A UNILATERAL truce has been announced by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), ordering its armed wing, the New ...

Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on Christmas Eve in 1944. She opened it to find three lost American soldiers, one ...

In 2014, on the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas Truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day.

The year was 1914. During WW1, an unofficial ceasefire was declared on Christmas night despite no formal agreement. German ...

In the months after World War I erupted, young men in Europe were killing each other by the tens of thousands. Yet on a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914, the guns briefly fell silent. On the 100th ...

On Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Army Heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing carols and patriotic ...

Christmas is traditionally intended to be a time of peace and celebration—but most recent wars have continued unabated during the holiday season.

In many wars between Christian nations, soldiers have stopped or scaled back fighting in late December—but this has not always been the case.

Amid the hardships of the war, Christmas dinner became an annual reprieve for far-flung troops across the globe.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter ...

Editor: In the Year 2026, I hope that in the United States of America: Leaders will treat all people with respect and ...

On Christmas Eve in 1914, many men were in the trenches fighting the war, but the spirit of Christmas halted the conflict for ...