Impressive fireworks were let off in Cairo, as Egypt marked the arrival of 2021. Mass New Year’s Eve celebrations have been banned in the country due to the spread of coronavirus.
Welcome 2021 | New Year fireworks light up Moscow sky
Breathtaking fireworks lit up the skies over Moscow as part of the New Year festivities. Fireworks are one of the few New Year celebrations not to have been canceled in Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hindus in Pakistan protest after mob sets century-old Hindu shrine ablaze
Pakistani police have arrested at least 26 people, including Muslim clerics, in overnight raids, after a Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a religious Muslim party.
Meet Tuba Geckil, the Turkish baker behind the ‘everything is cake’ meme
Meet Tuba Geckil, a self-described “cake and sugar artist” from Turkey whose hyper-realistic cakes took the internet by storm in 2020.
North Korea defectors: Why it’s getting harder to escape – BBC News
Every year, hundreds of people make the perilous journey out of North Korea as they escape from the “hermit kingdom”. But the number of defectors has been steadily dropping in recent years, as North Korean...
Britain officially exits EU
The Brexit saga is finally over and its repercussions will only now be felt at ports, borders and by EU and British citizens.
COVID-19: Times Square in no mood to party
Front line care workers were the only people allowed into Time Square to celebrate the end of 2020. Celebrations were muted and tinged with grief as they remembered friends and family who have died of COVID-19.