A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, a priest blesses parishioners after an Orthodox Epiphany ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

A group of Russian Orthodox believers bathes in the icy water of a pond during the celebrations of the Orthodox Epiphany in Moscow, Russia. Participants believe that immersing themselves in holy ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

Religious scholar Serhii Shumylo noted on Facebook that St. Andrew's Cathedral, damaged in the Jan. 18 missile strike on ...

(Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered internet company Yandex to hide access to maps and photos of one of ... resolve the issue directly with Yandex before taking the matter to court, TASS ...

Olivia Dunne has revealed she and boyfriend Paul Skenes were in New Orleans the night of the Bourbon Street terror attack after sharing chilling images of her New ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and women have been largely exempt from army service since the establishment of Israel in 1948, while secular and traditional Jewish men and women must serve for a ...

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Russian gas exporter Gazprom said it halted flows in the early-morning hours of the new year as the deal expired.

Ukraine has made good on its promise to halt the transport of Russian gas to Europe through ... the news agency said. Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia ...