Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children

Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday drew a direct link between immigration and an attack in Germany where a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people and injuring 200 others.

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the front line.

Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured

The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday.

At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after car drives into German Christmas market in suspected attack

Authorities in the eastern German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens more were injured after a man drove his car into a busy Christmas market in what officials called a deliberate attack.

Celebrities bring music, laughter and smiles to the military in Europe during USO Holiday Tour

The USO partnered with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Christopher Grady and widely-known talents to bring its seven day holiday tour to U.S. military bases across Europe. They reminded those who serve, and their families that they are loved and appreciated even from a distance.

Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane

Officials acknowledged at the time that one line of inquiry would be whether Russia played a role given its suspected involvement in cases of sabotage, though they stressed there was no evidence pointing in that direction.

Sembach students’ art to shine as Christmas tree ornaments near White House

The annual display of the national Christmas tree in Washington is meant to be a way for students to show pride in their state. For children of service members living overseas, it can also be a way to feel connected to home at a time of year when being away can be particularly difficult.