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Russian missiles killed at least one person and damaged energy infrastructure across Ukraine, according to officials, who reported a massive Christmas attack.

Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025.

VW has struggled with the transition to electric vehicles as it battles rising competition in China from local manufacturers, such as BYD and Geely.

Video footage showed the driver's arrest as police with their handguns trained shouted, "Lie down, hands on your back, don't move!" at the bearded man with glasses who was lying on the ground next to the heavily damaged car.

Zepbound, from drugmaker Eli Lilly, is already approved for people who are obese or overweight and have a related health condition, such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

The new search will be on the same "no find, no fee" principle as Ocean Infinity's previous search, with the government only paying out if they find the aircraft. The contract is for 18 months, and Malaysia will pay $70 million to the company if the plane is found.

The tradition of partners being carefully selected by the two families remains hugely popular. Still, in a country where social customs are changing rapidly, more and more couples are making their own matches.

A court on Thursday sentenced a French man to the maximum term of 20 years in jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes of his now former wife, Gisele Pelicot, with dozens of strangers he recruited online.

Japan's summer this year was the joint hottest on record, equalling the level seen in 2023, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.