For the last three years, Russia and Ukraine have separately proposed a short truce over Christmas—but each attempt has unraveled, leading to further fighting on the holiday. Earlier this month, the ...

Instead of December festivities filled with Santa Claus and Christmas Eve stockings, Russians follow centuries-old Orthodox traditions that give the holiday a distinctive character. Here are some of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian forces shelled a market in the center of Kherson, Ukraine, on Christmas Day, December 25, killing at least one person and ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a phone conversation. In particular, they discussed Russia's barbaric attack during Christmas, according to the head ...

MOSCOW, FACTBOX. /TASS/. On January 7, Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate one of the most important Christian holidays - Christmas. This date is traditionally regarded by Orthodox churches as the ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza in his first Christmas message. The US pope, who was ...