New Year's Day

During the ceremony, Aleksandar Vui and the ambassador of China addressed the public.
President of Serbia thanked his Chinese friends for their cooperation and understanding, congratulating them on the Lunar New Year. The Chinese ambassador, on the other hand, thanked the President of Serbia for taking the time to celebrate the Chinese New Year despite all his obligations.

The Roma New Year festivities kick off, spanning three days of cultural revelry. Vasilitsa, or "Bango Vasil" among the Roma people, holds a special place as one of the most cherished family holidays.

Rescuers sifted through rubble Saturday as focus turned to recovering bodies rather than finding survivors five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan, with 98 people now confirmed killed.

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sergei Markov, said a new civil war in the United States would be "good for the world".
Pro-Kremlin political scientist Markov suggested during a recent broadcast that an outbreak of civil war in the US would be beneficial for Russia and would end the conflict in Ukraine.

With light rains witnessed on the first day of the new year, experts predict the occurrence of intermittent precipitation across the country for the coming week.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic has received New Year greeting cards from the FMs of the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

The onset of the New Year has ushered in a worrying surge in pollution across Bulgaria. Reports from the European Air Quality Index have flagged 11 cities in the country, including Sofia, for hazardous levels of particulate matter, double the permissible limits.

Parties, celebrations and events put people in high spirits as they bid adieu to 2023 and welcomed the new year with open arms.

People filled the prominent squares across the country as events took place in several provinces to mark the start of the new year.

Moscow and Ankara will maintain and enhance their bilateral political dialogue in the coming year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his New Year's message to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Putin extended his New Year greetings to world leaders, a gesture he does every year on Dec. 30.

People across Türkiye are gearing up to celebrate New Year's Eve with numerous events and festivities across the country on the evening of Dec. 31.