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AFP/APP Bethlehem: Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday as the Palestinian city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza to celebrate its first festive Christmas in more than two years. Throughout the Gaza…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: A major winter storm rolled into California Tuesday, forcing hundreds of evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel delays through Christmas for much of the state, officials said.  A "strong…

AFP/APP Tripoli: Libya's prime minister said the chief of staff of the country's army and other military officials were killed in an airplane accident in Turkey on Tuesday after visiting Ankara. "It is with deep sadness and great…

AFP/APP Palm Beach: President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself—an honor usually reserved for US leaders who have left office. Two of the Trump-class ships will be…

Xinhua/APP Seoul: The launch of South Korea's first commercial space launch vehicle failed due to an anomaly after liftoff, local media said Tuesday. Hanbit-Nano, developed by the space company Innospace, was launched at about 10:13…

News Desk  Islamabad: Netflix is making waves in the entertainment world with its proposed acquisition of key Warner Bros. assets, including HBO and HBO Max.  The move, which would leave Warner Bros.’ cable operations intact, has…

News Desk  North America: The Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America has announced that Monday, December 22, 2025, will mark the first day of the month of Rajab, 1447 A.H. across the North…

News Desk New York: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will celebrate what he has called the “inauguration of a new era” on January 1, with a major public ceremony expected to draw tens of thousands of New Yorkers to downtown Manhattan. The…

AFP ESBJERG, Denmark: In the North Sea, where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon be buried beneath the seabed as part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project nearing completion. CCS…

AFP Sydney: Australians fell silent in flickering candlelight on Sunday to honour the Bondi Beach shooting victims, marking one week since gunmen fired into crowds at a Jewish festival. A father and son are accused of targeting the…