As the clock struck midnight in New Zealand, Auckland welcomed the arrival of 2025 with its traditional fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower. Revellers set up camp by the water, at Mrs ...

The world has been saying goodbye to 2024 and welcoming 2025. Here's how people in different countries celebrated the new year. As the clock struck midnight in New Zealand, Auckland welcomed the ...

The holidays mean family time — and that’s extended to the box office. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa: The Lion King were ...

Newly released pictures show then-Vice President Joe Biden meeting some of his son Hunter Biden’s Chinese business partners during an official visit to the country, as well as Hunter meeting ...

Here we take a look back at this year in pictures. Image: 3 January: Luke Littler, 16, loses to Luke Humphries in the final of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London.

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history. The first candle of Hanukkah was lit by rabbis at the Western Wall in ...

Santa Claus pays an unexpected and early visit to this youngster's home to see how things are going circa 1936. Photo: Bettmann/Contributor Smarter, faster on what matters.

The devastating toll of war, the challenges of artificial intelligence and the joy of a baby hippo were among the many moments documented by news agency photographers in 2024. Brazil's Gabriel ...