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Cash machines in Bulgaria issue euros for the first time after joining the currency union

Bulgaria is joining the euro. Here’s what it means for consumers and businesses

Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after Chinese military drills

Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang

A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations, local media report

A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa’s social media craze

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China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan

Huge crowds join funeral prayers for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh

Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

Australia names a spin-heavy squad of 15 players for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India

Nigerian authorities say British boxer Anthony Joshua released from hospital after road crash

French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney

Nigerian authorities say British boxer Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital after road crash

Wall Street falls in light trading on the final day of 2025, another banner year for markets

Syrian police officer killed in Aleppo suicide bombing on New Year’s Eve

Roberto Carlos says he’s ‘recovering well’ after undergoing heart procedure in Brazil

From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

UK’s Queen Camilla recalls assault in 1960s as she campaigns against domestic violence

Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement

Authorities investigating damage to undersea telecom cable in Gulf of Finland

Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Pakistan’s premier offers ‘complete solidarity’ to Saudi Crown Prince after Yemen port strike