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Christians in Aleppo Uncertain Fate

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 beluga Hvaldimir acquitted

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...

Pope Francis and the Peace Algorithm, A Renewed Path to Global Harmony

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,...

Von der Leyen and Bin Zayed Discuss Ceasefire and EU-UAE Relations

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...

The Russian Orthodox Church consecrated amulets for the soldiers at the front

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 Russian Church presented its goods for “earthly and heavenly protection” at a military forum

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...

The Czech Republic expelled the head of the Russian court in Prague

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 monastery in the Kursk region severely damaged

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 nearly nine billion US dollars to restore its cultural sites and tourism, according to UNESCO

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 increases the production for the first half of the year by 50%

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...

Due to sanctions and fear of mobilization: 650,000 have left Russia

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...

Former Schihegumen Sergiy (Romanov) wants to be pardoned and sent to the front in Ukraine

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...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners, including priests

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,...

Israeli court: Orthodox Jews to serve in army like everyone else

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...

Shooting at two churches, a synagogue on fire and an attack on a police post in Dagestan

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...

A Russian journalist injured in Donbas lost his arm, and the other died

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...

The number of women in the Ukrainian army is impressive!

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...

A Bulgarian transported the coffins to the Eiffel Tower for 120 euros

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...

In Russia, a special course for the militarisation of theological schools

The course towards the militarisation of theological schools was taken after the meeting of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church

Russia is closing prisons because prisoners are at the front

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...

France for the first time granted asylum to a Russian who escaped from mobilization

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...

United Nations: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after his address to the UN Security Council

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 ...

European Union and Sweden Discuss Ukraine Support, Defence, and Climate Change

President von der Leyen welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson in Brussels, emphasizing support for Ukraine, defense cooperation, and climate action.

Police in India released a pigeon suspected of spying for China

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...

Christians in the Army

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...
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