Watch the world celebrate New Year's Eve
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From Sydney to Seoul, here's a look at how people around the world are ringing in 2023.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died Saturday.

Andrew Tate arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape

The divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer was previously banned from various platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.

Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate detained in Romania
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Romanian prosecutors detained internet personality and former professional kickboxer, Andrew Tate, as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation, according to reports. DIICOT via Storyful

Pelé, legendary Brazilian soccer star, dies at 82

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups and standard-bearer for ‘the beautiful game,’ has died at 82.

World population projected to hit 7.9 billion on New Year’s Day

A combination of births, deaths, and international migration increases the U.S. population by a person every 27 seconds, Census Bureau data finds.

French serial killer 'The Serpent' freed from Nepal prison

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after serving most of his sentence for killing American and Canadian backpackers. The crimes were dramatized in a series co-produced by Netflix called "The Serpent."

Brazilian soccer legend Pel? dies
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A look back at the extraordinary career of soccer great Pel?, who died Dec. 29 after battling cancer.

Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19, officials say

Thai media reported dozens of Thais were trapped and Cambodian rescuers say calls for help were heard hours after the fire began.

Viking burial site discovered in backyard in Norway

A Viking burial site was discovered in a backyard in Oslo, Norway, where archeologists were brought in to excavate a site in the city's Holmen neighborhood.

Statue of Russian empress Catherine the Great removed in Ukrainian city of Odesa

Since Moscow's invasion, Ukrainian officials have accelerated efforts to erase the vestiges of Soviet and Russian influence from its public spaces.

Catherine the Great monument removed from Odesa
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A monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central Odesa square and replaced with the flag of Ukraine early on Dec. 29, 2022. Credit: Suspilne News via Storyful

Russia launches biggest wave of missile strikes in weeks across Ukraine

The attack is the latest in a series of Russian strikes targeting power and water supplies that have increased the Ukrainian population's suffering in freezing weather.

Eyewitness video captures deadly fire at Cambodian hotel and casino
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A major fire burned through the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet, Cambodia, on Dec. 29, 2022, killing several people. Credit: Samnang En via Storyful

US to require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China

Other countries have taken similar steps in an effort to keep infections from spreading beyond China’s borders.

Legendary soccer star Pelé nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvement

One of Pelé’s daughters says she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month.