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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine in observance of the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday following a request from the church’s leader. The Russian...
It's been more than two years since China took control of Hong Kong. In that time, dozens of human rights and religious freedom activists have been arrested, while thousands have fled authoritarian rule. Those who stay face increasing repression as Beijing intensifies its crackdown on religious freedom.
Israel's new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a controversial visit Tuesday to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest site in Islam. He was widely criticized by Palestinians, Hamas, U.N. officials and the Biden administration for violating the "status quo" on who can visit the site. The Netnayahu government claims it's not a violation of the status quo, and it has some strong support for that contention on Capitol Hill.
The Russian military has claimed that cellphone use among its soldiers helped Ukrainian forces locate the troops and launch a deadly attack. A Ukrainian missile strike on Sunday killed at least 89 Rus...
The watchman. He was the grandfather who loved spy novels, Manchester United and coffee.
Proponents of Israel condemned the United Nations General Assembly for approving a resolution accusing the country of illegally occupying Palestinian territories, a move the Israeli prime minister ...
Taraneh Alidoosti was free on bail today after her arrest for supporting an anti-government protester, local media reported Wednesday. Protests have popped up all over Iran since September, when a 22-...
The Vatican’s press office has confirmed that only two official state delegations — from Italy and Germany — were invited to the funeral of the late pope emeritus.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) released its annual report on anti-Semitism, and the situation is not looking good. In fact, anti-Semitic incidents worldwide have become a sweeping trend. According to the report, 2022 Top Ten Worst Global Anti-Semitic Incidents, the SWC put American rapper Kanye West (aka “Ye”) at the top, calling his actions a “tsunami of hate.”
While he had a much shorter tenure than the 26-year reign of his influential predecessor, Pope St John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI still left an impact on the Catholic Church and the world before, ...
