| | | | Pope Francis calls for a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urges the world to see Jesus in the innocent children suffering from wars in the Middle East. | | | | New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde cancels her performance in Israel scheduled for next June after appeals by pro-Palestinian activists, saying it was "the right decision at this time". | | | | A man drives a car at the entrance of the Berlin headquarters of Germany's Social Democratic Party, lightly injuring himself and later telling police that he had intended to commit suicide. | | | | With the Boxing Day Test starting today, find out how the weather can affect players, the pitch and Australia's chances against the Poms. | | | | This height recommended by expert guidelines means the majority of "tweenagers" are not safe without a booster seat, but many parents are confused about this area of parenting, writes Vivienne Pearson. | | | | Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is formally barred from running for president by election officials, prompting calls from him for a boycott of next year's vote. | | | | More than 19,000 homes across south-east Queensland lose power on Christmas night as the region is hit by severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and strong winds. | | | | If you were to guess what Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was doing on Christmas Day you wouldn't expect him to be getting down on the dance floor at a street party in Kings Cross. | | | | Authorities in Vietnam are preparing to move 1 million people from low-lying areas along the south coast as Typhoon Tembin approaches the country after battering the Philippines with floods and landslides that killed more than 230 people. | | | | Christians in Mosul are free to revel in carols, decorations and Christmas Eve mass for the first time in four years without fear of persecution from Islamic State militants. | | | | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's eldest son quits as vice mayor of the southern city of Davao, citing his being linked to a drug smuggling case by opponents and personal problems from a failed marriage as reasons for the move. | | | | Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to Prince Philip in her Christmas message, praising his "support and unique sense of humour", and honouring cities hit by terror. | | | | Santa had no trouble tracking down the 27 international crews competing in this years' Sydney to Hobart yacht race to spread some Christmas cheer. | | | | Police blame excessive speed for a fiery head-on crash west of Melbourne that claimed the lives of three people in what is being called a "devastating" crash. | | | | Each home Ashes win merely sweetens the prize for the next country to seize the urn on foreign soil. To that end, Australia can land a few more psychological blows on an England team now working through the various stages of grief, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | Around 200 skiers who were left stranded in chairlifts when a gondola broke down at a resort in the French Alps are rescued by workers via helicopter. | | | | Two teenagers were forced to jump from their dirt bikes when a motorist drove his four-wheel drive directly toward them, before running over one of the bikes and striking one of the youths during a road rage attack in Perth's north, police say. | | | | The Palestinian Health Ministry reports two more deaths in the violence following US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, bringing the total death toll to 12. | |  |
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