Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and Gaza during a pre-Christmas phone call on Sunday, according to a statement released by Downing Street in London.

US president's son-in-law, key figure in 2020 Abraham Accords but absent at start of Trump's 2nd term, now teaming up with Steve Witkoff to tackle difficult conflicts

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his year-end briefing with an overview of President Trump's foreign policy objectives, and then fielded a wide array of questions from reporters. Rubio underscored the amount of attention several major conflicts have received — including the possibility for a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine,

After two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to war, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is weighing in on Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defending the Trump administration’s increasing military pressure on Venezuela during a rare, end-of-