Christmas eve is tomorrow night, and holiday cheer is quickly spreading around the Holy Land.
Israel mulls over stricter & longer third lockdown amid infection surge
It looks like Israel is heading to yet another lockdown. The coronavirus cabinet meeting today to discuss and likely disagree over a potential lockdown to curb the new infection rate surge that could be connected to a...
France sends warplanes to fly over Central African Republic as election looms
France sends war planes for a flyover mission in the Central African Republic as President Emmanuel Macron says it condemns attempts to disrupt this upcoming weekend’s elections. Meanwhile our correspondents take...
Why is Trump threatening the coronavirus aid bill?
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in...
EU court orders Turkey release Kurdish politician
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the European Court of Human Rights of using double standards and defending a terrorist after the court ruled Ankara must immediately release leading Kurdish politician...
EU and Britain close in on clinching post-Brexit trade deal
European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day could be averted...
Second “more transmissible” strain of coronavirus detected in UK – BBC News
The health secretary has announced two cases have been detected of another new strain of the coronavirus in the UK. Both were contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks, he said. He...