
Pope Leo called for peace during his first Christmas celebration since becoming pontiff, encouraging the crowds in Vatican City to remember those suffering in Gaza whilst also calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and other global conflicts. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.

Pope Leo called for peace during his first Christmas celebration since becoming pontiff, encouraging the crowds in Vatican City to remember those suffering in Gaza whilst also calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and other global conflicts. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.

A blast at the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb mosque in Homs, Syria, killed at least eight people, injuring more than a dozen, according to the country's health ministry. A group called Ansar al-Sunnah claimed responsibility for the attack, but Syrian officials have not publicly confirmed their claim.

An Israeli reservist soldier ran over a Palestinian man while he was praying in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to the Israeli military and CNN’s review of the footage, hours after the soldier fired gunshots in the area.

The Wrightwood community in San Bernardino County was hit by severe thunderstorms that triggered mudslides, rockslides and debris flows, leaving homes and cars buried in the muck.

CNN's Mostafa Salem breaks down who some of the militias are inside Gaza that are vying for power against Hamas.

More than 7 million people in portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties are in the highest-risk zone Wednesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center. More than a dozen flash flood warnings have been issued this morning in Southern California.

A powerful storm lashing the state of California is causing possible life-threatening flooding and debris flows, with some areas seeing more than 6 inches of rain. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones reports.


