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Aviva Siegel, former Hamas hostage and wife of Keith Siegel still held in Gaza, said she's holding out hope that her husband of nearly 44 years will be returned to her soon as negotiators fight for release.

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in what appeared to be "friendly fire", but were found alive, the U.S. military said.

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will give the Sunday blessing ahead of a busy week that includes Christmas Eve and Day Masses and the start of the Holy Year.

The U.S. military on Saturday said it conducted precision airstrikes on a missile storage site and a command-and-control center in Yemen against Houthi rebels.

Over 30 people were killed after a packed bus collided with a truck in Brazil; the other passengers were transported to a local hospital and remain in critical condition.

UN agencies are reportedly offering themselves as replacements to scandal hit UNRWA that's been riddled with accusations of terrorism since the Hamas terror massacre in southern Israel.

A projectile launched into Israel from Yemen overnight struck Tel Aviv, leading to 14 people suffering mild injuries, according to Israeli officials.

Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoan is set to rekindle a new war in northern Syria against America's main ally, the Syrian Kurds.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to lose power next year after NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government.

A festive Christmas market in Madgeburg, Germany erupted into chaos after a car was driven into a group of people.