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Many injured after drone crashes into crowd at Florida Christmas show

A festive Christmas event in Florida turned into a scene of chaos on Monday evening when a drone crashed into a crowd of spectators, leaving many injured. Emergency services quickly responded to the scene, providing medical attention to the injured and transporting several to nearby hospitals. The Florida incident has reignited debates about the regulation of drones during public events …

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10 hours, 1 minute ago

Elaborate holiday light displays are making spirits bright in a big way

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season. “There’s not somebody that’s going to walk down the street and not feel included.” In Santa Clarita, California, residents of Wakefield Court decided to coordinate their holiday light displays as a way to bring some joy to their community after …

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10 hours, 20 minutes ago

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. “Last year before Christmas, we had more hope, but now again we are close to Christmas and we don’t have anything,” said Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner of Nativity Store. A …

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10 hours, 28 minutes ago

What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

Associated Press

The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the British coming-of-age tale “Bird” from British filmmaker Andrea Arnold and Mariah …

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11 hours, 22 minutes ago

It’s the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Chipo Benhure started saving early for a holiday season to remember in Zimbabwe, but it wasn’t for a party or vacation. “I didn’t want to be found wanting come Christmastime, so I was putting aside a few dollars each month,” Benhure said, standing at a crowded and dusty ground on the outskirts of the capital, Harare. Zimbabweans …

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12 hours, 17 minutes ago

A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany. At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis will push open the Holy Door on St. Peter’s Basilica, which will stay open throughout …

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15 hours, 29 minutes ago

No Christmas off for Manchester City: Kyle Walker amidst club's tough form

India Today

Manchester City skipper Kyle Walker has revealed that the team will not be taking a break on Christmas Day, instead focusing on their usual training session to prepare for their Boxing Day Premier League clash against Everton. Manchester City players have had Christmas Day off during previous campaigns. "We're gonna train on Christmas Day this season, we've got Everton at …

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15 hours, 29 minutes ago

Liverpool routs Spurs 6-3 to take 4-point lead into Christmas in Premier League; Man United humbled

New Indian Express

Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday. As for Manchester United and its new manager Ruben Amorim, they stumble into the festive period in 13th place — as low as they've been at …

Liverpool Premier League Tottenham United Humbled

15 hours, 29 minutes ago

Pics: Kareena shares cute glimpses of Christmas festivities with Saif and sons

India Today

Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan is eagerly anticipating Christmas with her husband, Saif Ali Khan, and their sons, Taimur and Jeh. Here's the picture: Kareena also shared a picture of Jeh's name written on a foggy window, a close-up of a Chelsea Football Club Christmas ornament from the "Chelsea Christmas Grotto 2024," and a coffee cup with heart-shaped latte art. Kareena …

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15 hours, 29 minutes ago

Watch: Aishwarya Rai jets off with daughter, shares holiday wishes with paps

India Today

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai and her daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, were seen at Mumbai Airport early Monday morning. Addressing the paparazzi, Aishwarya said, "Excuse me," and wished them a "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Watch the video here: Recently, Aishwarya and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, attended an event at Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai to support their daughter, Aaradhya. …

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15 hours, 29 minutes ago

Inflation impact clear this Christmas season, labor union warns

NL Times

Employees at major Dutch retailers are voicing frustration over increasingly meager holiday gifts from their employers, with labor union FNV pointing to "Christmas inflation" as a growing issue. While some companies hand out minimal items like ladles or branded Christmas ornaments, others issue gift cards that require workers to spend additional money at their own stores. At Albert Heijn's distribution …

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15 hours, 29 minutes ago

Church holds Christmas mass amid horrors of Israel’s war in Gaza

Al Jazeera

Dozens of worshippers gathered at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated mass. So the war will finish and we will rebuild,” the cardinal said, urging people in Gaza to never be afraid. His visit came as Pope Francis again criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza. The pope recently called for an investigation …

