Europe
Invasion of Ukraine: Fighting in progress
The Russian offensive continues its advance towards Kiev. Fighting is underway near the nuclear waste depot at the Chernobyl plant"The troops of the occupants entered from Belarus into the area…
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Christianity
Metropolitan Isaac: What do we, the Orthodox, show with the divisions?
The Metropolitan of the Patriarchate of Antioch for Germany and Central Europe, Isaac, has published his views on the issue of inter-church strife and tensions in recent times. It can…
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UNODC and partners addressing growing terrorism threats in Eastern and Southern Africa
© iStockphoto Maputo (Mozambique), 23 February 2022 – Increasing activity by armed groups in Southern and Eastern Africa brings new and growing threats to the region of terrorism, terrorism financing…
Africa
Seized Benin bronze artifacts return to Nigerian palace a century later
© Son of Groucho/Flickr, CC BY Their return is a milestone in the long-standing struggle of African countries to reclaim looted works. Two Benin bronze figures have been returned to a…
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Saint Willibrord by Albert Termote (Archdiocese of Utrecht)
The bronze statue of Saint Willibrord can be seen today in the Archdiocese of Utrecht (The Netherlands), close to the Domplein. The statue is a symbol of the devotion of…
Europe
Ukraine Conflict Update 3
The Kremlin has deployed sufficient military forces and set informational conditions to conduct offensive
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The Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games
Directed by the Chinese director Zhang Yimou, also in charge of the opening ceremony on February 4, the closing ceremony had begun at 20 hours local (13 hours in Belgium)…
Europe
Ukraine Conflict Update 2
The Kremlin has deployed sufficient military forces and set informational conditions to conduct offensive operations including limited incursions into unoccupied Ukraine
Europe
Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference
With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – although if it did,…
Europe
European countries where the vaccine pass is being abandoned
Covid-19: In Europe but also worldwide: this week, all regions have seen their situation improve: -41% in the US/Canada area, -30% in Africa, -26% in Latin America/Caribbean, -13% in Asia,…