The Archbishop of Cologne Rainer Woelki proposed to Pope Francis his departure. Woelki had just returned from a period of “spiritual reflection” on the scandal that has haunted him for years. Rainer Maria Woelki (65) has been heavily criticized for his handling of abuse scandals within the archdiocese. Since the 1970s, more than 200 people in the Church have been …
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Missing woman found after nine days in towed car | Car
A missing disabled woman was found in the US town of Kent when police investigated her mother’s towed Cadillac. The woman was hospitalized. The woman was reported missing by her sister on Feb. 14, according to the Kent Police Department in Washington. An investigation revealed the woman was last seen with her 45-year-old mother on February 5. According to authorities, …
Read More »How do you know if this is really a video of Russian soldiers joking about Ukraine?
Many twitterers reported that this photo was fake and dated from a gas explosion in 2018. Nonsense: the photo is indeed authentic.Image Anadolu Agency via Getty Images They have been viewed no less than ten million times on the TikTok video platform, the spectacular nighttime images of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire. Only: they are not correct. Pictures are of a video …
Read More »Escalation or diversionary tactics? Putin sees nuclear weapons differently from the West
British Defense Secretary Wallace sees the order primarily as a show of force. “We must not forget that this is a big attempt to divert attention from his problems in Ukraine. That’s why he uses words like this in the media.” Osinga points out, however, that Russia thinks completely differently about the use of nuclear weapons. “The West sees them …
Read More »Quarrel in Italian village over church bells: ‘It started at 6:00 a.m. with seventy bells’ | Abroad
The Slovenian community in the Italian border village of Dolina contacted the European Commission after the ban on the ringing of local church bells. The clock chimed so often in the village that some residents had asked the judge if it could be a little shorter. In Italy, it is not usual for the bells to ring so often, but …
Read More »28-year-old woman arrested after destroying ex-husband’s belongings
Sample picture The woman who last week home vandalism of her ex-partner, after a disagreement over her share in the house, is Okesha S., 28, reports the Suriname Police Force. She was found and arrested by police from Latour’s office on Saturday, February 19 at a residential address in Goede Expecting. Okesha’s ex-partner reported an act of vandalism against him …
Read More »Indignation: Vlogger Don announces that he returned safely from Budapest during the invasion of Ukraine, 1200 km away | alphene
Once again, a video by YouTuber Don de Jong (22) is discredited. A video of the vlogger about his trip to Budapest “during the invasion of Ukraine” has gone down well with many social media users. In the video, which is no longer on De Jong’s account, he lets his followers know that he “has now returned from his trip …
Read More »Ukraine has hope: Snake Island defenders may still be alive | Abroad
The Ukrainian Border Security Service expresses this hope on Facebook. “Border guards, armed forces and all of Ukraine hope that all defenders of Snake Island are still alive. Russian media reported that Ukrainian soldiers on the island had been transferred to Russian-occupied Sevastopol. Sevastopol is located on the Crimean peninsula, already occupied by the Russians. According to the border guard, …
Read More »North Korea launches missile for first time since January
North Korea conducted a missile test for the eighth time this year. It was most likely a ballistic missile, reports the Japanese Coast Guard. The South Korean military also confirms that North Korea fired at least one “unidentified projectile” towards the east. The missile was fired from a base near the capital Pyongyang. This is the first North Korean missile …
Read More »More countries are closing airspace to Russian planes | Abroad
Like other countries, Bulgaria prohibits the departure, landing and overflight of Russian aircraft. The airspace above Bulgarian territorial waters is also blocked to them. No private jet British Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced on Twitter on Friday that no Russian private jets were allowed to fly or land in British airspace with immediate effect. “Putin’s actions are illegal and anyone …
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