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Vehicles are left stranded on the road following a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region on Main St. in Amherst, New York, U.S., December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Death Toll Climbs To 25 in Western New York's Worst Blizzard in Decades

A powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend has killed at least 25 people, Erie county officials said on Monday, as road and utility crews faced a long day of digging…

26 December 2022
A Christmas tree is seen in front of an Orthodox cathedral during a service on the eve of Christmas, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine Will Create Its Own Christmas Miracle, Zelenskiy Says in Defiant Message

Ukrainians will create their own miracle this Christmas by showing they remain unbowed despite Russian attacks that have plunged millions into darkness, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a…

25 December 2022
Britain's King Charles attends a celebration at St Giles' Church to mark Wrexham becoming a City during his visit to Wrexham on December 09, 2022 in Wrexham, Wales, Britain. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS

King Charles Releases Photo for First Christmas Card as Monarch

Buckingham Palace on Sunday released the photograph for King Charles' first Christmas card as monarch, a picture of the then-heir to the throne with his wife Camilla at the Braemar Games in Scotland…

11 December 2022
A chain and lock are seen on temporary closure barriers as rail workers in Britain strike over pay and terms, at Waterloo Station in London, Britain, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK Rail Workers Union Announces Plans For New Strikes Over Christmas

Britain's RMT union said on Monday that it would put a new pay offer to its members as they announced plans for further strikes over the Christmas period as part of a long-running dispute over pay. …

05 December 2022
A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market opens at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Prague Christmas Market Returns After COVID But With Fewer Lights

Thousands of people poured into Prague's medieval Old Town Square at the weekend for the lighting of a 25-meter (80-foot) Christmas tree and the reopening of the annual market after a two-year COVID…

27 November 2022
People with shopping bags walk along Oxford Street illuminated with Christmas lights in London, Britain, November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

UK Businesses Fear Gloomy Christmas As Cost of Living Soars

British businesses fear a gloomy Christmas ahead, as almost half of the households plan to cut festive spending due to the soaring cost of living and sales are already falling sharply in inflation…

08 November 2022
Illustration by Janeette Khouri

"Santa Claus:" the Story of the Legendary Christmas Figure

"Santa Claus" is a fictional character associated with Christmas found among Christians. Known as an old man who is always happy, very fat, and laughing, he wears a red jacket trimmed with white fur…

Majalla 31 December 2021
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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
Politics

‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

12 April 2026

Both Beijing and Moscow have pragmatic reasons to help Tehran raise the cost of US action. Each sees value in offering limited but meaningful support.

Michael Horowitz
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
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The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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