The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

Since the start of the day, a total of 61 combat engagements have taken place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues across six directions of the front, with Russian forces concentrating their greatest efforts on the Pokrovsk sector.

The legendary Ukrainian composition Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) by Mykola Leontovych has been granted a permanent display in one of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Now, visitors to New York’s Carnegie Hall can see a facsimile of the manuscript of this globally celebrated piece in the venue’s memorial space.

From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing.

Turkish authorities say firearms were seized and efforts to trace further suspected members are continuing.

Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.

Representatives of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Center (JATEC) participated in the final phase of the Loyal Dolos 2025 exercise, which assessed the combat capabilities of the Alliance.

Fighters of the Furia strike UAV company of the Hart Border Guard Brigade hit a Russian artillery gun, a tank, and several vehicles in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.

Drone operators of Ukraine’s 78th Separate Air Assault Brigade struck a Russian self-propelled artillery system in Russia’s Kursk region.

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk believes that Ukraine’s partners should put pressure on countries of the Global South that fail to support Ukrainian resolutions at the UN General Assembly.