Thursday, 31 August 2023 20:46
Ukraine: win and lose situations
On 29 August Ukraine gained a foothold less than three miles from Russia’s defensive lines in the Zaporizhzhya region, and the village of Robotyne was liberated following weeks of fighting over the settlement. When Ukrainian forces…
Thursday, 31 August 2023 20:32
Greece: largest wildfire ever in EU
In Greece, the largest wildfire ever recorded in the European Union has prompted the EU to mobilise almost half of its firefighting air wing to help tackle it. Greece's fire service told the AFP news agency…
Thursday, 24 August 2023 23:17
Europe: rise in Islamic tensions
Recently we have seen waves of Islamic unrest across France; Muslims engaging in street skirmishes in Spain; and Muslim migrant-related assaults in Germany. Hundreds of Muslims in an English mosque, holding Qurans high, have pledged their…
Thursday, 24 August 2023 22:27
Russia: Wagner leader reported killed in air crash
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead, having been named as one of ten passengers in a private jet that crashed north of Moscow. A key ally of Vladimir Putin, his private military company has…
Thursday, 24 August 2023 22:22
France: Paris outreach to Jews
Jews in Paris face enormous pressures from more and more antisemitism acts. The International Jewish Mission (IJM) is there this summer to reach out to Paris’s Jewish community with the truth and hope of Jesus. Over…
Thursday, 17 August 2023 21:07
Ukraine: corruption = high treason
Thirty conscription officials in Ukraine have been accused of taking cash and cryptocurrency bribes to smuggle people out of the country. All men over the age of 18 capable of fighting are eligible to be conscripted,…