Gaza Israel Christmas Mass

22 hours, 49 minutes ago

Colombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce

Associated Press

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral truce on Sunday, to last until Jan. 3, the first since the previous ceasefire broke down in August. Colombian President Gustavo Petro shared the truce announcement on his X account, with a message saying that “the end of war, is the nation’s goal for 2025.” The group, known in …

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23 hours, 11 minutes ago

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider security a …

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1 day, 1 hour ago

‘El Gordo’ lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion

Associated Press

MADRID — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest based on the total prize money involved, even …

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Scary, weird, but more ‘biblically accurate’ angels top some Christians’ Christmas trees

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was during the pandemic when the Rev. “I think in, particularly, the times of the world that we’re in, where things seem kind of scary and weird, having a scary and weird angel sort of speaks to people,” she said. Social media is full of various interpretations of “biblically accurate angels” imagined not just in tree …

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Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza. “Let the weapons fall silent and let the Christmas carols ring out!” Francis said, delivering his Sunday blessing from indoors due to a cold and as a …

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1 day, 5 hours ago

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The dead included 22 people in …

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German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

Associated Press

MAGDEBURG, Germany — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Flowers and candles laid down in front of the Johannis church close …

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1 day, 8 hours ago

India condemns attack on German Christmas market

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: India on Saturday condemned the "horrific and senseless" attack on a Christmas market in eastern German city of Magdeburg that left at least five people, including a nine-year-old, dead and nearly 200 injured.The Ministry of External Affairs said the Indian mission in Germany is in contact with the Indians injured in the attack and is rendering all possible …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it. This is the iconic New York tourists come to see. Over several weeks, Associated Press photographer Julia Nikhinson found ways to document both the familiar and unfamiliar sides of the holiday season in the city. She found storybook images, like neighborhood …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Beaten Fury says Usyk got 'Christmas gift' from judges

Deccan Chronicle

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Tyson Fury insisted Oleksandr Usyk got an early Christmas gift from the judges after the Ukrainian won their heavyweight championship rematch overnight on Saturday. The 36-year-old Fury, unbeaten until he first met Usyk in their four-belt unification fight in May, departs Riyadh's Kingdom Arena with two defeats on his record. Asked whether the public would see him …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Two VHP leaders, one Bajrang Dal activist booked for disrupting Christmas celebrations at a school in Kerala's Palakkad

New Indian Express

PALAKKAD: Two Vishva Hindu Parishad and one Bajrang Dal activist were booked and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days for attempting to disrupt Christmas celebrations at a government school in Nallepilly, Palakkad. The three accused verbally abused the headmistress and teachers of Government Upper Primary School, Nallepilly, questioning why only Christmas was being celebrated and insisted that Sri Krishna …

Bajrang Dal Christmas Celebrations Nallepilly Palakkad

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?

LA Times

Christmas decorations in Lagos, Nigeria. Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider …

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Many injured after drone crashes into crowd at Florida Christmas show

Elaborate holiday light displays are making spirits bright in a big way

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

It’s the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone

A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know

No Christmas off for Manchester City: Kyle Walker amidst club's tough form

Liverpool routs Spurs 6-3 to take 4-point lead into Christmas in Premier League; Man United humbled

Pics: Kareena shares cute glimpses of Christmas festivities with Saif and sons

Watch: Aishwarya Rai jets off with daughter, shares holiday wishes with paps

Inflation impact clear this Christmas season, labor union warns

Church holds Christmas mass amid horrors of Israel’s war in Gaza

Colombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

‘El Gordo’ lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion

Scary, weird, but more ‘biblically accurate’ angels top some Christians’ Christmas trees

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

India condemns attack on German Christmas market

PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York

Beaten Fury says Usyk got 'Christmas gift' from judges

Two VHP leaders, one Bajrang Dal activist booked for disrupting Christmas celebrations at a school in Kerala's Palakkad

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?