More than a dozen cars carrying mineral fertilizers veered off the tracks in Ryazan Region Russian authorities are probing the derailment of a freight train some 200 km southeast of Moscow. Officials said the incident, which took place in the early hours of Saturday in Ryazan Region, was caused by “unauthorized interference.”

The bishop criticized Pope Francis as dangerously liberal on divorce, abortion and same-sex marriage Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics, who has been an avid critic of Pope Francis for making the church more welcoming for the LGBTQ community, was removed from his post as bishop of Tyler, the Vatican…

The restrictions forced Russia to develop its own potential, President Putin’s spokesman said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the sanctions on Moscow mostly boomeranged on those who imposed them and inspired Russia to develop its own industry.