Elsewhere in his Christmas message, the pope called for peace across the Middle East, saying the “humanitarian situation is extremely grave” in Gaza. “I think of the Christian communities in ...

Russian officials have communicated to their counterparts in the United States that they do not want Russia-Ukraine envoy ...

The Kremlin’s request to exclude Kellogg comes as some former high-ranking Russian officials have accused Trump’s envoy of ...

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has called for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and Donbass ... on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day," the Russian Orthodox Church quoted its leader ...

[EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV] Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday (25 December) in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault ...

In his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for "the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation".

The timing was significant — it was posted on the same day that the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas Eve, though the Ukrainian church switched in 2023 to celebrating Christmas on Dec ...

The Ukrainian girl — orphaned by the Russian ... “The kids will celebrate the entirety of Christmas Day with seminarians from the Brotherhood of St. Nicholas,” Koval said.

TASS/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga publicly rejected Hungary's proposal of a Christmas Day truce with Russia at a meeting of top EU diplomats in Brussels, Hungarian Foreign Minister ...