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Germany: Massive Fireworks Display Lights Up Berlin Sky for New Year

Berlin celebrated the arrival of 2026 with a massive display of fireworks, even as opposition to the annual tradition grows. Police reported 400 arrests in the capital and at least 24 officers injured, as emergency responders were targeted with firecrackers and rockets in several German cities.

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, speaks with Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of Norway, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes European leaders at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, and businessman Jared Kushner at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Ukraine Consultations - Berlin

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, welcomes European leaders at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Robert Kluba/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Germany: Pro-Israel Community Gathers at Brandenburg Gate on Hanukkah Following Sydney Attack 2

Following a reported terror attack on Sunday, December 14, at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, security has been heightened for upcoming Hanukkah events in Germany. Despite the heightened alert, a public candle lighting for the first night of Hanukkah was held today at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, an event that was attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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Germany: Pro-Israel Community Gathers at Brandenburg Gate on Hanukkah Following Sydney Attack

Following a reported terror attack on Sunday, December 14, at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, security has been heightened for upcoming Hanukkah events in Germany. Despite the heightened alert, a public candle lighting for the first night of Hanukkah was held today at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, an event that was attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (2nd L) react as US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd R) greet each other prior to a meeting in a conference room at the Chancellery in Berlin, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2ndL), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (3rdL), U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner (back row C) US special envoy Steve Witkoff (back row 2ndL) meet for talks at the Chancellery on December 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Berlin to meet with Ukrainian and German delegations ahead of tomorrow's gathering of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on working towards an end to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (2ndL) react as US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (C) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2ndR) greet each other prior to a meeting in a conference room at the Chancellery in Berlin, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2ndL), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (3rdL), U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner (back row C) US special envoy Steve Witkoff (back row 2ndL) meet for talks at the Chancellery on December 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Berlin to meet with Ukrainian and German delegations ahead of tomorrow's gathering of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on working towards an end to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (2nd L) react as US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd R) greet each other prior to a meeting in a conference room at the Chancellery in Berlin, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2ndL), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (3rdL), U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner (back row C) US special envoy Steve Witkoff (back row 2ndL) meet for talks at the Chancellery on December 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Berlin to meet with Ukrainian and German delegations ahead of tomorrow's gathering of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on working towards an end to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Meeting Between Zelensky and US Envoy in Berlin - Germany

Handout photo dated on December 14, 2025 shows Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (2ndL) react as US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (C) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2ndR) greet each other prior to a meeting in a conference room at the Chancellery in Berlin, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via ABACAPRESS.COM

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