Day: December 23, 2024

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city’s favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza.

Her home engulfed by war, Ukrainian mother Yana Felos found herself in Britain with no friends, no family and no community. Nearly three years later, she says she has nothing to return to in Ukraine.

The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.