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Volodymyr Zelensky has urged China to put pressure on North Korea if it “is sincere in its statements that the war should not expand.”

An owl became stuck at the top of a Virginia family’s Christmas tree the week before the big day. “This beautiful Barred Owl decided to play Santa and drop in—literally—through the chimney of a local home, and declared himself the newest star on top of their Christmas tree,” the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) said. The bird knocked over the old star to make room for himself, the rescue organisation added. An officer captured the owl and released it back into the wild. “This is a great reminder to keep your chimneys capped this season to prevent curious critters from coming to visit,” AWLA said.

Peruvian shamans have predicted a bizarre alliance in 2025 between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russia 's Vladimir Putin which would exclude China and potentially trigger a third World War.

Chrissy Teigen wore a Chelsea shirt to watch Arsenal v Ipswich Town on Friday, 27 December, with John Legend and their family.

Chrissy Teigen wore a Chelsea shirt to watch Arsenal v Ipswich Town on Friday, 27 December, with John Legend and their family. The television personality, 39, wore a blue Ipswich scarf and "London" baseball cap with a long-sleeved top bearing the west London team's logo. In a follow-up video on her Instagram story, Teigen jokingly said: "I'm currently getting roasted for being the world's biggest soccer fan, everybody's jealous because I'm the biggest fan. And they're not. "They're jealous that they'll never be as big a fan as me."

In footage posted to Instagram over the festive period, the actor, 62, and her family tried to blow out as many tealights as they could by saying "Merry Christmas" — with some attempts more successful than others.

World Health Organization ( WHO ) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus fled Yemen 's Sanaa international airport as it was hit by Israeli strikes on

Peaky Blinders ' upcoming film is not the end for the beloved series, creator Steven Knight has hinted.

A dolphin stampede of around 5,000 marine mammals wowed visitors to Dana Point in Southern California on Christmas Eve.

A dolphin stampede of around 5,000 marine mammals wowed visitors to Dana Point in Southern California on Christmas Eve. The pod was filmed in an area that was crowned the dolphin and whale-watching capital of the world in 2019, according to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari. Stampedes occur when hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dolphins leap in and out of the water as they stampede forward in one direction "as if running from or to something at an astounding speed," the dolphin and whale-watching safari service said.