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Millions around the UK have attended firework displays and street parties to usher in 2026.
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Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
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See how people across the globe celebrated.
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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year's Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city's subway.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
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Mayor Eric Adams had one public appearance on his schedule, but that didn't stop him from naming a third charter commission in the last hours of his administration.
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The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago. But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president's most audacious attempts to test his power.
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Millions of households in England, Wales and Scotland are seeing a slight rise in energy bills in the new year.
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The Department of Defense says it has carried out strikes against three vessels allegedly transporting drugs near Venezuela on December 30th, resulting in fatalities. NBC News' Monica Alba reports on the strikes and other recent actions by the Trump administration.
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Countries across the globe are beginning to usher in the new year.
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;Resize=(620)) Seven Canadians are among those injured after two trains collided head-on in Peru on Tuesday, Global Affairs Canada confirmed to CBC.
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The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony.
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;Resize=(620)) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late Wednesday that Kyiv wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.
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The New Year's Eve celebration drew spectators from around the world, despite cold and blustery weather.
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The scheme is being tested in some areas of England as part of a government plan to prioritise children's health.
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Paris lit up the sky above the Arc de Triomphe with a fireworks display as France's capital rang in 2026.
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Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could help implement central promises of his agenda, including universal child care.
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Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.
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Dubai rang in 2026 with the city's iconic Burj Khalifa at the center of a massive fireworks display.
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The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield moved higher on Wednesday, yet was set to end 2025 lower amid Federal Reserve rate cuts and sticky-but-trending-lower inflation.
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Sydney rang in 2026 with the city's biggest ever fireworks display over the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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The words peace and unity were projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge as thousands gathered to watch the annual fireworks.
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Mom-and-pop investors bought the dip at key points, giving them outsized benefits from the market's run this year.
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There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
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;Resize=(620)) Owners of duty free shops in Windsor and Sarnia say they continue to suffer the fall-out from the U.S. trade war, seeing drops in business in the 30 per cent range year over year.
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Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.
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Cuts to scientific research focused disproportionately on research around diversity equity and inclusion. Some researchers say we're just beginning to understand the impact.
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