Aaj TV English News - Must Read https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:02:56 +0500 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:02:56 +0500 60 In pictures: World celebrates Christmas https://english.aaj.tv/news/30274506/ <p><strong>People across the world are celebrating Christmas amid the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant -- Omicron -- that had prompted smaller gatherings at church services for the second year in a row. Health experts have stressed the need for following the SOPs to stem the Covid spread and break the chain reaction of the virus.</strong></p> <p>Here's our snapshot of global festivities.</p> <figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2639f6d7.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f2639f6d7.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2639f6d7.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f2639f6d7.jpg 976w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 976px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="Families - many with young children - attended a Christmas Eve service at St Andrew&#039;s Church in Karachi. Reuters" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Families - many with young children - attended a Christmas Eve service at St Andrew's Church in Karachi. Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--center '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f295994ad.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f295994ad.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f295994ad.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f295994ad.jpg 1024w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem&#039;s Old City. AFP" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2ca9d3d2.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f2ca9d3d2.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2ca9d3d2.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f2ca9d3d2.jpg 2480w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 2480px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in the capital Damascus. AFP" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in the capital Damascus. AFP</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2f8223d5.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f2f8223d5.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f2f8223d5.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f2f8223d5.jpg 2480w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 2480px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="Children dressed as Santa Clause play with a soccer ball as they celebrate at their school ahead of Christmas in Chennai, India. AFP" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Children dressed as Santa Clause play with a soccer ball as they celebrate at their school ahead of Christmas in Chennai, India. AFP</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f3270a098.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f3270a098.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f3270a098.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f3270a098.jpg 1024w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="A local resident takes a picture of a nativity scene created by the villagers in Banovci, northeastern Slovenia. AFP" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">A local resident takes a picture of a nativity scene created by the villagers in Banovci, northeastern Slovenia. AFP</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f37268ee2.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/12/61c6f37268ee2.jpg 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/12/61c6f37268ee2.jpg 800w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/12/61c6f37268ee2.jpg 976w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 976px, (min-width: 768px) 800px, 500px' alt="Nuns held prayers at a solemn church service in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters" /></picture></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Nuns held prayers at a solemn church service in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> People across the world are celebrating Christmas amid the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant -- Omicron -- that had prompted smaller gatherings at church services for the second year in a row. Health experts have stressed the need for following the SOPs to stem the Covid spread and break the chain reaction of the virus.

Here's our snapshot of global festivities.

Families - many with young children - attended a Christmas Eve service at St Andrew's Church in Karachi. Reuters
Families - many with young children - attended a Christmas Eve service at St Andrew's Church in Karachi. Reuters

A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP
A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP

Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in the capital Damascus. AFP
Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in the capital Damascus. AFP

Children dressed as Santa Clause play with a soccer ball as they celebrate at their school ahead of Christmas in Chennai, India. AFP
Children dressed as Santa Clause play with a soccer ball as they celebrate at their school ahead of Christmas in Chennai, India. AFP

A local resident takes a picture of a nativity scene created by the villagers in Banovci, northeastern Slovenia. AFP
A local resident takes a picture of a nativity scene created by the villagers in Banovci, northeastern Slovenia. AFP

Nuns held prayers at a solemn church service in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
Nuns held prayers at a solemn church service in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters

]]> Must Read https://english.aaj.tv/news/30274506 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 15:44:59 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) In the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, a midnight Mass was held in the Church of the Nativity. Reuters