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Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war

Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms

Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as ceasefire talks face challenges

World

Bald eagle officially declared US national bird after 250 years

News24 | On Christmas Day, Pope Francis calls for talks to end Ukraine war

A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer

Africa

Sudan slides deeper into famine, experts say

News24 | Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

News24 | US condemns some UN Security Council members for not calling out Rwanda for supporting M23 rebels

Business

AI revolutionises the telecom sector: transforms networks and unlocks new revenue streams

News24 Business | OPINION | The behavioural science behind investment strategy

How needs-matched insurance meets modern consumer demands

Politics

Ramaphosa administration falls short of expectations: Arch Makgoba

Political parties’ Christmas messages

News24 | ANC welcomes Mozambique’s highest court ruling declaring Frelimo as winner of disputed elections

Sport

Sport | Liverpool loving life on top of the Christmas tree as Arsenal face frosty times without Saka

Sport | Big Read | Kwena Maphaka on a year in which his every outlandish wish was readily granted

Star who Sundowns paid R15 million for to leave for FREE

Education

Free school meals ‘auto-enrolment’ scheme has fed 20,000 more children

Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government

Kenya: Engineers Board Orders Withdrawal of Sudi’s Doctorate Degree

Lifestyle

PICS: Christmas wishes from Rachel Kolisi and other SA celebs

Watch: Cheslin ‘Santa’ Kolbe gets his home Christmas-ready

Unravelling the mystery of syphilis: The disease that links continents

Entertainment

Mzansi celebs’ Christmas snaps – Minnie Dlamini, Rachel Kolisi, Jojo Robinson, DJ Tira, and more [PICS]

LOOK: Mzansi’s famous families go all out for their Christmas photoshoots

Denzel Washington and the Mzansi stars who embraced their spirituality in 2024

Science/Tech

Bret Taylor Urges Rethink of Software Development as AI Reshapes Industry

Canadian researchers trial nature trick to boost mood in winter

Trump’s Plans to Scrap Climate Policies Has Unnerved Green Energy Investors

Motoring

New Prado unleashed in Mzansi – 2024 Motoring Newsmaker No 7

Nissan-Honda merger gets the ‘go ahead’

New Renault Duster shows face – 2024 Motoring Newsmaker No 8

Health

20 Big Cats Die From Bird Flu at a Washington Sanctuary

£90,000-a-year patient safety role remains unfilled

Hospitals trial AI to spot diabetes risk

Nature

News24 Business | White Christmas dreams dashed as Europe’s winters heat up

News24 Business | Nick Hedley | More cold water poured on SA’s green hydrogen dreams

News24 Business | ‘Knocking on our door’: Experts warn of bird flu’s pandemic threat