US: Columbia University Marks Hanukkah After Sydney Attack

Thousands of people gathered across New York City, including Columbia University, on Sunday night, December 14, to mark the first night of Hanukkah. Jews from around the city danced, sang, and huddled against the cold at menorah lightings, while mourning those killed in the terror shooting that targeted a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri First Metro C Journey from Colosseo to Porta Metronia - Rome

Mayor Roberto Gualtieri for the first Metro C journey from the Colosseo station to Porta Metronia, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, Councilor Eugenio Patanè, and the President of the 1st Municipality, Lorenza Bonaccorsi on December 16, 2025. Photo by Valentina Stefanelli/Lapresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites Telepherique Urbain Inauguration - Creteil

Ile de France Mobilites launches the first urban cable car service in the Ile de France region during the inauguration of the Creteil Villeneuve Saint Georges line in Creteil, France, on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Ultimate Foodie Cat Scoops Up and Eats Pawful of Snow

On November 25, 2025, in Inner Mongolia, northern China, a plump house cat encountered snow for the very first time. The furry feline stepped into the white yard, scooped up a pawful of snow, and began licking it with great curiosity.

US: First Major Snow of Season Blankets New York City 2

New York City experienced its first significant snowfall of the season overnight into Sunday, December 14, as snow spread across the Tri-State area. The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for New York and New Jersey through Sunday afternoon, while winter storm warnings were in effect for much of New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania. Across the region, snowfall totals ranged from a couple of inches to as much as six inches.

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: First torchbearer

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM