The year is ending with a pair of sharp messages between top advisers to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President-elect ...

A third year of war in Ukraine drags on as the new year and the conflict's February anniversary approach. The war in 2024 saw ...

TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as ...

A few days before Christmas, Ukraine dispatched a series of attack drones hundreds of miles into Russian territory.

More than a billion people are set to tune in to watch the Times Square ball drop tonight. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

It was striking for me to learn recently that the melody of the much loved Christmas carol, 'Carol of the Bells', has a ...

Russia advanced by almost 4,000 square kilometres in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, an AFP analysis of data ...

A Russian propaganda video shows Santa Claus blown to bits by the Russian military as he flies over Russia bearing gifts — ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday vowed that his country would use 2025 to fight for an end to Russia’s ...

Countries in the South Pacific Ocean are the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours ...

He has long been one of the most popular politicians in Taiwan, and for long periods polling showed him the most popular. He ...