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How A British Aviation Enthusiast Broke News Of Trump's Secret Iraq Visit
A British aviation enthusiast was credited Friday with breaking the news of US President Donald Trump's secret visit to Iraq over Christmas after snapping photos of his plane over northern England.
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In A First, Donald Trump Makes Surprise Visit To US Troops In Iraq
President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from neighbouring Syria.
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Iraqis Celebrate First Christmas Near Mosul After ISIS Pushed Out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from ISIS, celebrating Christmas for the first time since 2013, their joy tainted with sadness over the desecration of their church.
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US Hits ISIS With 17 Christmas Day Airstrikes
The Pentagon says the United States hit ISIS group targets in Iraq and Syria with 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day.
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What Christmas Looks Like In Baghdad This Year
In a bid to show solidarity with Iraq's embattled Christian minority, local authorities in Baghdad have put on an official Christmas celebration this year.
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UK Queen Hails Triumph Over 'Moments Of Darkness' In Christmas Message
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will use her Christmas address today to highlight the triumph of good over evil after a string of attacks in 2015 including in Paris.
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In Christmas Address, Pope Francis Condemns Islamic State
Pope Francis condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people not to be indifferent to the suffering of so many around the world.
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For Iraqi Christian Family, A Grim Christmas Far From Home
IS has no compunction about killing both Sunni and Shiite Muslims, but it has specifically targeted members of minorities in areas it controls, in some cases giving Christians the choice of converting, paying a tax, fleeing or death.
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Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
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Pope Calls for Greater Empathy in Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.
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Pope, on Christmas Eve, Urges World to be Open to God
Pope Francis ushered the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Wednesday, urging them to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.
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Pope Offers Christmas Phone Greetings to Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.
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Anti-Terror Police Arrest Two in Australia
Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney, officials said on Wednesday, a day after warnings of heightened "terrorist chatter" in the aftermath of the fatal cafe siege in the city's financial hub.
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After Tough Year, Iraqis Flock to Baghdad Market for Holiday Cheer
Yaasub Ali stands inside his shop in Baghdad's Shorjah market surrounded by nearly empty shelves cleared of decorations by Iraqis seeking holiday cheer after a year of relentless violence.
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Christmas bomb attacks kill 34 in Baghdad's Christian areas
A car bomb went off near a church during Christmas Mass in the capital's southern Dora neighbourhood, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 30.
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How A British Aviation Enthusiast Broke News Of Trump's Secret Iraq Visit
A British aviation enthusiast was credited Friday with breaking the news of US President Donald Trump's secret visit to Iraq over Christmas after snapping photos of his plane over northern England.
-
In A First, Donald Trump Makes Surprise Visit To US Troops In Iraq
President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from neighbouring Syria.
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Iraqis Celebrate First Christmas Near Mosul After ISIS Pushed Out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from ISIS, celebrating Christmas for the first time since 2013, their joy tainted with sadness over the desecration of their church.
-
US Hits ISIS With 17 Christmas Day Airstrikes
The Pentagon says the United States hit ISIS group targets in Iraq and Syria with 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day.
-
What Christmas Looks Like In Baghdad This Year
In a bid to show solidarity with Iraq's embattled Christian minority, local authorities in Baghdad have put on an official Christmas celebration this year.
-
UK Queen Hails Triumph Over 'Moments Of Darkness' In Christmas Message
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will use her Christmas address today to highlight the triumph of good over evil after a string of attacks in 2015 including in Paris.
-
In Christmas Address, Pope Francis Condemns Islamic State
Pope Francis condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents in his Christmas message on Thursday and urged people not to be indifferent to the suffering of so many around the world.
-
For Iraqi Christian Family, A Grim Christmas Far From Home
IS has no compunction about killing both Sunni and Shiite Muslims, but it has specifically targeted members of minorities in areas it controls, in some cases giving Christians the choice of converting, paying a tax, fleeing or death.
-
Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
-
Pope Calls for Greater Empathy in Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.
-
Pope, on Christmas Eve, Urges World to be Open to God
Pope Francis ushered the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Wednesday, urging them to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.
-
Pope Offers Christmas Phone Greetings to Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.
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Anti-Terror Police Arrest Two in Australia
Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney, officials said on Wednesday, a day after warnings of heightened "terrorist chatter" in the aftermath of the fatal cafe siege in the city's financial hub.
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After Tough Year, Iraqis Flock to Baghdad Market for Holiday Cheer
Yaasub Ali stands inside his shop in Baghdad's Shorjah market surrounded by nearly empty shelves cleared of decorations by Iraqis seeking holiday cheer after a year of relentless violence.
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Christmas bomb attacks kill 34 in Baghdad's Christian areas
A car bomb went off near a church during Christmas Mass in the capital's southern Dora neighbourhood, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 30.
