Bulgaria Adopts Euro Amid Celebration And Public Concern

Bulgaria has formally consigned its longtime national currency, the lev, to history after entering the euro zone on New Year’s Day, becoming the 21st member of the single-currency bloc despite lingering concerns among citizens that the move could fuel higher prices.

World Leaders Call For UN Response After Maduro Capture

The international community is reacting to the news that President Donald Trump announced early in the morning on social media: The U.S. carried out a series of strikes on Venezuela overnight and apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Powerful Quake Rocks Mexico; Several Killed And Injured

At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a powerful earthquake struck southern and central Mexico, briefly halting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press conference of the year, officials said Saturday.

Two Teenagers Killed In Amsterdam Shooting Raising Migration Concerns

Two teenage asylum seekers were shot and killed on New Year’s Day in a park of the Dutch capital’s Nieuw-West (New West) district, raising concerns about tensions within migrant communities and public safety in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands, Dutch police said Friday.

Russia Launches 200 Drones On New Year’s Day’

Ukraine’s president said Russia deliberately carried its war into the New Year by launching more than 200 attack drones overnight, striking multiple regions across the country amid freezing winter conditions.

Fire at Tower of Vondelkerk Church in Amsterdam

Firefighters and police rushed to a major blaze at one of Amsterdam’s most famous churches, the Vondelkerk (Vondel Church), less than an hour after the New Year began in the Netherlands. It came in a night when two people died, and numerous others were injured in firework accidents, officials said.

Dozens Killed, About 115 Injured in Swiss Ski Resort Bar Blaze

Swiss police say “several dozen” people were killed and about 115 injured, many critically, after a devastating fire tore through a crowded bar in the Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations. Authorities have ruled out terrorism.

Iran Protests Enter Fourth Day as Crowds Chant ‘Death to the Dictator’

Iran was gripped by a fourth consecutive day of nationwide unrest on Wednesday as protesters clashed with security forces, torched buildings, and openly chanted “Death to the Dictator,” signaling an escalation from economic anger to direct defiance of the Islamic Republic.

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