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A major emergency response is underway after several people were killed and others injured after a fire broke out during New Year's celebrations at a bar in Swiss Alps, police said early Thursday.
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Several dozen people are presumed to have died in the fire at a New Year party in the resort of Crans-Montana.
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A fire of "undetermined origin" broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana at about 1:40 a.m. local time, the Cantonal Police of Valais said in a statement.
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The latest strike comes as the US Coast Guard searches for survivors of another that happened a day earlier.
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Colder weather with snow and ice warnings in force will continue over the next few days.
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After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. "It's hard to make any plans," he said.
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Reports of fireworks and other explosives being thrown are widespread across the country.
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;Resize=(620)) Zohran Mamdani was sworn in a mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.
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At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.
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Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
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;Resize=(620)) Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and his 11-year-old son Mohamed climbed through rubble to the top of a building that once housed hundreds of people. The duo had decided to visit the tent city with gifts, dressed in Santa Claus costumes.
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BBC Sport looks at some of the players hoping for a big 2026 for various reasons.
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The 2025 total is the highest since 2022, when nearly 46,000 migrants made the crossing.
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With the January transfer window opening in the Women's Super League, which players could be on the move and who is out of contract?
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At least 100 were injured when a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps.
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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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See how people across the globe celebrated.
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European markets closed mixed on Wednesday, the last trading day of the year, with defense stocks taking the lead.
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A CIA assessment concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence as alleged by the Kremlin, a source with knowledge of the matter told NBC News
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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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There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
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;Resize=(620)) TikTok is inundated with tips on New Year's traditions that aim to help people have a prosperous 2026, whether in love, luck, life or all of the above. Many of these longtime rituals, like eating grapes under a table or tossing lentils, have been given new life on social media.
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Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.
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The U.S. military attacked a convoy of three boats in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday, as part of the Trump administration's campaign against people suspected of drug trafficking.
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Egypt celebrated the New Year with fireworks over the pyramids in Giza.
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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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Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including Tehran.
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Shares of Alphabet rallied in 2025 as the company responded to skepticism of its position in artificial intelligence with new products that excited investors.
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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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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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Across the country, cities and towns have New Year's Eve drops that feature everything from New York City's crystal ball to a favorite product made by the people of Mt. Olive, North Carolina.
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European stocks opened in broadly flat territory on Tuesday as markets continue to struggle for direction in a holiday-shortened trading week.
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Gazan music teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha uses melodies both to help his students forget the war around them, and to memorialize the conflict.
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Julie Nashawaty told Newsweek: "She was so close to not making it, but she fought her way back. I adopted her six years ago."
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