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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Celebrations

Chinese New Year grand celebrations kicked off in Pakistan

China Cultural Center and the Cultural Office of Chinese Embassy in Pakistan have jointly launched a series of activities to grandly celebrate the “Happy Chinese New Year-2024 as Year of the Dragon”...

Debt-laden Sri Lanka marks Independence Day with Thai prime minister as guest of honor

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday, as the island nation struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis.

Grammy Awards 2024: Taylor Swift enshrines her legacy at the Grammys where Karol G...

The American Taylor Swift made history this Sunday at the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards, by becoming the first artist to reach the record of four accumulated awards in the album...

Indians rejoice in colorful Republic Day parade with the French president as chief guest

 Indians cheered hundreds of men and women in colorful costumes as they played marches, performed traditional dances and pulled motorbike stunts during India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Friday.

Mass Black Nazarene parade returns to Manila after Covid-19 break

Almost 1 million people, according to organizers’ initial estimate, were participating Tuesday in the Black Nazarene procession in the streets of Manila, Philippines for the first time since this massive event was...

Olympic host country France sees less New Year’s Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024’s...

 France saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as the Olympic host country celebrated the start of 2024, the interior minister said Monday.

In a crisis-ridden world, Germany’s chancellor uses his New Year’s speech to convey confidence

Germany’s chancellor used his New Year’s speech to call on his country’s citizens not to lose confidence in the future as they adapt to a world experiencing multiple crises and changing at...