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[Breaking News]New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

KUSHIRO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation. (Kyodo)

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Military Aid Distribution After Tropical Cyclone in Aceh - Indonesia

The graves of the wives and children of the victims who died in the flash floods of Tropical Cyclone Senyar, Sergeant Major Edi Haryanto of the Military District Command (Kodim) 0117/Aceh Tamiang, namely Eka Suyanti (wife), Muhammad Zikri (12 years old), Azkiya Nurrizki, and Dea Alfonika (26 years old) at the Sungai Liput public cemetery. Photographed on December 28, 2025. A landslide hit the Kodim 0117/Aceh Tamiang Headquarters Dormitory in Kejuruan Muda District, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, Indonesia on November 26, 2025. The incident occurred at night, around 9:50 PM. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aid Distribution After Tropical Cyclone in Aceh - Indonesia

The graves of the wives and children of the victims who died in the flash floods of Tropical Cyclone Senyar, Sergeant Major Edi Haryanto of the Military District Command (Kodim) 0117/Aceh Tamiang, namely Eka Suyanti (wife), Muhammad Zikri (12 years old), Azkiya Nurrizki, and Dea Alfonika (26 years old) at the Sungai Liput public cemetery. Photographed on December 28, 2025. A landslide hit the Kodim 0117/Aceh Tamiang Headquarters Dormitory in Kejuruan Muda District, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, Indonesia on November 26, 2025. The incident occurred at night, around 9:50 PM. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aid Distribution After Tropical Cyclone in Aceh - Indonesia

The graves of the wives and children of the victims who died in the flash floods of Tropical Cyclone Senyar, Sergeant Major Edi Haryanto of the Military District Command (Kodim) 0117/Aceh Tamiang, namely Eka Suyanti (wife), Muhammad Zikri (12 years old), Azkiya Nurrizki, and Dea Alfonika (26 years old) at the Sungai Liput public cemetery. Photographed on December 28, 2025. A landslide hit the Kodim 0117/Aceh Tamiang Headquarters Dormitory in Kejuruan Muda District, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, Indonesia on November 26, 2025. The incident occurred at night, around 9:50 PM. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aid Distribution After Tropical Cyclone in Aceh - Indonesia

The graves of the wives and children of the victims who died in the flash floods of Tropical Cyclone Senyar, Sergeant Major Edi Haryanto of the Military District Command (Kodim) 0117/Aceh Tamiang, namely Eka Suyanti (wife), Muhammad Zikri (12 years old), Azkiya Nurrizki, and Dea Alfonika (26 years old) at the Sungai Liput public cemetery. Photographed on December 28, 2025. A landslide hit the Kodim 0117/Aceh Tamiang Headquarters Dormitory in Kejuruan Muda District, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, Indonesia on November 26, 2025. The incident occurred at night, around 9:50 PM. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nativity Scene at Madrid City Hall - Spain

Nativity Scene installed at the Madrid City Hall, on December 20, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Nativity Scene, inaugurated last November 28, will be open to the public until next January 4. The formation is original of the craftsman José Luis Mayo and has more than 200 figures and 20 constructions. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Monkey Snatches Man’s Snacks at Guizhou Temple

On November 28, in Guizhou, China, a video captured a monkey jumping onto a table at a temple to steal a man's snacks. The man attempted to chase the animal, but the monkey fled quickly with the loot.

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mstapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Year After Cyclone Chido - Mayotte

Mtsapéré following the 2024 Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on November 28, 2025. Chido, the most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in the last 90 years, hit France's poorest department on December 14, 2024, causing colossal damage. Mayotte. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

A full gear police officer ask public to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from San Jose Police Department and Santa Clara County Sheriff hold their guns when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from San Jose Police Department hold their guns when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People stand outside the shopping mall after a shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Firefighters are in body armor when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Firefighters are in body armor when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from multiple police departments respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from multiple police departments respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from San Jose Police Department and Santa Clara County Sheriff hold their guns when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

Police officers from San Jose Police Department and Santa Clara County Sheriff hold their guns when they respond to the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard pose beside the Christmas tree that he decorated in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Liege, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

Dean Benoit Lobet talks to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

(L-R) Dean Benoit Lobet, Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close, the German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer talk to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

Brussels Mayor Philippe Close talks to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard (L) the Brussels Mayor Philippe Close (C) and the German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer (R) and the dean Benoit Lobet talk to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer (L) and the dean Benoit Lobet (R) talk to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

(L-R) Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close, the German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer, and the dean Benoit Lobet talk to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

(L-R) Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close, the German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer, and the dean Benoit Lobet talk to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer (L) and the Brussels Mayor Philippe Close (R) pose beside the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

Belgian designer, artistic director and entrepreneur Jean-Paul Lespagnard talks to media about the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer pose beside the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM