Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides noted that his country was assuming the EU Council presidency “against the backdrop of acute geopolitical upheaval and unpredictability” ...

MOSCOW, December 31. /TASS/. In 2025, a great many well-known politicians, statesmen, scientists and cultural figures passed away. January 7. French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the ...

The TASS editorial team has compiled a list of aviation disasters that occurred in 2025, resulting in the deaths of ten or more people, in chronological order. At least 12 such incidents were recorded ...

According to a government decree, the New Year holidays in 2025–2026 will last 12 days — from Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to Sunday, January 11, 2026 ...

On December 23, Russia’s main New Year tree was set up in the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square, fully decorated and ready for the holidays ...

ISTANBUL, January 1. /TASS/. Over 100 flights were cancelled in Turkey on January 1 because of snowfall and strong winds in the central and eastern regions of the country, flagship carrier Turkish ...

The US leader pointed out that France is "in the midst of a major crime problem because of its absolutely horrendous handling of immigration" ...

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir emphasized that 2026 will be a crucial year for shaping security realities for the state of Israel ...

SOFIA, January 1. /TASS/. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called for support of the efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine in his New Year's address to the nation.

The presidency is passing to Astana in an extremely difficult period marked by turbulence in the global economy, Kazakh political analyst Talgat Kaliyev said ...

The tradition of New Year gift-giving is believed to have originated with the ancient Romans. It is said that Gaius Julius Caesar started the custom of giving a laurel wreath and a coin on New Year’s ...

"The opponents would never understand that we are in the habit of creating, not breaking, uniting, not stirring up, talking, not shouting," the Belarusian leader said in his New Year's address ...