Zelensky cancels citizenship of Metropolitan Onuphry, head of UOC, largest religious confession in Ukraine / OrthoChristian.Com orthochristian.com/170938.html Will be interesting to see what if anything will be done by the West to safeguard religious freedoms in a post-war Kiev

Russia attacked a civilian factory in western Ukraine owned by US company Flex, causing a massive fire and wounding at least 15 people bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Well Mr Lammy and the FCO know that ultimately the international system cant cope with states continually expanding. Remember Milosevic.

Its a more complicated issue than it often appears. The root problem is the over expansion of higher education and failure to properly value humanities non-stem subjects like Classics, History,Languages

Very brave, a decision everyone should admire and support, whatever their personal beliefs or faith

I suppose the key question is whether the French banks matter enough, and govt debts are big enough, to be catalyst for a wider financial crisis?

But only a gesture The obvious thing for Denmark to do for stability is rapidly set up a preventative Danish military deployment in Greenland

In 2024, Donald Trump won this green part of New Jersey by 204 votes. Kamala Harris won the blue part of New Jersey by 229,117 votes.

A copy of Martial a suitable Christmas present for the President perhaps?

But this always happens - Pettifer's first Law of British scandals- the Tories have sex scandals, Labour has financial scandals. Thats how it is.

Larry looks a bit disoriented by the No 10 upheavals?

West Point alumni association cancels awards ceremony for Tom Hanks foxnews.com/entertainment/… #FoxNews Symbolic of the pressure of opinion on Hollywood liberal ikons

☦️ On Sept 7 Orthodox believers marked the Synaxis of All Saints of #Moscow – honouring 540+ saints associated with the Russian capital Patriarch Kirill led a 7-km cross procession – joined by 40k+ faithful from 🇷🇺🇬🇷🇷🇸🇨🇿 & beyond – the largest since 1918 t.me/MFARussia/26310

Oxford Union condemns incoming leader for celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination foxnews.com/media/oxford-u… #FoxNews Publicity the Union and the University could do without.

🔴 Oxford Union president to face ‘disciplinary proceedings’ over Charlie Kirk messages ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/1…

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "There is Gaza and the entire Middle East, where interests that have little to do with the actual needs of the people push things not toward a just peace, but toward a continuation of a heartbreaking & inhumane conflict." …-ecumenical-patriarchate.visitlink.me/6i631P

Good news indeed

Heraclea Sintica, in Pirin Bulgaria near the Macedonian border, and next to Baba Vanga's shrine complex. A major new archaeological site in the making

At least the poor Moldovans will not have to go through the entire mess again. They didn't have a good choice, obviously, and will not have one in the foreseeable future.

Very unlikely to be a wise appointment. One can only hope that the new Archbishop will respect the central role of Anglo Catholics in the Anglican church. Otherwise there will be a mass exodus to Orthodox and RC churches