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KYIV — A Russian ballistic missile hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, killing at least one person, according to local authorities. At least 11 others were injured, as Ukrainian authorities condemned the attack on Christmas Eve."The monsters directly struck a four-story residential complex with 32 apartments," the head of the city's military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, wrote on Telegram."While other countries around the world are celebrating Christmas, Ukrainians continue to suffer from endless Russian attacks," said Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets in a Telegram post.Governor Serhiy Lysak posted photos of rescuers searching through a large pile of rubble, pulling out a dust-covered person, and...
December 25, 2024
Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve
December 25, 2024
Mozambique's opposition leader vows to install himself as president
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis officially launched the 2025 Holy Year on Christmas Eve by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, an event expected to draw over 30 million pilgrims to the Italian capital city, Rome.Since the first Holy Year in 1300, passing through the Holy Door or one of the three doors at the other Papal Basilicas has allowed pilgrims to receive indulgences, meaning 'the forgiveness of sins'.The 2025 Holy Year, themed around fostering hope and trust, is the second Jubilee led by Pope Francis, following the one in 2015.Alongside the doors of Rome’s Major Basilicas, the Pontiff will, for the first time, open a fifth door in a Roman prison, symbolising an invitation for “all prisoners to look to the future with renewed confidence.”An estimated 7,000...
December 25, 2024
Pope Francis opens Holy Door to launch 2025 Jubilee
December 25, 2024
Trump criticizes Biden for commuting death sentences
December 25, 2024
South Korea becomes ‘super-aged’ society, new data shows
December 25, 2024
Four given jail terms for Amsterdam violence against football fans
PARIS — Some 1,200 tourists were evacuated on Tuesday from the iconic Paris landmark, the Eiffel Tower, after reports of a fire in one of its elevator shafts between the first and second floor.The fire, which was caused by one of the elevator cables overheating at around 10:30 am, has since been contained, according to Euronews' sources. Access to the tower has been restricted during the operation.The tourist attraction and one of the world's most famous towers is visited by an average of 15,000 to 25,000 visitors daily.The French capital remains scarred by the devastating blaze that almost destroyed another prominent landmark, the Notre Dame Cathedral, in 2019.The Gothic architectural masterpiece was closed for five years and was just reopened to the public earlier this month....
December 24, 2024
Tourists evacuated from Eiffel Tower after reports of elevator fire
December 24, 2024
Protests erupt in Syria over Christmas tree burning
December 24, 2024
Twelve dead in Turkey ammunition factory blast
December 24, 2024
Russian ship under US sanctions sinks after engine room blast
