The sermon, a deeply symbolic moment after months of tension with the Moscow-led branch of the church, came as a cease-fire failed to materialize.
Author: MEGAN SPECIA
One Day With an Ambulance in Britain: Long Waits, Rising Frustration
Britain is experiencing a crisis in ambulance response times, part of a broader breakdown in the country’s revered National Health Service. We rode with one crew to witness the problems in real time.
UK High Court Rules on Rwanda Deportation Plan
The highly criticized effort is meant to deter those crossing the English Channel in small boats, but experts say that it would violate international law.
Seeking Heat, and Companionship, in a Hard Scotland Winter
In a Glasgow neighborhood, the cost-of-living crisis is exacerbating energy problems and financial worries, and vital community hubs are struggling to stay afloat.
Nurses in UK Strike for First Time, Seeking Higher Pay
The walkout is just one of a series of industrial actions across Britain this month as ballooning inflation, rising interest rates and a recession put pressure on workers.
UK Government Backs Bill to Criminalize Street Harassment
The measure targets behavior like catcalling or persistent staring with prison sentences of up to two years, in the hopes that more people will report such occurrences.
American Given 8-Month Suspended Sentence in Traffic Death of British Teen
Anne Sacoolas, a U.S. government employee, had fled England after hitting motorcyclist Harry Dunn, 19, with her car. His parents, who fought for three years to bring her to justice, said, “Harry, we done it.”
Manx Language Is Experiencing a Revival on the Isle of Man
After being nearly silenced, Manx is experiencing a revival on the Isle of Man, thanks in part to an elementary school and some impassioned parents.
In Yahidne, Ukraine, a Battered School Holds Memories of Trauma
In Yahidne, a village in northern Ukraine, a basement became a virtual prison for hundreds of residents for four weeks. Months later, that horror lingers.
U.K. and France Sign New Deal to Stem Small-Boat Migrant Crossings
Britain has promised France tens of millions of euros to step up coastal patrols, a sign of thawing relations.