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From the British Library archivesThis 17th-century painting combines Islamic motifs with Renaissance-style artworkThe birth of Jesus Christ - a seminal biblical event - has been the subject of numerous paintings…

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Christmas Eve to usher in the 2025 anniversary. By passing through the Holy Door, Catholics can…

Formal extradition request from Dhaka requesting return for trial.Bangladesh wants India to extradite its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face charges including genocide and crimes against humanity. She fled…

Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayzes The sex scene in "Red Dawn" was never made into the film in 1984 because it was overdone with some of the substances. On December…

There is a risk of water pollution after a bridge collapsed in northern Brazil over the weekend and trucks carrying thousands of liters of pesticides and sulfuric acid were thrown…

France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Bethlehem on the subdued and somber Christmas celebrations, overshadowed for the second time by the war in Gaza. Source link

A Russian cargo ship sank Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria, with two crew members missing, the Spanish Maritime Rescue Agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Fourteen crew members…

At least six more people were killed and many injured in an Israeli raid on a house in Jabalia al-Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip.At least two Gaza civil defense…

An Illinois city sparked controversy by restricting a Hanukkah Menorah Exhibition to a few hours instead of a full eight days. As of Tuesday, more than 6,500 people have signed…

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) suffers from dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's disease, his legal team said in a court document filed in New York.Mike Jeffries' lawyers have…