Jan 1 (Reuters) - 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 the Pacific Ocean,

Many locations around the world will ring in 2026 before America joins the party. Watch the celebrations live.

As 2026 dawned, here’s how commemorations looked around the world: People celebrating in Times Square. Confetti falling on the crowd in Times Square. Fireworks lit up the sky over Copacabana Beach on Thursday. People celebrated early New Year’s Day in Caracas, Venezuela

World leaders reacted to a fatal fire that tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Here are some of their comments:

The 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are settled, and playoff games in March will determine the final slots. President Donald Trump was awarded a peace prize.

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization delivers a stark warning: climate change is accelerating, with some impacts now irreversible for centuries. The State of the Global Climate report confirms global temperatures, greenhouse gas ...

President Donald Trump’s re-entrance into the White House has meant the complete overturning of Biden administration policies, the withdrawal of major international agreements and uncertainty that has left international partners waiting to see where they ...

The world’s oceans have gone “crazy haywire,” according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official, with record-high temperatures imperiling coral reefs. Derek Manzello, coordinator of NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program, said in a ...