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We are not interested in joining any bloc," Kazem Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow, was cited as saying by TASS. Russia has partnerships with North Korea and Belarus which include a mutual ...

TASS/. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 25 prisoners of war from each side, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "On January 15, 25 Russian service members were brought back from the ...

Teams rarely win by fewer than three points and ties almost never happen, so it’s often beneficial to tease spreads up to at least three points. Generally speaking, you’re better off teasing ...

Russia-Iran Strategic Pact to Shape Relations for Next 20 Years, TASS Cites Iran's Ambassador MOSCOW (Reuters) - A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern ...

MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern the two countries' relations for the next two decades, the TASS state news agency ...

Sister Simona Brambilla, the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. (Vatican News via CBCP News) Pope Francis has marked another milestone in ...

She is Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Brambilla, who will turn 60 on March 27 ...

She is also a professional nurse. Sister Simona Brambilla, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (photo: Vatican News) Walter Sánchez ...

The unusual decision to appoint Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect and Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime as pro-prefect has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarch ...

ROME – Pope Francis this week made the novel decision to appoint the first-ever woman as prefect of a Vatican department, naming Italian Consolata Sister Simona Brambilla as head of the ...