Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the very land he was born. Israel’s deadliest-ever war on Gaza cast a shadow as the pontiff presided over the evening Mass…
Ratcliffe will also provide $300m for future investment into the struggling football club’s Old Trafford stadium. INEOS Chief Executive Jim Ratcliffe has become a minority shareholder in Manchester United, buying a 25 percent stake at a price of $33 per share, says the Premier League club. INEOS, which will assume…
Ten of the passengers apply for French asylum, as judges probe whether a criminal group is linked to trafficking. Hundreds of Indian nationals sequestered in a French airport are being questioned by authorities over concerns they could be victims of human trafficking. Four French judges are rushing to speak to…
For the first time in a century, Ukraine will celebrate the holiday on December 25 rather than January 7. Ukraine will formally mark Christmas Day on December 25 this year, in a symbolic shift away from Russia, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. It will be the first time…
Cricket’s whirlwind year began as South Africa lit up a home Women’s T20 World Cup with a stunning run to the final, only to come up against the mighty Australians who crushed the home crowd’s hopes and walked away with a record-extending sixth title. And 2023 ended in a similar…
Man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after removal of installation in south London. UK police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a Banksy artwork hours after its installation on a London street corner. The man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of…
Cologne police chief says sniffer dogs will search building following indications of attack planned for New Year’s Eve. German police have searched a cathedral in the western city of Cologne amid warnings of a possible attack planned for New Year’s Eve. Cologne police chief Michael Esser said on Saturday that…
Former TV journalist and opponent of Ukraine war had filed documents seeking to challenge Vladimir Putin. Former Russian television journalist Yekaterina Duntsova, who had put her name forward as an independent candidate in Russia’s upcoming presidential election, has been barred from running against President Vladimir Putin. On Saturday, Russia’s Central…
Belfast, Northern Ireland — The political leaders caught up in the 30-year Troubles of Northern Ireland were so consumed with fighting over “land, soil, territory”, that they completely neglected the environmental welfare of that very same land, soil and territory, say young people born since the Good Friday Agreement (GFA)…
Israel’s campaign of relentless bombardment against the Gaza Strip had been raging for three weeks when the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked to address the heavy civilian death toll in the Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu, who had earlier evoked the 9/11 attacks on New York’s Twin Towers and the…
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