The Russian Orthodox Church is supposed to bring people closer to God, not to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And yet, that seems to be just what the ROC is doing under Patriarch Kirill. The leader of a church with as many as 160 million adherents has declared Russia’s fight to conquer Ukraine to be a […]

On July 29, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the United Kingdom would recognize a State of Palestine unilaterally unless Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire by September 2025. If terrorism is a wildfire, Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron — who announced on July 24 that France would also recognize Palestine — […]