Countries around the world are welcoming 2026 with millions of people Down Under celebrating the new year. In New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, fireworks went off as the clock struck midnight at ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or drumming, while others took a more subdued ...

The world has begun to close out 2025, toasting the end of a year that brought an American pope, precarious peace talks in several parts of the globe and a U.S. president whose impact was felt ...

NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued ...