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A shooting at a pub in England on Christmas Eve resulted in one woman dead and three men injured, according to police. The Associated Press reported that the incident occurred just before midnight local time at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, and that the Merseyside Police said they were investigating …

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak volunteered at a homeless shelter over the Christmas weekend, but video of a conversation with a man he served food has been harshly criticized by his political opposition. Sunak was helping out at a shelter in London on Friday, serving food to those in …

Pope Francis spoke out against the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine during remarks on Christmas, calling for an end to the conflict. Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, the pope focused on the human toll that has resulted from the war, which has been raging since February. …

In 2022 the world witnessed a series of major disasters that caused widespread destruction, tearing up homes and communities and, in some cases, taking lives.  Here is a look back at some of the biggest natural disasters in the United States and around the world in 2022:  UNDERSEA VOLCANIC ERUPTION …

A missile strike hit the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Christmas Eve, according to reports. Russian officials launched the bombardment Saturday morning, killing at least eight and injuring at least 58. IRAN THREATENS ZELENSKYY OVER SPEECH TO CONGRESS, CLAIMS IT HAS PROVIDED NO ARMS TO RUSSIA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

The Taliban-controlled Afghanistan government has instructed all local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop allowing women to come to work. The announcement, which came in a letter from the economy ministry and confirmed by spokesperson Abdulrahman Habib, said the female employees were not allowed to work until further notice …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted that his government will review Scotland’s new transgender law, saying it is “completely reasonable” and he may block the bill.  “Lots of people have got concerns about this new Bill in Scotland, about the impact it will have on women’s and children’s safety,” Sunak …

Chinese officials estimated that some 250 million people in the country have caught COVID-19 in the past three weeks. Sun Yang, a deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, presented the figures during a closed-door meeting of high–level officials, according to the Financial Times. The figure, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Human shields and drones, famine and terrorists and China’s Belt and Road.  That’s the toxic cocktail that is Somalia today, stirred by a superpower struggle clothed in diplomatic niceties from Washington and Beijing. A country where real agendas are hidden, Somalia has been struggling to find …

China’s ongoing battle with a COVID surge has completely devastated the country’s healthcare infrastructure, especially in the Hebei province. Hospitals in Baoding and Langfang have been forced to turn away ambulances and ill patients seeking treatment, while health administrators have been required to treat patients in over-capacity intensive care units …