The Globe & Mail
- New Year’s celebrations in Australia, Hong Kong tempered by recent events as cities ring in 2026
- Fireworks from Auckland's Sky Tower hail arrival of 2026 in New Zealand
- Come for the darts, stay for the delirium at Britain’s most off-the-wall championship
- Trump administration freezes Minnesota’s child care funds amid fraud investigation
- Train crash near Peru’s famed Machu Picchu leaves one dead, at least 30 injured
The Guardian
- New Year’s Eve live: Sydney fireworks ring in 2026 as Asia sees in the new year ahead of Europe and the US
- Tesla publishes analyst forecasts suggesting sales set to fall
- Eurostar slowly resumes but passengers face more cancellations and delays
- Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife
- The perfect night out: how to ditch the telly – and have next-level fun
ABC
- Efforts to mitigate 'homegrown' extremism revealed in cabinet documents
- Australia rings in 2026 with sombre commemoration, rainy fireworks
- Female MPs in Japan want more toilets in parliament
- 'I am so happy': Crowd celebrates Thailand's release of Cambodian soldiers
- Man charged with making threatening phone call to Melbourne journalist
BBC
- Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision
- EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites
- In pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
- Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025
- Sydney sends message of peace for New Year's after Bondi terror attack
CBC
- Turkey detains 125 more ISIS suspects amid countrywide sweep
- U.S. lawyers to review millions of pages of Epstein files in January before further release, document shows
- Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day
- Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters
- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, dead at 35
National Post
- Toronto police need to take ‘strong action’ on anti-Israel mobs, says Ontario solicitor general
- 6 of our best, but under-read stories from 2025
- The most popular recipes of 2025, from savoury breakfast bread pudding to ‘the best’ butter chicken
- The forgotten history of how Benjamin Franklin tried to annex Canada
- It’s been a year of frightening bear attacks. What’s next according to bear researchers?
Al Jazeera
- How is Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill changing US taxes and healthcare in 2026?
- US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market
- These are the countries attacked by Israel in 2025
- Saudi-UAE fallout and its impact on Yemen’s recognised government
- Putin says Russia believes it will win in Ukraine in New Year’s Eve address
Times of India
- Cong slams arrest of Nagpur Christian priest; demands action against Bajrang Dal
- Earthquake in Japan: Magnitude 6 quake jolts East of Noda; no immediate casualties
- Bengal polls 2026: Shah sets ground rules for BJP cadre; pushes grassroots drive
- Set to be NYC mayor: Zohran Mamdani to assume office on New Year’s Da
- Ayesha Curry’s 'A+ wife move' for Stephen Curry goes viral online
New York Times
- Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
- Mamdani Will Be First N.Y.C. Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In
- The Keys to the City of New York Are Made in New Jersey
- Women Directed Fewer Box Office Hits in 2025, Report Finds
- Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter
Nation Africa
- 4,000 years and counting: Where did the new year’s resolution come from?
- Wanga vs Magwanga: Homa Bay governor sued for dismissing county minister allied to embattled deputy
- December reverse dowry: The woes of returning children, camels and cows
- Is New Year the best time for resolutions?
- Revealed: Kenya’s most counterfeited goods
South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong leader vows to boost livelihoods, fast-track housing projects in 2026
- Australia sees defiant start to 2026 after mass shooting
- China’s January 1 silver curbs to deepen global crunch, analysts warn amid volatility
- Miles to go: Hong Kong’s premium taxi roll-out crawls to a third of 3,500 target
- Russia will win in Ukraine, says Putin in New Year address
National Public Radio
- Greetings from Vienna, where an imperial palace hosts a holiday market for all
- Why flu cases are surging this season. And, protests erupt in Iran over the economy
- His brother's mental illness isolated his family. Now he's helping other caregivers
- Out with the mayo: How Ukrainians reclaim holiday food
- Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Japan Times
- Nissan management shake-up plans reported as sharks circle
- Japanese sake brewery to make foray into Indian market
- Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel-cell tech
- British PM Rishi Sunak avoids wipeout in key local elections
- Extreme heat and weather conditions attributed to stagnant jet stream