway, was dressed in a harness and called a "spy", may have finally been solved, the BBC reported.
A...
A New Global Mediator
Today’s world faces profound challenges, with one of the most significant being the crisis in international institutions established after World War II. The United Nations increasingly struggles to de-escalate military tensions,...
In a phone call on Friday 18 October, President Ursula von der Leyen discussed with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the current geopolitical situation and ways to further strengthen...
Amulets were consecrated on September 16 in the main temple of the Russian Armed Forces. They are called "Seals of Purity", contain Psalm 90 and will be sent to the Russian military in Ukraine,...
The Tenth International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2024" held from August 12 to 14 at the "Patriot" Congress and Exhibition Center (Kubinka, Moscow Region).
The event is presented as the world's leading exhibition of armaments...
At the beginning of August, the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic, Fr. Nikolay Lishchenyuk was declared persona non grata by the authorities. He has to leave the country within...
A Ukrainian drone struck a monastery in the Kursk region of Russia, Reuters reported on 19.07.2024. A 60-year-old parishioner was killed in the attack, which took place around 08:30 local time.
A Russian channel in...
Ukraine will need almost nine billion US dollars over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry after the Russian invasion and war, UNESCO has announced, the Associated Press reported, cited...
The "Kalashnikov" Group has increased its military and civilian production by 50% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, it said in a press release onc.
It is...
At least 650,000 Russians have left the country and moved permanently abroad since the start of the war against Ukraine, DPA reported. The main reasons are fear of mobilization and overcoming the imposed sanctions.
Most...
The former abbot of the Middle Ural women's monastery Fr. Sergius (Nikolai Romanov), who is serving a seven-year sentence, begs Putin for clemency. In the appeal, the former abbot says he helped build twenty...
This is a rarely seen exchange of civilians
Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners, including several priests, in a rarely seen exchange of civilians that follows the exchange of dozens of soldiers earlier this week,...
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which also includes...
A 66-year-old priest, a church guard, a synagogue guard and at least six policemen were killed in a series of armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in the...
On June 13, the NTV {НТВ} camera crew was fired upon in Russian-occupied Gorlovka, Donetsk region. The cameraman Valery Kozhin, who was wounded together with Ivliev, has died.
NTV correspondent Alexei Ivliev, who was wounded...
Currently, more than 67,000 women serve in the armed forces of Ukraine, most of them military personnel, Ukrinform reported, citing Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova.
"We currently have more than 67,000 women in the...
Bulgarian citizen, along with two other men, placed coffins labeled "French soldiers from Ukraine" at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The three were brought before a French court in order to establish "possible...
The Ministry of Defense continues to recruit convicts from penal colonies to fill the ranks of the Storm-Z unit
Authorities in the Krasnoyarsk region in Russia's Far East plan to close several prisons this year...
The French National Asylum Court (CNDA) for the first time decided to grant asylum to a Russian citizen who was threatened by mobilization in his homeland, writes "Kommersant".
The Russian, whose name has not been...
NEW YORK. -- Thank you, and good afternoon. It is a great pleasure for me to be here, at the United Nations, representing the European Union and participating in the meeting of the ...
President von der Leyen welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson in Brussels, emphasizing support for Ukraine, defense cooperation, and climate action.
Police in India have released a pigeon that was held for eight months on suspicion of spying for China, Sky News reported.
Police suspect the pigeon, which was seized near the Mumbai port in May...
Fr. John Bourdin
After the remark that Christ did not leave the parable "of resisting evil with force," I began to be persuaded that in Christianity there were no soldier-martyrs executed for refusing to kill...