January 1, 2026
The world is training for the end of 2025 amid Trump tariffs, a truce in Gaza
Sydney, Bangkok and Tokyo lead global celebrations as world says goodbye to record year Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during New Year’s celebrations in Sydney on January 1, 2026. Photo: AFP People around the world toasted the end of 2025, saying goodbye to one of the hottest years on record, filled with Trump tariffs, a ceasefire in Gaza and futile hopes for peace in Ukraine. New Year’s celebrations took a somber tone in Sydney as revelers observed a minute’s silence for the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting before fireworks lit












