
World View: Russian Duma Goes After Protestant Churches as ‘Sects and Cults’
Contents: Russian Duma goes after Protestant churches as ‘sects and cults’; Central African Republic elections may worsen Muslim-Christian violence

Contents: Russian Duma goes after Protestant churches as ‘sects and cults’; Central African Republic elections may worsen Muslim-Christian violence

Contents: Russia dramatically escalates Syria war launching cruise missiles from Caspian Sea; Russian Orthodox Church declares a ‘Holy War’ in Syria; Russia’s ‘Holy War’ in Syria declaration sparks calls for jihad; IMF warns of significant danger of global financial crash

After an “embarrassing” episode in which a European crowd protested Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine by booing Russia’s 2014 entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, event organizers have installed “sound reducers” designed to remove booing from the broadcast when Russian contestant Polina Gagarina takes the stage on Saturday.