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1. Russia is about to start staging plays at the Mariupol theatre it bombed

   

   Russian state media reported that the theatre is slated to officially reopen on Dec. 25, and that plays will start being staged there at some point in the new year. Russian occupation authorities have renamed it the Mariupol Republican Order of the Badge of Honour Russian Drama Theatre, and on its website write that the theatre is being reborn, like the entire city of Mariupol.

2. Istanbul police detain 115 suspected ISIS members believed planning Christmas attacks in Turkey

   

   Turkish authorities have detained 115 suspected ISIS members they believe were planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and new year celebrations in the country, the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.

3. Pope Leo's 1st Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the 'defenceless'

   

   Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service.

4. One year into Trump 2.0: Here’s how much America has radically changed on his watch

   

5. How internet sleuths are un-redacting some of the Epstein files

   

   While Democratic legislators, victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers have complained about the number of blacked-out pages and passages in the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, internet sleuths have figured out ways to un-redact some of the documents.