Germany: Pro-Israel Groups Commemorate With Vigil of Second Anniversary Since October 7 Attacks

On Tuesday, October 7th, Germany commemorated the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel with numerous national events, including vigils, exhibitions, and ceremonies. As a mark of remembrance, flags were flown at half-mast across the country. Ceremonies were held in cities such as Hamburg, Leverkusen, Stralsund, and Wuppertal, and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier participated by meeting with Jewish citizens in a Leipzig synagogue.

RECAP: Vigils Across America Pay Tribute to Charlie Kirk After Fatal Shooting

Following the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, supporters across the United States held candlelight vigils to honor his memory. Events took place in multiple cities, with participants gathering to pay tribute, share memories, and reaffirm their commitment to the causes Kirk championed. The nationwide vigils highlighted Kirk’s influence in conservative circles and the widespread impact of his sudden death on supporters and the broader political community.

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Vigils have been held across the U.S. to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University. This video shows a sunset vigil in Clearwater, Florida, held on Sunday, September 14.

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Vigils have been held across the U.S. to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University. This video shows a sunset vigil in Clearwater, Florida, held on Sunday, September 14.

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Vigils have been held across the U.S. to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University.

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Vigils have been held across the U.S. to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University.

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Vigils have been held across the U.S. to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University.

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Vigils were held across the U.S. over the weekend to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University. This video shows crowd gathered for a vigil at Tualatin Community Park in Oregon on Friday, September 12.

US: Vigils Held Nationwide to Pay Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Vigils were held across the U.S. on Sunday, September 14, to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump, who was fatally shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University.

US: Vigils Held Nationwide After Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at Utah Valley University

Vigils for Charlie Kirk was held across the U.S. after the conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trump was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 10, while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Ecuador: Fans Hold Vigil To Pay Tribute To Liam Payne

Fans around the world held vigils on Thursday, October 17, to pay tribute to Liam Payne, a former One Direction band member, who was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina: Fans Hold Vigil To Pay Tribute To Liam Payne

Fans around the world held vigils on Thursday, October 17, to pay tribute to Liam Payne, a former One Direction band member, who was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mexico: Fans Hold Vigil To Pay Tribute To Liam Payne

Fans around the world held vigils on Thursday, October 17, to pay tribute to Liam Payne, a former One Direction band member, who was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Fans around the world held vigils on Thursday, October 17, to pay tribute to Liam Payne, a former One Direction band member, who was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Chile: Fans Hold Vigil To Pay Tribute To Liam Payne

Fans around the world held vigils on Thursday, October 17, to pay tribute to Liam Payne, a former One Direction band member, who was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

US: Demonstrations In NYC To Mark One-Year Anniversary Of Oct 7 Hamas Attack

Monday, October 7, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. Demonstrators, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel, marched through New York City and held protests and vigils in several places to mourn the lives lost in last year's attack and the war that has followed.

US: Demonstrations At Columbia University On First Anniversary Of Oct 7 Hamas Attack

Monday, October 7, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. At Columbia University in New York City, students and faculty, including pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups, held demonstrations, vigils, class walkouts, and prayers to mourn the lives lost in last year's attack and the war that has followed.

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Monday, October 7, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. At Columbia University in New York City, students and faculty, including pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups, held demonstrations, vigils, class walkouts, and prayers to mourn the lives lost in last year's attack and the war that has followed.

US: Vigils Held Nationwide For Non-Binary Teen Nex Benedict 2

Thousands attended nationwide vigils for non-binary teen Nex Benedict. Benedict died earlier in February, one day after they were hospitalized for injuries sustained during a school fight at Owasso High School. They said they were the target of bullying in the altercation at a high school bathroom. This video was taken at Guthrie Green in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

US: Vigils Held Nationwide For Non-Binary Teen Nex Benedict

Thousands attended nationwide vigils for non-binary teen Nex Benedict. Benedict died earlier in February, one day after they were hospitalized for injuries sustained during a school fight at Owasso High School. They said they were the target of bullying in the altercation at a high school bathroom. This video was taken at the Redbud Festival Park in Owasso.

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Candles are lit during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

An Indigenous dancer performs around the 215 pairs of children's shoes placed next to a Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Charlottetown on Monday, May 31, 2021 during a ceremony for the 215 children found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People look on as 215 pairs of children's shoes are placed next to a Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Charlottetown on Monday, May 31, 2021 during a ceremony for the 215 children found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A woman places children's shoes and a sign in front of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Charlottetown on Monday, May 31, 2021, at a ceremony for the 215 children found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Elder Junior Peter Paul (sitting) uses a feather in a smudging ceremony next to 215 pairs of children's shoes placed in remembrance of the bodies discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Elder Junior Peter Paul speaks at a ceremony next to 215 pairs of children's shoes placed in remembrance of the bodies discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia during a ceremony in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Elder Junior Peter Paul (sitting) points to a Sir John A. MacDonald statue next to 215 pairs of children's shoes placed in remembrance of the bodies discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia during a ceremony in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Chris Clay (right) and Leona MacDonald (left) point to some of the 215 sets of children sneakers in front of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue after 215 bodies were found at a former residential school for Indigenous in British Columbia. The sneakers were laid out on Queen Street in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Chris Clay places some of the 215 sets of children sneakers in front of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue after 215 bodies were found at a former residential school for Indigenous in British Columbia. The sneakers were laid out on Queen Street in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Lynne Bradley removes shoes from a bag to add to the 215 sets of children sneakers in front of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue after 215 bodies were found at a former residential school for Indigenous in British Columbia. The sneakers were laid out on Queen Street in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Chris Clay (right) and Leona MacDonald (left) point to some of the 215 sets of children sneakers in front of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue after 215 bodies were found at a former residential school for Indigenous in British Columbia. The sneakers were laid out on Queen Street in Charlottetown, on Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A mother hugs her daughter during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People take part in an honour march to pay tribute to all the victims of the residential school system in Kahnawake, Quebec, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Photo by Graham Hughes/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Children shoes are left in a circle during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People take part in an honour march to pay tribute to all the victims of the residential school system in Kahnawake, Quebec, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Photo by Graham Hughes/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Candles are lit during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A plastic toy is placed alongside a pair of children's shoes during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A plastic toy is placed alongside a pair of children's shoes during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A child stands in front of a shoe left as a mark of remembrance during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People take part in an honour march to pay tribute to all the victims of the residential school system in Kahnawake, Quebec, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Photo by Graham Hughes/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Shadows are cast behind a pair of children's shoes, left as an act of remembrance, during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Candles are lit during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A mother hugs her daughter during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People gather during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Two Indigenous dancers perform around the 215 pairs of children's shoes placed next to a Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Charlottetown on Monday, May 31, 2021 during a ceremony for the 215 children found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Photo by John Morris/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People form a circle during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

People take part in an honour march to pay tribute to all the victims of the residential school system in Kahnawake, Quebec, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Photo by Graham Hughes/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A mother hugs her daughter during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

A young girl attends a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Vigils For The 215 Indigenous Children - Canada

Kayla Sutherland dances a prayer during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school near Kamloops, British Columbia. The discovery of a mass grave was announced late on Thursday by the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM