Category: World

Source: BBC The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence. Christmas celebrations have been cancelled this year and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who

Source: BBC  Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year.  Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian

Source: africanews  In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican

ource: BBC  A chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean was hit by a drone launched from Iran on Saturday, the US military says. A fire

Source: BBC  An explosion at a nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has killed at least 13 workers and injured dozens of others, some seriously.

Source: BBC  The US Supreme Court has declined, for now, to decide whether former president Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for allegedly trying to

Source: africanews France has decided to close its embassy in Niger, where “it is no longer able to function normally or carry out its missions,”

Source: BBC  Pakistani police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse female-led protests in Islamabad on Thursday. At least 200 people were arrested, including

Source: BBC  Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause.  The

Source: BBC  North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, its second missile launch in hours. It comes after South Korean and US defence