BERLIN (AP) — For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents.

The central Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony occurred Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate with the city's governing mayor, Kai Wegner, and Holocaust survivor Margot ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...

or the Berlin Seals, waded into Oranke Lake wearing Santa hats as part of their annual Christmas Day swim. Meanwhile, rabbis ...

To mark the start of the Festival of Lights, the world’s largest menorah will be lit at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan on ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier poses for photos during the recording of his annual Christmas speech, at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, 23 December 2024. Picture: AFP BERLIN ...

(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) BERLIN (AFP) — Germany's president said Tuesday that a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market had cast a "dark shadow" over this year's celebrations but urged the ...

The attack prompted some German towns to cancel Christmas markets. Berlin increased police presence at its markets. Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced criticism during a visit to Magdeburg on Saturday.

German Christmas markets — iconic and beloved festive events — have been heavily secured since a jihadist attacker rammed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market in 2016, killing 13 people.