World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump

[New Straits Times] - 12/31/2024

PARIS: The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd



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