As a schoolboy growing up in Allahabad, the winter holidays were pure magic. Around Christmas, North India was usually in the grip of a cold wave — foggy mornings, drizzle that made clothes cling stubbornly, and icy winds that made every fire, every steaming cup of chai, and every warm kitchen feel»»»

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, late Wednesday night, which is the first held there in 31 years. Photo by Giuseppe Lami/EPA Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV brought back the Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday night, wh»»»

Dubai: For much of the past decade, flying in India has meant choosing between two names: IndiGo or Air India. On hundreds of routes, there has effectively been only one option. That dominance is now under fresh scrutiny, after the government cleared three new airlines to enter the market, weeks af»»»

Sharjah: For the family of Pooja Jenson, an Indian expat in the UAE, the passing of legendary Malayalam actor, screenwriter, film director and producer Sreenivasan on Saturday goes beyond the loss of a cinematic icon. It is intensely personal. Her father, Cyriac Philip, a retired assistant bank man»»»

The agreement reached by the Yemeni government in Muscat with the Houthis to exchange about 2,900 prisoners and detainees from both sides marks a new test of the group’s credibility in closing one of the conflict’s most complex humanitarian files after years of delays and failure. Despite a broad l»»»

Sean "Diddy" Combs performs before accepting the Global Icon Award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on September 12, 2023. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorney filed an expedited federal appeal»»»

The Delaware State Police identified Matthew "Ty" Snook, 34, as the trooper who was shot and killed at the New Castle, Del., DMV office on Tuesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of the Delaware State Police Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Delaware State Police on Wednesday identified Cpl. Grade One Matthew T. "Ty"»»»

Sean "Diddy" Combs has asked an appeals court to release him from prison and overturn his conviction on two prostitution-related crimes. In a court filing for an expedited appeal, the rap mogul's attorney argued that he was improperly sentenced, and that the conduct that resulted in his conviction »»»

The Department of Justice announced it received more than a million files on Wednesday that might pertain to the Jeffrey Epstein case and will be posted after undergoing review and redactions where required. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A million more files that mi»»»

Share: PHOTO-A handout photo by Israel’s television made available on July 13, 2008, shows a photograph of Ron Arad, an Israeli air force navigator who was captured after his fighter jet was shot down in Lebanon in 1986. (HO / AFP) Reports say Ahmad Shukr, brother of the man involved in capturing d»»»

The Santa Claus float makes its way down the parade route during the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Americans are not in a jolly mood when it comes to spending for the holidays,»»»

Mark Zuckerberg-controlled Meta Platforms immediately must stop giving preference to Meta AI on the WhatsApp platform and enable competing AI services to access it, Italian regulators ordered on Wednesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Italy's antitrust authority ac»»»

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (L) leaves federal court in Newark, N.J., after pleading not guilty during her arraignment in June. Her return to the same ICE facility following news that a 41‑year‑old Haitian immigrant died at the facility earlier in the month one day after entering ICE custody. File Ph»»»

Agencies New York Apple CEO Tim Cook is doubling down on his Nike stock ownership, with his purchase of close to $3 million in shares seen as an endorsement of the sports brand’s turnaround strategy. Tim Cook is well known for having a long-time relationship with Nike, and it’s one that he recently»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sidra Medicine has successfully completed its first paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), marking an important step forward in the hospital’s mission to deliver advanced, life-saving care for children with complex and high-risk conditions. »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Aljazeera Media Institute organised “Young Entrepreneurs” course, aiming to develop entrepreneurial thinking among children and introduce them to project planning fundamentals and how to turn ideas into executable projects, through practical, hands-on learning experience. »»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Sports and Youth (MoSY) has announced that application is now open to Gulf youth aged 18 to 34 for the first Youth Creativity in Data Award. Marking the Gulf Statistics Day, the award is organised in cooperation and coordination with the Statistical Centre for the Cooperati»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) has invited the public to experience the final weeks of its exhibitions at M7, offering a last opportunity to explore a dynamic season of fashion, design and cultural storytelling. Visitors can see ‘FTA: Threads of Impact. Celebrating 7 Years of Fashion »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The opening whistle did more than signal the start of volleyball matches. It marked the beginning of a learning journey undertaken by students from Qatar Foundation (QF) schools at the ISF World Schools Volleyball Championship in Shangluo, China, an experience that extende»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Huawei FreeClip 2, officially unveiled on December 11, inherits the innovative C-bridge architecture of the previous generation, which blends beauty and technology into an iconic design. The new model is a lighter version of the open-ear bud with an improved fit, so yo»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Aljazeera Media Institute organised “Young Entrepreneurs” course, aiming to develop entrepreneurial thinking among children and introduce them to project planning fundamentals and how to turn ideas into executable projects, through practical, hands-on learning experience. »»»

Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, state health officials announced Wednesday. The individual flew from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport on Americ»»»

The US is reportedly expanding its military posture near Venezuela by deploying additional forces to the Caribbean amid rising tensions between Washington and Caracas, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The movements include special operations aircraft and military transport planes, the newspape»»»

Former special counsel Jack Smith takes a break during a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on December 17. In 2022, Smith was appointed to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the »»»

Spectators take photo of a Tesla Model 3 at an event in Tokyo. The NHTSA is investigating Model 3s released in 2022 for a possible flaw in the vehicle's emergency door function. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a»»»

