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BOSTON (AP) — A man who presents himself as a Orthodox Christian monk and an attorney he lived with fraudulently obtained $3.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds for…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a party…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press KYKKOS MONASTERY, Cyprus (AP) — Archimandrite Agathonikos bows before the silver-covered icon of the Virgin…

By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are camping out in Mexico City and waiting for the U.S. government to allow them…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the war in Ukraine has worsened problems in the Western Hemisphere…

By PETER SMITH - Associated Press The rituals leading up to Easter are the same. The solemn Good Friday processions. The Holy Saturday blessings of…

By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to meet Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to press…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says assessments show Ukrainian troops are still contesting the southern city…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS - Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith…

MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces…