U.S. President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed to temporarily halt the targeting of the Ukrainian capital and other towns as the region suffers under bitterly cold temperatures.

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Most Americans likely won't be dashing through the snow for Christmas, given this year's unseasonably warm weather, but many may need to dash to the store for last-minute dinner ingredients or ...

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 ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday condemned Russia’s killing of civilians in Ukraine on Christmas, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of rejecting a holiday ceasefire and instead ...

The year was 1914. During WW1, an unofficial ceasefire was declared on Christmas night despite no formal agreement. German and British soldiers sang Christmas carols to each other, leading some German ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; ...

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

On Christmas Eve in 1914, many men were in the trenches fighting the war, but the spirit of Christmas halted the conflict for a brief period. This is the story … The trigger for the Great War was the ...

Pope Leo XIV made an appeal for “one full day of peace throughout the world” in a Christmas address outside Castel Gandolfo in Rome — and criticized Russia for refusing a holiday cease-fire. “I once ...