Friday, 10 March 2023 03:59
Russia: British ambassador heckled in Vladivostok
Dame Deborah Bronnert, Britain's ambassador to Moscow, ran a gauntlet of loud-mouthed propagandists following her down the street shouting repeatedly, ‘You are not welcome here,' and ‘Britain sponsors terrorism.' She told the protesters, ‘We want peace,'…
Friday, 10 March 2023 03:58
France: Strikes
A general strike is causing cancellations to flight, ferry and rail services plus disruption on the roads, over plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. 9th March was the seventh day of walkouts…
Thursday, 02 March 2023 20:19
Prayer summit - a special moment
Ukraine was very much on everyone’s hearts, and some Ukrainian sisters and young Russian brothers came to the conference. It was not an easy situation for them, a Ukrainian sister expressed the deep wounds and pain…
Thursday, 02 March 2023 20:15
Europe: migrants shipwrecked
Over 100 migrants died and 80 were recovered alive after their overloaded boat of 200+ people sank in rough seas off southern Italy. It was trying to land near Crotone. 43 bodies were recovered from a…
Thursday, 23 February 2023 22:00
Russia / Ukraine: day 365 of the invasion
Pray for the women in Ukraine. Twelve months after Russia invaded the country, they are increasingly vulnerable to sexual violence with reports of abuse on the rise, according to a leading humanitarian organisation in the country.…
Thursday, 23 February 2023 21:57
Russia: conflict creating family divisions
It is hard to get an accurate picture of how Russians feel about invading Ukraine, given legislation which outlaws any comments discrediting the military or referring to the invasion as a war rather than a ‘special…