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  • Why Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank

    Gunfire has rung out for days from the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp. It is the forces of the Palestinian Authority clashing with Palestinian gunmen. The Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the occupied territory, launched a rare crackdown earlier this month that has sparked one of the worst armed confrontations between Palestinians in years.

  • Kazakhstan says at least 28 survived in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash. Over 30 are likely dead

    MOSCOW (AP) — An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead. Four bodies have been recovered.

  • Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

    KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Half a million people in Kharkiv region were left without heating, in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero, while there were blackouts in the capital Kyiv and elsewhere.

  • Man, 39, shot dead by armed police in Redditch on Christmas Eve

    Officers were called to an address after reports of a man holding a knife, police say

  • Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.

  • Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead

    ASTANA (Reuters) -An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying that 28 people had survived. Unverified video of the crash showed the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, bursting into flames as it hit the ground and thick black smoke then rising. Kazakhstan's emergencies ministry said in a statement that fire services had put out the blaze and that the survivors, including two children, were being treated at a nearby hospital.

  • Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport

    Dozens are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in Kazakhstan, the country's emergencies ministry said. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was en route from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, but was rerouted due to fog. It crashed near the city of Aktau, in the west of the country.

  • Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.

  • Russia launches ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day missile attack on Ukraine

    Russia launched a major Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.

  • I took my older relatives on a 2-week tour of Italy. It was fun, but I wish we'd done 3 things differently for a better trip.

    I made mistakes when taking my parents and older relatives to Italy. Our family chose the wrong accommodations and had other mishaps on the trip.

  • 'Oh My God': Grandkids Surprise Grandparents With Holiday Sleepover

    An extended family of adult children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren surprised an older couple in Chesaning, Michigan, with a holiday sleepover as part of a viral TikTok trend.The trend typically sees adult children arrive at their grandparents’ house with pyjamas, snacks, and sleeping bags, for an unannounced sleepover.Alexa Tithof captured footage of her extended family surprising her grandparents at their home. Video shows Tithof’s family members sneak up to their grandparent’s house as part of the surprise, much to the delight and bewilderment of their grandmother.Speaking to Storyful, Tithof said her sister Alli began to plan the surprise over a month ago, with family members travelling from Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and other parts of Michigan.Tithof said the family wanted to make Christmas extra special for her grandparents after her great aunt and her great aunt’s husband, with whom her grandparents had been close, both passed away earlier this year.“It consisted of their five kids, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren,” Tithof said. “We showed up with lots of food and air mattresses as they still live in the same house my dad grew up in, with only three bedrooms and one bathroom. We definitely had to squeeze.”“They were in complete shock and extremely happy (my poppy even crying, which rarely happens). It was so great to see the surprise play out, and how happy they both were,” she added. Credit: Alexa Tithof via Storyful

  • More than 40 dead as Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

    67 people, including five crew members, were on board the plane

  • Christian faithful celebrate Christmas at Masses throughout Europe

    Masses were organised all over the continent, and thousands of Christian worshippers attended to mark the festive occasion.

  • Business Owners Surprised With New Car Before Christmas

    A couple’s Christmas was really made this year when they were gifted a new car to help run their business after their GoFundMe failed to gain much support.Sheletta Brundudge told Storyful that when she heard that “fellow small business owners Catherine and Jervis White” had only raised $165 on their Go Fund Me campaign to buy a new car after theirs broke down, she “surprised them for Christmas with a new van.”Brundudge’s video shows the couple arriving at Burnsville Motors in Minnesota, and their emotional response as they are given the heartwarming news. “God had me step in,” Brundudge wrote in an Instagram post of the video.According to their now-closed GoFundMe, the Whites’ family car had been the “backbone” of their business, Black Roots Sauces & Seasonings. Credit: Sheletta Brundudge via Storyful

  • Thousands pack beaches across Sydney to celebrate Christmas in the sun

    Australians and tourists in the country celebrated Christmas through food, prayer, friendship and partying at the beach. Thousands of people packed beaches across Sydney to celebrate under the Australian sun.

  • Tot celebrates first birthday with tomahawk steak

    A little girl strayed from tradition and celebrated her first birthday with a steak. Parents Liberty Bunney, 23, and Rhys Barnden, 22, gave their daughter Sadie Barnden, one, a tomahawk steak instead of a traditional birthday cake. Before having Sadie, Liberty, from Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia, was a nutrition coach and her and Rhys agreed to wait until Sadie is older before introducing any added sugars.

  • Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky condemns Putin’s massive Christmas Day missile attack as ‘inhumane’

    Ukrainian president accuses Moscow of launching vast missile and drone attack on Christmas Day

  • Shareholders in Fair Value REIT-AG (FRA:FVI) are in the red if they invested five years ago

    In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market...

  • Wolfe outlines three phases of ‘Trump Trade’ for 2025

    Investing.com -- Wolfe Research identified three distinct phases of what it calls the Trump Trade for 2025, highlighting shifts in market strategy as policy uncertainties evolve under the new U.S. administration.

  • Brand-new glass table explodes in middle of the night

    A woman was left stunned when her brand-new glass table spontaneously shattered in the middle of night. Elizabeth Lawler, 50, from Boston, Massachusetts, had only owned the table for six days when it suddenly exploded at around 3am last month. The table was found shattered into small pieces across the floor, though nothing was placed on it other than a glass of water.