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  President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee flew to the Netherlands on Monday upon the invitation of King Willem-Alexander, in a bid to strengthen bilateral semiconductor supply chain cooperation and to enhance the European nation's involvement in Indo-Pacific regional security, in what would be his last trip to a foreign country this year. Yoon is the first South Korean president to pay a state visit ...

The national celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started on Thursday evening with the first lighting of candles placed in a hanukkiah, a candelabra with eight level branches for candles, and an elevated position for a ninth candle. Caretaker Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz and Rabbi Simcho Stanton were among those present on Dam Square in Amsterdam for the start of the festival, which continues until Friday, December 15.

Now, for the first time, a professional Jewish educator has given the Hanukkah llama a deeply Jewish backstory, in an effort to endow a kitschy character with substance.

In Zones of Interest and Occupied City, the two filmmakers attempt to depict the ordinary fascism and everyday violence of World War II.

About a hundred people gathered on Dam Square in Amsterdam to protest against PVV leader and election winner Geert Wilders. Under the slogan "Not my prime minister", the demonstrators expressed their support for religious freedom, human rights, climate justice, international solidarity, and democracy. The speeches are held from a podium to which a banner with the slogan "One country for all" is attached. People carry signs with texts such as "For religious freedom", "Racism sucks" and "Give no room for racism".