Security has been tightened at German Christmas markets after recent deadly attacks. But if some online videos were to be believed, they've become barbed-wire fortresses guarded by armoured personnel ...

BERLIN (AP) — Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany on Monday, drawing revelers to their wooden stands with mulled wine, grilled sausages, potato pancakes or caramelized apples.

In many places, the beginning of winter marks the commencement of the gloomiest, darkest, and coldest season. In Germany, however, it's also the most magical, mostly thanks to the country's Christmas ...

BERLIN (CN) — Flanked by towering high rises and some of west Berlin’s most bustling boulevards, the rows of quaint, brightly-lit wooden stalls make the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market feel like a ...

The Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, reopened nearly one year after six people — including a child — were killed in a car-ramming attack. While there were rumors that the festivities were ...

BERLIN (AP) — The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg opened Thursday, nearly a year after it was the scene of a horrific car-ramming attack that left six people dead. Five women and a ...

Johanna LEHN AFP Dec 22, 2025 1 hr ago 0 Visitors crowd the Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Visitors crowd the Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Saudi defendant Taleb ...

- Attacks and backlash - German Christmas markets, a centuries-old tradition, are hosted by nearly every town and city and consist of stalls with merchants selling gifts and decorations as well as ...