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Don't let Church failings distance you from God, Pope says on Christmas Eve 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am
People in need of coats pick from a table of jackets on December 24, 2019 in New York City. New York Cares has collected 50,000 of the 100,000 coats it aims to collect and distribute to its hundreds of school and nonprofit partners in the 31st annual coat
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am
Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus during a mass on Christmas eve on December 24, 2019, at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. AFP / Alberto Pizzoli
Biryani, bankers and burqas: Inside a sit-in citizenship protest on an Indian highway 24 Dec 2019 - 09:43 pm
A demonstrator collects garbage during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 21, 2019. Picture taken December 21, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
German exchange student says he's told to leave India after joining citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:43 pm
Jakob Lindenthal (C), a German student, attends a march to show solidarity with the students of New Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university after police entered the university campus following a protest against a new citizenship law, in Chennai, India, De
India's ruling party loses key state election amid citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:42 pm
Congress-JMM alliance workers celebrate results projecting an assembly majority in the Jharkhand state election in Ranchi on December 23, 2019.  AFP / Rajesh Kumar
Trump says us will ‘deal with’ a North Korea missile test 24 Dec 2019 - 08:45 pm
File photo of US President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. Kevin Lim / The Straits Times / via Reuters
Police sprinting champ nabs Spanish bag snatchers 24 Dec 2019 - 08:45 pm
Police reinforce security before Real Madrid players arrive at their hotel in Barcelona, Spain, December 18, 2019. Reuters/Enrique Calvo
Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm
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China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in pose for pictures ahead of the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 24, 2019. China Daily via Reuters
Indian government orders update of population register 24 Dec 2019 - 07:01 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally in New Delhi on December 22, 2019. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians 24 Dec 2019 - 02:41 pm
A family as they flee with their belongings from Maaret al-Numan in Syria's southern Idlib governorate. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Typhoon Phanfone ruins Christmas for thousands of Filipinos 24 Dec 2019 - 01:45 pm
Fishermen carry a boat to higher ground in Baybay, eastern Samar on December 24, 2019, after typhoon Phanfone hit the central Philippines.   AFP / Alren BERONIO
WhatsApp wars over India protests divide families 24 Dec 2019 - 01:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Children among 8 killed in Russian strikes on Syria's Idlib: monitor 24 Dec 2019 - 01:07 pm
A drone picture taken on December 23, 2019 shows empty streets and damaged buildings in the town of Maaret Al-Numan in the northwestern Idlib province. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Bus falls into ravine in Indonesia; 24 killed 24 Dec 2019 - 10:41 am
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Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal 23 Dec 2019 - 11:12 pm
Rudy Giuliani (AFP)
Putin takes first train across Crimea bridge 23 Dec 2019 - 11:12 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) listens to Transport Minister Yevgeny Ditrikh after the opening ceremony of the railway part of the Crimean Bridge, connecting Crimea to mainland Russia in Taman on December 23, 2019. AFP / Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky
Indian states propose land rights amid citizenship fears 23 Dec 2019 - 10:08 pm
A taxi drives past a poster of Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal state, in Kolkata, February 9, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri