Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing “revolution” flags as Syria saw in the new year with ...

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

New Year celebrations in South Korea have been cancelled or scaled back following Sunday's plane crash at Muan International Airport. The country entered a seven-day period of mourning after 179 ...