As the parodies of peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and America continue—most recently marked by the failed attempt to bring Putin and Zelenskyy together in Istanbul—Pope Leo XIV ...

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Spoiled for choice, the cross is also commonly known as the ‘Gopher’ although the roots of the long-established nickname appear to have been lost to the annals of history. Rounding off our ...

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It was not the first time an attempt had been made to subjugate them. Adalbert of Prague, Bolesław IV of Poland, the Kievan Rus, and Conrad I of Masovia had tried before, but without lasting success, ...

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The attack came hours after the two countries failed to broker a temporary ceasefire after holding their first peace talks in three years of war.