The Russian Defense Ministry has called on the remaining Ukrainian forces, besieged at a steel plant in the coastal city of Mariupol, to lay down their arms, offering guarantees of life and safety, if they accept the proposal and halt all hostilities starting Saturday morning. “Considering the catastrophic situation at …
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Ukraine expressed concern on Wednesday over the Vatican’s intention to have Russian and Ukrainian women carry the cross together during a traditional ceremony, which will take place at the Colosseum on Good Friday. According to the Ukrainian ambassador to Vatican City Andrey Yurash, the diplomatic mission “understands and shares general …
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American actor Sean Penn has called on a wealthy philanthropist to come forward with $500 million to procure at least two squadrons of fighter planes as well as missile defense systems for Ukraine, following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s repeated pleas to the US for just such a gift. “One billionaire could …
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Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing has urged European authorities to take their time when it comes to escalating sanctions against Russia over the military standoff in Ukraine, saying that the measures may have negative impact on the bloc as well. “We should first let the announced sanctions take effect,” Sewing …
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Russia’s revelations of documents pertaining to US-backed biological laboratories in Ukraine deserve the world’s attention, and the parties involved need to address those concerns, China’s permanent representative to the UN told the Security Council on Friday. Having been a victim of chemical and biological weapons, China believes that “any information …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled his readiness to talk directly with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday, suggesting the two should sit down together as “neighbors” and talk about the ongoing conflict. At the same time, the Ukrainian president was ambiguous about the topic of such talks – should …
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The United States Embassy in Russia encouraged Americans to leave the country as soon as possible, calling on them to prepare a “contingency plan that does not rely on U.S. government assistance.” In a security alert on Sunday, the US Embassy noted that “an increasing number of airlines are canceling …
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Rap music that glorifies gun violence, killings and retaliations should have no place on social media, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared on Friday, saying that he would meet with Big Tech representatives to ask them to crack down on “drill rap.” As he declared a war on drill rap …
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British actor John Bradley, who played fan favorite Samwell Tarly on ‘Game of Thrones’, has defended the hugely polarizing conclusion of the popular fantasy series, hoping people would be able to “re-evaluate” it once their “wounds have healed a little bit.” Speaking on a Variety podcast on Wednesday, Bradley said …
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In comments published on Wednesday by Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich, said that discussion was needed as to whether celibacy was still in the best interests of priests and the Catholic Church. “For some priests, it would be better if they were married – not just …
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