In an interview, the Vatican-appointed Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who heads the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, cautioned that the ascent of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has resulted in a deteriorating situation for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity. Pizzaballa stated to The Associated Press that the 2,000-year-old Christian community in the region has been increasingly targeted, with the most extreme … Continue reading Holy Land Christians say attacks rising in Israel

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its eastern coast on Thursday. The launch prompted an evacuation order that was later lifted in northern Japan, CNN reported. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Thursday morning local time that North Korea had fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. Initially, … Continue reading North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea says

For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, a volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted, ejecting clouds of ash high into the sky and blanketing vast areas, the Associated Press is reporting. Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes, commenced its eruption early Tuesday, releasing dust over 500 kilometers (over 300 miles) northwest and smothering several towns in grey volcanic ash, marking the largest … Continue reading AP: Volcano spews ash cloud for 2nd day on Russia’s Kamchatka

As per one of the several leaked documents available online, it has been confirmed that the UK is among a group of nations whose military special forces are presently operating within Ukraine. This information has been a topic of hushed speculation for more than a year, the BBC reported. These leaked files, including some marked “top secret”, provide a comprehensive view of the conflict in … Continue reading Leak shows Western special forces on the ground in Ukraine

An ash cloud spreading for hundreds of miles caused day to turn into dark night in eastern Russia following a major eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region. Videos depict a doomsday-like scenario, where the snow turned black due to the outpouring, the Mirror reported. According to reports, the ash plume from the eruption rose 12 miles into the sky, resulting in a … Continue reading Massive volcanic eruption in Russia