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The toll the war in Gaza has taken on the West Bank economy

6:10pm December 25, 2023

The war in Gaza has taken a huge toll on the West Bank economy. Businesses have closed, tens of thousands can't work in Israel and analysts warn a continued decline could spark more violence.

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For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec 25

6:10pm December 25, 2023

For the first time in more than a century, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25. Ukraine used to observe the holiday next month like Russia. Now, they believe their future lies in the west.

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The Christmas Truce of 1914: the day the guns fell silent

6:10pm December 25, 2023

The Christmas Truce has become the stuff of legend. On a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914 during World War I, the guns briefly fell silent.

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A man forgot his shirt for an interview — a stranger gave him the one off his back

5:34pm December 25, 2023

About 15 years ago, Oliver Muensterer had to travel a few hours away for an important job interview. While getting ready, he realized he forgot his dress shirt.

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Growing overseas retailers might be giving Amazon a run for its money

4:41pm December 25, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with reporter Amanda Mull about her recent piece in The Atlantic, "The End of Amazon."

The poinsettia's complicated history

4:41pm December 25, 2023

Renewed interest in the poinsettia's colonialist roots have led to some people calling the flower by its native name.

A Ukrainian serviceman holds his daughter as they take part in Christmas celebrations in the village of Pyrogove, near Kyiv on Monday.

Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year

3:06pm December 25, 2023

In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joins the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as it traditionally has done.

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Men recover the body of a Palestinian killed in the aftermath of an overnight Israeli strike at al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on Monday, as the war between Israel and Hamas carries on.

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Egyptian officials tout a preliminary plan to end the Israel-Hamas war

3:01pm December 25, 2023

The tentative plan includes a possible cease-fire, release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, and a new Palestinian leadership that spans Gaza and West Bank territories.

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An Israeli airstrike in Syria kills a high-ranking Iranian general

1:58pm December 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

The killing of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a long-time adviser of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, comes as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border between Hezbollah and Israel intensify.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in Moscow on Feb. 29, 2020. Associates say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.

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Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony

10:04am December 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.