Over the past year, relations between Russia and the European Union have acquired an unusual quality: clarity. Not warmth, not dialogue, not even managed hostility, but clarity. In November 2023, Russia quietly renamed the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Pan-European Cooperation as the Department»»»

The US is not seeking to “conquer” Greenland or take over Danish territory, Washington’s new special envoy to the Arctic island, Jeff Landry, has said. President Donald Trump had previously signaled that the semi-autonomous territory should become part of the US. Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, La»»»

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1 of 5 | Palestinian children sing in the grotto of the Church of Nativity, where tradition believes Jesus Christ was born, in the biblical town of Bethlehem, West Bank, on Tuesday. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Christians in Israel and Palestine are celebrating Christm»»»

Data from the Real Time Crime Index show murders have fallen nearly 20% nationwide between 2024 and 2025 following a 13% decline the previous year. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The United States is witnessing an unprecedented decline in murders with 2025 project»»»

US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have informed the Department of Justi»»»

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made a grim forecast for 2026, wishing her office staff a happy Christmas while warning them to brace for a challenging year ahead. “The past year has been tough for all of us but don’t worry because next year will be even worse,” she quipped. Speaking at h»»»

Dubai: Authorities in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have suspended a senior resident doctor and launched a criminal investigation after video footage emerged appearing to show a patient being repeatedly struck inside a hospital ward. The incident, which took place at the Indira Gand»»»

Rabat: Captain Riyad Mahrez scored in each half as 2019 Champions Algeria eased to a 3-0 win over 10-man Sudan in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Mahrez got the opener after just 82 seconds to the delight of the Algerian fans who made up the vast majority of the 16,115»»»

Having increased by 45% since the start of 2025, the Russian ruble has “outpaced every major currency against the dollar this year,” Bloomberg ruefully admits. Despite Joe Biden’s boasts in 2022 that the ruble was “reduced to rubble” by Western sanctions, Russia's currency did not just manage to we»»»

Dubai: Spectators have just 24 hours remaining to catch the "Dubai, City of Dreams" drone performance before it concludes its limited run tomorrow evening. The show, a cornerstone of 2025 Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) at JBR and Bluewaters, is scheduled for its final two outings at 8pm and 10pm on »»»

Shock still grips the family of retired Lebanese General Security captain Ahmed Shukr, who was abducted days ago, as Lebanese security and judicial assessments increasingly point to Israeli intelligence as being behind his disappearance, over suspected links to the 1986 vanishing of Israeli airman »»»

Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Last week, the board of the Kennedy Center - which Trump filled with allies - voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-K»»»

Almaty: Kazakhstan exported a record 13.4 million tonnes of grain, or more than 15 million tonnes including feed flour, during the 2024-2025 marketing year, reaching record levels, Kazinform news agency reported Wednesday, citing Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov. As of now, 3.9 milli»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister for European Integration Nemanja Starovic said on Wednesday that, besides Montenegro, Serbia was the most prepared candidate country for full EU membership in terms of the general level of preparedness. "That is not my assessment, but an assessment that can be read from»»»

Countries including Britain, Canada and Germany and others on Wednesday condemned the Israeli security cabinet's approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West ‌Bank, saying ‌they violated ‌international ⁠law and risked ‌fueling instability. "We call on Israel to reverse this decision, as well»»»

BELGRADE - The US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has issued a new licence to Serbia's Russian-majority owned oil company NIS whereby the deadline for the completion of talks on a sale of the Russian stake in the firm is extended until March 24, 2026, Tanjug learns. Due to the Russian majori»»»

Addis Ababa: The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia has donated dozens of motorcycles to the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission to support traffic control and security efforts. The motorcycles were handed over on Tuesday at the commission's headquarters in Addis Ababa, the country's capital, in a ceremon»»»

Waymo displays a self-driving Jaguar taxi in October in New York City, N.Y. Three days following a massive San Francisco blackout that disrupted its driverless operations, Waymo said it will upgrade its fleet to better handle future power outages. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo De»»»

Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the glorification of colonialism, state-run TV reports. The vote is the latest sign of increasingly strained dipl»»»

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks as President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 24. Trump named Landry as his special envoy to Greenland on Monday. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's new»»»

Dubai: With New Year’s Eve approaching, a spell of bitterly cold weather is expected to affect several Gulf countries and parts of the wider region, as a cold air mass moves southwards toward the end of the year. In Kuwait, meteorologist Issa Ramadan warned that the cold wave will be driven by the »»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that 19 cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including four deaths, have been reported globally so far this year, while stressing that the overall risk level remains moderate. Of the 19 cases reported to WHO between the begi»»»

BP announced Wednesday that it's selling its majority ownership of Castrol to pay debts. File Photo by Neil Hall/EPA Dec. 24 (UPI) -- BP is selling its majority stake in Castrol to U.S. investment company Stonepeak in an effort to pay down its debt. The company is selling its $10 billion, 65% owner»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister for European Integration Nemanja Starovic said on Wednesday that, besides Montenegro, Serbia was the most prepared candidate country for full EU membership in terms of the general level of preparedness. "That is not my assessment, but an assessment that can be read from»»»