Ukrainians cheered from balconies as their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of the New Year, which Russia ushered in by attacking civilian targets across Ukraine.
- WorldSome in China return to regular activity after COVID infections
China dropped stringent "zero-COVID" measures on Dec. 7 to adopt a strategy of living with the virus. A wave of infections has since erupted nationwide, after borders had been kept all but shut for three years.
- Asian MarketsChina December manufacturing contracts sharply as COVID infections soar
Factory activity shrank at the sharpest pace in nearly three years as infections swept through production lines.
- WorldYoon says South Korea, U.S. discussing exercises using nuclear assets
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's comments to a newspaper come in the face of North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.
Ringing in the new year
Photos of celebrations around the world