Dec 25 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike in Syria kills one of Iran's top generals By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, an Israeli airstrike in Syria killed one of Iran's top generals, Ukraine's air force says it shot down two Russian fighter jets, cruise missiles and dozens of drones, jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 8:47 Paramedics struggle to save lives under harrowing conditions in Israel-Hamas war By Martin Himel The Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel and Israel's attacks against Palestinians has taxed the medical communities on both sides of the conflict. The ambulance drivers and paramedics are on the front lines of the war. Special correspondent Martin Himel… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:50 How 'chatty benches' are building connections and combating loneliness in Britain By Malcolm Brabant Mental health experts believe one of the long-term consequences of lockdowns during the COVID pandemic is an increase in loneliness. In Britain, communities are trying to combat people’s isolation by introducing so-called chatty benches and chatty cafes. Special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching
Dec 25 Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls end the sixth grade in tears, their education over By Mohammad Habib Rahmani, Associated Press In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from school beyond sixth grade. Continue reading
Dec 25 Caravan of migrants in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward under hot sun By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press This year's caravan started moving a few days before U.S. officials are to meet with their Mexican counterparts to explore ways of stemming the number of migrants showing up at the U.S. southwest border. Continue reading
Dec 25 Ukraine celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for first time, in effort to distance itself from Russia By Associated Press The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians' dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity. Continue reading
Dec 25 Death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza rises to 106, Palestinian officials say By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The announcement makes the Sunday night airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp among the deadliest in Israel's air campaign in Gaza, launched on Oct. 7 in response to a deadly cross-border attack by Hamas militants. Continue reading
Dec 25 Serbian police detain at least 38 people amid opposition protests against election irregularities By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Hundreds of protesters tried to enter Belgrade's city council on Sunday evening before riot police pushed them back using tear gas, pepper spray and batons. Continue reading
Dec 25 Beijing sees most hours of sub-freezing temperatures in December in more than 70 years By Associated Press A weather observatory in the Chinese capital as of Sunday had recorded more than 300 hours of sub-freezing temperatures since Dec. 11 – the most since records began, in 1951, according to the official newspaper Beijing Daily. Continue reading
Dec 25 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle, associates say By Associated Press His spokesperson says Navalny is "doing well" and a lawyer has visited him. Continue reading