Category: World News
Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens
Fox News More than 30 passengers are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, reports say. The Embraer 190 passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia had 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced. As of Wednesday afternoon, those authorities said there were…
Read MoreFor Syria’s Christians, Christmas is a time to grapple with hope and fear
Washington Post Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/25/syria-christmas-christians-hts/
Read MorePope Francis addresses Ukraine, Middle East in Christmas Day message: ‘May the sound of weapons be silenced’
Fox News Pope Francis delivered his annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican on Wednesday, calling for peace around the globe and an end to ongoing conflicts. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church mentioned the war between Russia and Ukraine directly and called for…
Read MoreCyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants
New York Times In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/africa/mayotte-cyclone-chido-immigrants.html
Read MoreCyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants
New York Times In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/africa/cyclone-on-french-archipelago-exposes-resentments-over-immigrants.html
Read MoreThe Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024
New York Times Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/science/animals-flaco-pnut.html
Read MoreUS citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction
Fox News A Russian-born U.S. citizen who was already behind bars in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second sentence for espionage. Eugene Spector was sentenced to a new 15-year term for his espionage conviction, according to Russian news agencies. Spector was born and raised in Leningrad, Russia, but later moved to…
Read MoreIsrael’s Benjamin Netanyahu wishes a merry Christmas to Christians around the world
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians worldwide a merry Christmas and thanked the Christian community for its support amid the Jewish state’s ongoing conflicts with terror groups. Netanyahu published a video message on Christmas Eve on his account on the social media platform X. “My dear Christian friends, as you gather with…
Read MoreWhat to know about camps in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters
Washington Post Two camps in northeastern Syria, al-Hol and Roj, hold thousands of alleged Islamic State fighters and their family members. In a new Syria, their fate is in question. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/24/syria-camps-kurds-sdf-isis-al-hol/
Read MoreSophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche
New York Times Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, according to the police and the Swiss ski federation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/sports/sophie-hediger-swiss-snowboarder-dead-avalanche.html
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