Three U.S. service members were injured in Iraq on Christmas Day when Kataib Hezbollah terrorists attacked Erbil Air Base, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin.Austin announced late on Monday night that American forces “conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups…

Iranian state media claims an Israeli airstrike outside Damascus in Syria on Monday killed a senior advisor in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.Reuters reported that three security sources confirmed the death of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was responsible for coordinating a military alliance between Iran and Syria.State television interrupted programming to announce…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team has announced that they have found him in a Siberian penal colony following a weekslong search. “We found Alexei Navalny,” spokesperson Kira Yarmysh announced on Christmas Day, the BBC reported. Yarmysh added that Navalny’s lawyer was able to meet with him. Yarmysh announced the update on…

Pope Francis renewed calls for peace and an end to the many violent conflicts around the world, particularly the war in Gaza and the invasion of Ukraine, as he begged for everyone to remember “the voice of the innocent.” “Isaiah, who prophesized the prince of peace, spoke about a day in…

London police have arrested two men accused of stealing Banksy’s latest work, less than an hour after confirming the art on Friday.Banksy’s piece consisted of three military drones being placed on a red stop sign and was located in the Peckham section of south London, according to the Associated Press.The…

Citizens of the African nation of Chad voted in favor of a new constitution Sunday, which critics say could help solidify junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby’s power.Reuters reported that 64% of the voters turned out to weigh in on the referendum earlier this month, which gained approval from 86% of…

Iran has equipped its navy with a domestically produced cruise missile that has a range of hundreds of miles, Iranian state media said Sunday.The Talaeieh cruise missile is “fully smart,” with a range of more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) and the capability to change targets after launching, Iran’s navy…

JERUSALEM – Israel witnessed a spectacular series of archeological discoveries in 2023 that revealed the presence of Jesus and the Jewish people’s more than 2,000 years of unbroken presence in the Holy Land.The Pool of Siloam – Affirming Scripture:”The Pool of Siloam’s excavation is highly significant to Christians around the…

Christmas is banned in North Korea, but that is not stopping a group of activists from sending messages of hope, faith and freedom to the people suffering under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un.Flash drives celebrating the holiday, and including Bible readings, were launched into the Yellow Sea in bottles…

At Christmastime, the last thing we wish for is to see Santa Claus idling away with no presents to deliver. But if some holiday gifts should arrive late, neither Santa’s elves nor Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be to blame.  An unusually low water level at the Panama Canal could be…