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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) shakes the hand of Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), left, and United States Representative Craig Goldman (Republican of Texas), right, look on during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), left, and US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida), right, look on as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) and US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), left, and US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida), right, look on as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) and US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watches as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Milan

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony dedicated to the XXV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy on December 6, 2025. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Milan

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony dedicated to the XXV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy on December 6, 2025. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Milan

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony dedicated to the XXV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy on December 6, 2025. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Milan

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony dedicated to the XXV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy on December 6, 2025. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Milan

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony dedicated to the XXV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy on December 6, 2025. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Aerobatic Squad Frecce Tricolori Flies Over Rome - Italy

Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori flies over Rome during the cauldron lighting ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Aerobatic Squad Frecce Tricolori Flies Over Rome - Italy

Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori flies over Rome during the cauldron lighting ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Aerobatic Squad Frecce Tricolori Flies Over Rome - Italy

Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori flies over Rome during the cauldron lighting ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Aerobatic Squad Frecce Tricolori Flies Over Rome - Italy

Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori flies over Rome during the cauldron lighting ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Bryant Park in New York City

The annual Christmas tree lighting was held at the Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in New York City on Tuesday, December 2.

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Taiwan: Power Outage Hits Songshan Airport and Zhongshan District

On Monday, December 1, sudden power outages struck Songshan Airport and parts of Zhongshan District in Taipei. At the airport, the international terminal lost power at 1:36 PM, but backup generators kept check-in and customs operations running. Some escalators and VIP lounge lighting were briefly affected. Taipower confirmed a disconnected feeder line caused the outage, which was fully restored by 2:48 PM. No flights were disrupted. In Zhongshan District, residents experienced both power and internet outages, affecting 4,698 users. Social media users shared reactions highlighting the sudden disruption and inconvenience.

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, PÃ¤rnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In PÃ¤rnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/PÃ¤rnu PM

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, PÃ¤rnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In PÃ¤rnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/PÃ¤rnu PM

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, PÃ¤rnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In PÃ¤rnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/PÃ¤rnu PM

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, PÃ¤rnu. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. In PÃ¤rnu, the Advent season began with Christmas carols sung at Eliisabet Church, followed by a procession of Santas. PHOTO: Urmas Luik/PÃ¤rnu PM

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The first Advent

30.11.2025, Rakvere. The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend by lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja