Carol of the Bells was written in Pokrovsk, a key target for advancing Russian troops in Ukraine.
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Russian ship under US sanctions sinks after engine room blast
Ursa Major ran into trouble in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria, with two crew still missing.
As Biden commutes death row sentences, how Trump plans to expand executions
Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 death row inmates, derailing Trump’s plan to ramp up executions.
Dozens not thousands killed on Mayotte by Cyclone Chido – French PM
French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died after the cyclone hit the territory, rather than thousands.
Protests erupt in Syria over Christmas tree burning
Thousands of Christians protest to urge Syria’s new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.
Detained Ugandan politician’s wife condemns ban on Christmas Day visit
Officials say inmates will not receive visits during the festive season for security reasons.
The US town where it’s the law to own a gun
Kennesaw, Georgia became the first American town to require people to own a gun in the 1980s.
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
The 42nd president is at a Washington DC hospital, and is in “good spirits”, according to a spokesman.
Spacecraft attempts closest ever approach to Sun
It will plunge into our star’s outer atmosphere to uncover its secrets
On patrol with Kenyan forces inside Haiti’s gang warzone
The BBC goes on patrol with the Kenyan officers sent to quell violence in gang-ravaged Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.