Russia does not see Vatican as a serious arena for peace talks, sources sayRussia does not consider the Vatican a serious venue for peace talks on Ukraine due to its position as the seat of Catholicism, its locatio...
26 May, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after declaring ceasefire in UkrainePresident Putin and Moscow Mayor Sobyanin attended an Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of the war in Ukraine. De...
20 Apr, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. However, most majority-Orthod...
16 Feb, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Ukraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones as the country officially marks ChristmasOn Monday, Ukraine's air force reported shooting down two Russian fighter jets, intercepting two cruise missiles, and downing 28 Shahed-typ...
25 Dec, 2023, 06.11 PM IST
Spain seizes ancient gold jewellery stolen from UkraineSpanish police have seized gold artefacts worth over €60 million ($64 million) that were stolen from Ukraine and illegally taken out of the...
23 Oct, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Angry Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on Ukraine's key port city of OdesaRussia refused to speak at a U.N. Security Council meeting called to discuss Moscow's recent attacks on the key port of Odesa immediately f...
27 Jul, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Angry Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on Ukraine's key port city of OdesaRussia boycotted a UN Security Council meeting called to discuss Moscow's recent devastating attacks on the key port of Odesa in Ukraine, f...
27 Jul, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa badly damages landmark Orthodox cathedral; 1 dead, many woundedAfter the fires were put out at the Orthodox cathedral, volunteers donned hard hats, shovels and brooms to begin removing rubble, combing t...
24 Jul, 2023, 01.51 PM IST
Russia's attack on Odesa kills one, injures 18: Ukraine officialsKiper earlier said that according to preliminary information, 14 people were hospitalised, including three children. Russia has been poundi...
23 Jul, 2023, 06.38 AM IST
Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows to press ahead in UkraineUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia is planning a major new offensive. The Pentagon said on Friday that P...
08 Jan, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows to press ahead in UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin ordered on Friday a 36-hour ceasefire along the line of contact to observe Russia and Ukraine's Orthodox Christmas...
08 Jan, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in UkraineKyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said Thursday at least five civilians were killed and eight wounded ac...
06 Jan, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Ukraine to demand Russia's removal from UN Security CouncilKyiv will make the demand 10 months into Moscow's offensive and as Russia's defiant leader Vladimir Putin accused the West of trying to "te...
27 Dec, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
Ukraine says 'everything' being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaughtRussia is waging all-out war for the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions that make up Donbas -- the country's industrial heartland -- where...
28 May, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
Russian Orthodox Church scolds Pope Francis after 'Putin's altar boy' remarkFrancis told Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Kirill, who has given the Ukraine war his backing, "cannot become [President Vladim...
04 May, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Across Europe, Ukrainian exiles pray for peace back homeAcross Europe, Ukrainians gathered for church services on Sunday to pray for peace in their war-torn country. Newly arrived refugees mingle...
20 Mar, 2022, 09.37 PM IST
Ukraine wants aid, NATO support from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visitEarlier this week, Kuleba said Ukraine is worried about Russia's announcement last month that it was redeploying warships from its Caspian ...
06 May, 2021, 04.19 PM IST