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January 1, 2026 3:43 PM

Global Village ushers in 2026 with seven fireworks displays and drone shows

Global Village welcomed 2026 with a large-scale New Year’s Eve celebration featuring seven fireworks displays and coordinated drone shows marking midnight moments across seven countries. The multicultural destination said the celebrations drew fami...

January 1, 2026 12:16 PM

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the New Year at the historic City Hall subway station, with his wife Rama Duwaji standing by his side. The oath, in which he pledged to support the Constitution of the United...

January 1, 2026 10:16 AM

UN begins 2026 with reduced $3.45 billion budget, 19% job cuts

Facing a severe cash crunch, the United Nations has begun 2026 with a reduced budget of $3.45 billion and plans to cut 19 per cent of its workforce. The General Assembly adopted a budget that broadly reflects Secretary-General António Guterres’ p...

January 1, 2026 12:17 PM

World bids goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges

10...nine...eight... As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the New Year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in...

December 31, 2025 4:59 PM

Dubai’s Kannada community celebrates as prime minister’s praise brings recognition to decade-long language teaching effort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Kannada families in Dubai for their continued efforts to teach their children the Kannada language during his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme.The prime minister said that efforts to stay connected to one'...

December 31, 2025 4:05 PM

Heavy snow in Poland leaves drivers stranded in tailbacks of up to 20 km

Heavy snowfall in Poland caused tailbacks stretching as far as 20 km (12.43 miles) on a motorway between the capital Warsaw and the Baltic port city of Gdansk during the night, police said on Wednesday. While the situation left hundreds of people tr...

December 31, 2025 11:26 AM

UAE pulls out all counter-terrorism forces from Yemen

The United Arab Emirates has announced it is removing all its remaining counter-terrorism teams from Yemen. The UAE officially left the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen in 2019 but kept a small number of special counter-terrorism units in the co...

December 31, 2025 10:57 AM

South Korea extends visa fee waiver for group tourists from six countries, including India

South Korea will extend a waiver on visa processing fees for group tourists from six countries, including India, for another six months, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Wednesday. The fee exemption for C-3-2 short-term group visas, which had ...

December 31, 2025 10:23 AM

Guinea coup leader Doumbouya wins presidential election, results show

Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president, according to provisional results announced on Tuesday, completing the return to civilian rule in the bauxite- and iron ore-rich West African nation. The former special forces commander,...

December 31, 2025 10:00 AM

Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers it had detained since July under the renewed ceasefire the two countries agreed on the weekend to end a border conflict, Cambodian and Thai authorities said. The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed ...

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