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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (R) receives guard of honor during a visit to Ankara on Nov. 27, 2025, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walking beside him. The pope is making a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, his first overseas trip outside Italy.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV conducts mass at an arena in Istanbul on Nov. 29, 2025, during a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, his first overseas trip outside Italy.

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko is pictured following her visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Showa, her great-grandfather, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial graveyard

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, her great-grandmother and wife of Emperor Showa, at the Musashi imperial graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2025, following her first official overseas trip to Laos the previous month. (Pool photo)

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Lebanon: Pope Leo XIV Arrives on His First Middle East Tour

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday, November 30, days after Israeli airstrikes on southern Beirut and following a visit to Turkey. He was greeted by Christians from Lebanon and neighboring countries.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, L) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV departs for Turkey on his first Apostolic Journey - Rome

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by crew members as he boards a plane bound for Ankara for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon, at Fiumicino airport. November 27, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. In the center: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (C) during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Left: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV attends an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV attends an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV poses for an official photograph during a visit to the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV steps from the aircraft for an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the King, the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), and the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left), during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier began his first state visit to Spain yesterday, November 26, which includes meetings with the King, the Prime Minister and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the King, the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the King, the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

State Visit of German President to Spain - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), and the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left), during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier began his first state visit to Spain yesterday, November 26, which includes meetings with the King, the Prime Minister and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Right: Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, during the opening of the XI German-Spanish Forum, at the headquarters of the CEOE, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) and the German president, Frank Walter Steinmeier (2l), during the opening of the 11th German-Spanish Forum, at the headquarters of the CEOE, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the President of the Government and a trip to the Basque Country to pay tribute to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) and the German president, Frank Walter Steinmeier (right), during the opening of the 11th German-Spanish Forum, at the headquarters of the CEOE, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) and the German president, Frank Walter Steinmeier (right), during the opening of the 11th German-Spanish Forum, at the headquarters of the CEOE, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King and Steinmeier Attend 11th German-Spanish Forum - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) and the German president, Frank Walter Steinmeier (right), during the opening of the 11th German-Spanish Forum, at the headquarters of the CEOE, on November 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier, began yesterday, November 26, his first state visit to Spain, which includes meetings with the President of the Government, and a trip to the Basque Country to pay homage to the victims of the Nazi bombing of Gernika during the Civil War. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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