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Officers closed Christmas event in Haifa, confiscating equipment and also arresting a DJ and a street vendor

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IN FOCUS: As Catholics in Gaza gather for Christmas, Father Carlos Ferrero tells Bryony Gooch how they have maintained faith in the face of widespread devastation

Pope Leo criticises Vatican power struggles and urges a one-day global ceasefire, framing Christmas as a test of unity and peace.

Fresh blast rocks site in Moscow where Russian general was killed on Monday

Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day; two Moscow police injured in suspected explosion near site of general’s killing. What we know on day 1,400

Pope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide

Things happen everywhere, all the time—events big and small, ordinary and extraordinary, that shape our world in ways we often don't notice until the ripple effect spreads all around. So this list is a chance to slow down and explore these powerful moments. From a black-and-white shot of the Iron…

Fans saw plenty of oddities this year, including a rampaging grizzly and a baseball-loving pontiff.