For the second year running, Gladbrook’s beloved Kids Shopping Day took place amid a significant winter storm. But not even ...

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget under PM's expansionary plan TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday ...

After two years of subdued festivities due to the war in Gaza, Christmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem in 2025, ...

King Charles III called for what a palace spokesperson described as a “digital detox" in his Christmas speech, urging people ...

All self-respecting Christmas stories start in one of two places: Bethlehem or the North Pole. The former is firm favourite ...

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than 40 years, a downtown Columbus church has opened its doors on Christmas to help those in need. ...

Posts from Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus, Dubai, and beyond show celebration, strain, and political messaging unfolding side by ...

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

Pope Leo XIV, during his first Christmas Day message, has urged the faithful to shed indifference toward those who are ...

In Bethlehem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that “one of the great messages of ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem amid ongoing concerns over Christian population decline from 86% in 1950 to just 10% today, ...