The Queen, 91, speaks to the nation in a televised address every Christmas Day. This year, Her Majesty is wearing festive white, and sits at a desk in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace for part of the speech. On the desk, alongside a pen and paper, are three photographs […]
Daily Archives: December 25, 2017
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(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) — It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by cold, rainy weather and recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump’s recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Crowds were thinner than previous years as visitors, especially Arab […]
(PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.) — Hundreds of volunteers at an Air Force base in Colorado were answering questions on Sunday from eager children who wanted to know where Santa was on his Christmas Eve travels. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump also pitched in and took calls […]
Noting that Mary and Joseph arrived in a land “where there was no place for them,” Francis drew parallels to contemporary time More (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today […]
Father Christmas did visit Kim Jong-un in North Korea after viewers wondered whether the Santa tracker would be “allowed to go over North Korea”. Through the Santa Tracker, you can monitor Father Christmas’ progress around the world and see where he is throughout the day and night. One Twitter user […]
Getty The team of researchers also point to a change in rhetoric from Kim Jong-un from his father Professor Michael Lammbrau, from Mercyhurst University, in a collaboration with researchers Taehee Whang and Hyung-min Joo from Yonsei and Korea University respectively, have revealed how the two dictators have utilised propaganda. The […]
McGregor, 29, hasn’t set foot inside the Octagon since claiming the lightweight title at UFC 205, a card which saw him create history by becoming the first fighter in the promotion’s history to hold two titles simultaneously. His hiatus from the cage was initially down to the imminent arrival of […]
Lionel Messi is having a stellar campaign as Barcelona look set to regain their La Liga title from rivals Real Madrid. The Argentina international has looked back to his best this season, scoring 19 goals in 25 appearances already this term. And former Barca captain Xavi thinks it is all […]