Day: December 27, 2025

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to hold talks with US President Donald Trump in the White House in what could be the most consequential meeting in the country’s recent history, while Russia continued its deadly air assaults against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and towns.

Even among the faithful, the Christmas season—and the life of Jesus—can take on new meaning at different moments in our lives. Our experiences have a way of giving us a fresh lens. But imagine trying to tell the story from the inside and adding layers and the many perspectives, conflicts, and politics surrounding Jesus and his disciples as they began to spread the gospel. Recently, FOX News Rundown’s Lisa Brady spoke with Tarik Makarem, the British actor who portrays Jesus in Fox Nation’s Jesus: Crown of Thorns, about the deeper context this version brings to the story, what he hopes season two offers viewers, and how stepping into this iconic role has changed him personally. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Tarik Makarem and let you hear more about in Fox Nation’s Jesus: Crown of Thorns.
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