Christmas

Saudi doctor given life sentence for deadly car rampage on German Christmas market

A German court handed down a life sentence in a Christmas market attack that shocked the country and fueled debate over immigration ahead of national elections.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser visit the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.
A PERSON stands amid a destroyed building after US forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

Four Tomahawk missiles fired at Nigeria by US on Christmas failed to explode

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

Tis the season to flog Israel - opinion

Turkish gendarmerie special forces team leaves the site where Turkish security forces launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected Islamic State terrorists, in Yalova province, Turkey, December 29, 2025

Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects nationwide after three police officers killed


Austrian, German police on alert due to Christmas terror threat - report

Several suspects have reportedly been arrested in Vienna and western Germany.

 German police secures the cathedral in central Cologne, Germany, December 23, 2023.

What to watch on Christmas? Your Jewish guide to this winter’s biggest movies

Here’s your Jewish guide to the new theatrical and streaming options available this Christmas season.

 Christmas market in Prague

Officer Grinch gives speeding drivers in Florida a choice: a fine or an onion

Those who were only a little over the speed limit were given a choice by Officer Grinch.

A person dressed as the Grinch poses for a photo, during Christmas season in Santiago, Chile, December 20, 2023.

Jerusalem highlights December 22-28

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 SHAANAN STRETT appears in Karmiel during a previous Yom Ha'atzmaut performance.

Christians everywhere should protest persecution in Middle East, Asia, Africa - opinion

While Jesus’s homeland is under attack by Islamic terrorists, the number of Palestinian Christians in the land of Israel continues to decline.

 SOUVENIR SHOPS around Manger Square in Bethlehem are shuttered, earlier this month.

Jerusalem’s free Christmas trees bring joy, unity after Hamas massacre

The Jerusalem Municipality gives out free Christmas trees to Christian residents – local Arab Christians, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and Christian volunteers who are in the city.

Receiving their free Christmas tree, a project of the Jerusalem Municipality.

Churches in Israel and the West Bank are canceling Christmas celebrations due to the war

The parade is a rollicking annual march that begins at Mary’s Well in Nazareth — next to a bustling Christmas market — and continues down Paul VI Street.

 A Palestinian police officer walks by the gate at the Palestinian side of the crossing as Christians head to Bethlehem via Israel to attend Christmas ceremonies in the northern Gaza Strip, December 22, 2022.

Pope: Israelis, Palestinians face Christmas 'of pain and mourning'

Pope Francis has called several times for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas.

 Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with members of Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service (CHARIS) at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, November 4, 2023

Doctor Who Christmas episodes linked to lower UK death rates, festive study finds

Episodes aired on Christmas Day were linked to approximately six fewer deaths per 10,000 person-years in England and Wales and four fewer deaths per 10,000 person-years in the entire UK.

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'Worst Christmas ever' in birthplace of Jesus as impact of war empties Bethlehem

Located just south of Jerusalem, Bethlehem is heavily reliant for income and jobs on visitors from all over the world who come to see the Church of the Nativity.

A view of shuttered souvenir shops around the Manger Square in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 9, 2023