Ukraine? Or Russia? Who is (more) culpable for the scrimmage between the neighbors, essentially two kindred peoples? Are there any 'outsiders' partaking in the culpability? Is there an ideological or civilizational clash resounding along?Is it purely about thehuman plane or there might be a bigger preternatural drama unfolding behind what meets the eye? A former Ukrainian national, currently Russian citizen, but, most importantly, a human being in quest for a higher truth, I am going to present my personal take on the standoff between my former and current motherlands...

After 63 years on the throne, Victoria’s death left the nation pondering its own mortality. Having known no other leader, the nation’s future felt uncertain… A mass of black-clothed mourners waited to say their last goodbyes to the queen who had served them devotedly for nearly 64 years – the second longest of any British monarch. An eerie silence hung over them like a shroud as people bowed their heads in sorrow, some shaking with grief and others from the bitter cold. The only sound came from...