Japan expresses caution about China-Russia military ties in report

Military contacts between China and Russia are “increasing in frequency,” the Japanese government said in its latest foreign policy report released Tuesday, in the first such wording about the growing defense cooperation between the two countries. In its 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook, the government also expressed serious concern about growing military ties between Russia and North…

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On Repentance. Conversation on Repentance and Prayer, Part 1

Introduction Photo: ​Vk.com Schema-Archimandrite Kyrik of Mt. Athos (Konstantin Nikiforovich Maximov in the world) was born to a poor family. His secular education was limited to elementary and middle school, but throughout his life, he enriched his theological knowledge and spiritual treasure. Having left for St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mt. Athos in his youth, he…

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Odukpani: Theatre of Blood ?

Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan In the past 35 years about 150 innocent persons are feared to have lost their lives to series of communal clashes involving different communities in Odukpani Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. Some of these communal conflicts include Odukpani Qua Town/New Netim in Odukpani LGA in  September…

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War must return to where it came from – Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops are in Russia’s Belgorod region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian forces are conducting operations within Russia’s Belgorod region.   In his nightly address on Monday, April 7, 2025, Zelensky stated, “We continue to carry out active operations in the border areas on enemy territory, and that is absolutely just—war must return to…

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