KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Putin announcing the surprise truce.The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening to mark the religious holiday would be the […]
File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a message of unity and faith on the occasion of Easter Sunday, as he accused Russian forces of breaching a temporary ceasefire, earlier declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin.“Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day,” Zelenskyy posted on X. In […]
A fisherman died on Sunday after being swept off rocks near Sydney, pushing the Easter weekend drowning toll in Australia to six, with two more still missing as massive swells continued to batter the country’s eastern coast.Emergency services were called to Wattamolla Beach, south of Sydney, where two people had been dragged into the surf […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared it will “mirror” Russia’s actions, following the announcement of an Easter ceasefire by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Zelenskyy wrote on X, “If Russia is now suddenly ready to truly engage in a format of full and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act accordingly — mirroring Russia’s […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A gunman opened fire at a church in Sri Lanka’s Manampitiya village on Friday evening, raising safety concerns just days ahead of the country’s Easter Monday commemorations for the victims of the 2019 Easter bombings. While no injuries were reported, the shooting damaged a church window, triggering a swift police […]
US Vice-President (left) & Italian Prime Minister (right) (Image ToI) ROME: US Vice President JD Vance met with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday, ahead of celebrating Easter at the Vatican and a meeting with the pope’s right-hand man.Meloni shares conservative views with Vance and President Donald Trump, whom she met in […]
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most important liturgical services leading up to Easter. The 88-year-old Francis was a no-show at Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s […]
‘Stock market did a Jesus’: SNL roasts Donald Trump’s tariff chaos in Easter special In a cheeky start to its Easter episode, Saturday Night Live turned its lens on US President Donald Trump’s handling of the US economy, using biblical imagery to mock Trump’s erratic tariff decisions. The sketch began with a reimagining of the […]
