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Berlin Zoo animals enjoy Christmas snacks and festive treats
Animals at Berlin Zoo joined the festive mood as they enjoyed Advent-style sacks filled with Christmas snacks.
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Latest news bulletin | December 22nd, 2025 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 22nd, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, jets and ships in wave of strikes
Meanwhile, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine, firing scores of drones at Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight and attacking targets in Ukraine's Donbas.
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Cyberattack knocks France's postal service and its banking arm offline
The same services affected on Monday — Colissimo parcel tracking and the Digiposte digital vault — were already disrupted on Saturday, though La Poste did not immediately confirm whether that incident was also an attack.
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Turkish MPs brawl during heated budget debate
Ruling party and opposition lawmakers exchanged punches after a dispute over the legacy of the Turkish Republic's founding father Atatürk. The budget was, in the end, passed despite a 10-minute fight in the chamber.
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Winning number 79,432 earns €4 million in Spain’s Christmas lottery
The number 79,432 won Spain’s Christmas Lottery, bringing four million euros per series. Tickets sold in León and Madrid led to widespread celebrations.
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Denmark demands US respect its sovereignty after Trump deploys Greenland envoy
The government in Copenhagen has insisted on respect for its country's territorial integrity on Monday, after the US president appointed the Louisiana governor as an envoy to bring Greenland under US control.
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Hundreds join annual year-end clean at Kyoto's major Buddhist temples
Hundreds joined the annual year-end clean at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji and Nishi-Honganji temples, a 500-year-old tradition to prepare for the New Year.
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Latest news bulletin | December 22nd, 2025 – Midday
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German paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel to space
A paraplegic engineer from Germany was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin.