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

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

Russian military personnel spread joy this New Year by decorating their stations with festive garlands and New Year's trees, ...

The New Year has been the most important family holiday in Russia since the Soviet era, when authorities promoted it as a ...

Organisers of New Year events in London and other areas say they're keeping a close eye on weather conditions ahead of ...

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 ...

January got off to a stormy start, with coastal flooding affecting East Yorkshire. Karl Shannon, a coxswain with Hornsea ...

The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former Soviet Union.

President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly US$2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine as his ...

In 2024, according to a government decree, December 29-31 (Sunday through Tuesday) will be days off, while December 28 (Saturday) will be a working day ...

President Ilham Aliyev, an ally of president Vladimir Putin, has accused the Russian regime of trying to cover up a plane ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a carefully worded apology for the downed Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed on Christmas Day.