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What makes religious relics – like pieces of the 'true cross' and hair of saints – sacred to Christians

A Russian missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, sunk after it was heavily damaged in April 2022. Kremlin officials said that a fire on board caused munitions to explode, while Ukrainian officials claimed they had attacked the Moskva. Several media reports noted that the ship might…

The Conversation · May 4, 2022

Vladimir Putin's personal cameraman QUIT after recording his Ukraine invasion speech

Ilya Filatov’s departure led to strong speculation that faced dismissal because of a negative attitude to the war - before prominent Russian TV journalist Inna Afinogenova, 33, quit ‘propaganda channel’ RT specifically blaming the war

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Russian businesses banned from using UK accountants as new sanctions announced

The Government has also announced sanctions including travel bans and asset freezes for individuals linked to Russian media outlets.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Kremlin says no agreement reached on possible meeting between Putin and Pope Francis

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that no agreement had been reached on a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis for talks about Ukraine.

Reuters · May 4, 2022

Inside Ukrainian drone factory that crushed 40-mile Russian 'death convoy'

Ukraine's Aerorozvidka drone unit claims to have destroyed almost 100 Kremlin vehicles, including tanks, armoured personnel carriers, fuel trucks and Grad missile launcher systems, since the start of the Russian invasion

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Trudy Rubin: Nancy Pelosi deserves thanks for stating Washington will help Ukraine win

It was a dramatic moment for U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 4, 2022

EU chief proposes Russian oil ban in new round of sanctions

The proposal, if accepted by EU members, seeks to stop crude oil imports in six months, refined products by end of 2022.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2022

Ex-Belarus leader Shushkevich, the man who sacked Gorbachev, dies at 87

Former Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, the man who broke the news to Mikhail Gorbachev that the Soviet Union was being consigned to history, has died at the age of 87, Belarusian media quoted his wife as saying on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 4, 2022

Ukraine War and Syria: Opportunities, Challenges for External Powers

In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2022

Hungary objects to proposed EU ban on Russian oil imports

Slovakia also wants exemption despite Ursula von der Leyen saying crude must be prohibited in EU within six months

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022