Brazil president-elect Lula da Silva to be sworn in on New Year’s Day
The political comeback has thrilled supporters and enraged opponents in a fiercely polarised nation.
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Lula set for inauguration to preside over polarized Brazil
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital of Brasilia and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely pol…
Croatia rings in New Year by switching to euro and removing EU checkpoints
Croats will now be among almost 420 million people who are free to roam the EU without passports.
Bouncy castle blows away during New Year’s festivities in New Zealand
Parents watched on in horror as a seemingly joyous bouncy castle turned into a rolling terror on New Year’s Eve.
Zelensky vows 2023 is ‘year of victory’ for Ukraine in new year video address
‘Let this year be the year of return,’ president says
Billionaire’s fireworks party starts blaze near Queenstown
A fireworks display on a rural New Zealand property connected to an American billionaire resulted in a 1.2ha fire.
New Year’s Eve parties under way around the world following Covid hiatus
For many people, the New Year celebrations ushering in 2023 are their first since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Moscow murders suspect Bryan Kohberger will ‘waive right to extradition hearing’ to expedite return to Idaho
Mr Kohberger’s public defender has said the suspected murderer is “eager to be exonerated”
‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain and snow across California
Flooding and rock slides have closed portions of roads across Northern California.
Thousands celebrate the new year in Wuhan amidst China’s Covid wave
Thousands celebrate the new year in Wuhan amidst China’s Covid wave