People in Mogadishu vote in first direct local polls in 56 years amid opposition boycotts.
Record winners Egypt, led by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, face South Africa in the first titanic battle of the tournament.
Cambodian children write letters to soldiers, while donation sites fill for those displaced by fighting near the border.
Analysts and Ukrainian officials doubt Moscow's latest announcements as peace talks stall.
Riyadh calls seizure of oil-rich provinces 'unjustified escalation' as fragile anti-Houthi alliance shows cracks.
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
Police said the suspects arrested were found with unlicensed firearms, including four handguns and an AK-47 rifle.
Jordan's military said the attacks 'neutralised arms and drug traffickers' and destroyed laboratories and factories.
Algeria’s parliament unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation a crime.
Christmas returns to Bethlehem with joy and sorrow amid hardships, as Palestinians unite in celebration and resilience.