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• Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 31

  The death toll from China's most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with two people still missing after the tremor hit northwestern...

• Al Gore foreshadows 1 billion 'climate refugees' crossing borders from global warming

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 34

  Al Gore offered a grim outlook Sunday for world migration patterns, predicting that migrants "crossing international borders in larger numbers"...

• At least 60 are killed in central Gaza in one of the war's deadliest strikes

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 38

  Dozens were killed in Gaza on Sunday in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, while Israel's leaders acknowledged the "very heavy price" after...

• Pope says 'our hearts are in Bethlehem' as he presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 31

  Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that "the clash of arms even today" prevents Jesus...

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• Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 32

  Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital's city council building Sunday in protest of...

• Russian shelling kills 4 as Ukraine prepares to observe Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 27

  Russian shelling in southern Ukraine's Kherson region killed four people Sunday, including an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who died...

• As war rages, it's a somber Christmas in Bethlehem: 'How can you be joyous?'

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 29

  The city of Bethlehem is feeling a profound impact from the Israel-Hamas war, miles away from the front lines of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

• Senate Republican says Biden administration sending 'mixed messages' to Israel

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 34

  Sen. Bill Hagerty said Sunday the U.S. is sending "mixed messages" to Israel, with the Biden administration criticizing the U.S. ally's...

• A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers as public support for the war is tested

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 28

  Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest days of battle...

• Second suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork featuring military drones

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 35

  A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones,...

• On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 35

  The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due...

• British home secretary under fire for making joke about date rape drug

  25-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 24

  British Home Secretary James Cleverly was under fire Sunday for joking about date rape just hours after announcing plans to crack down on what he...