New Orleans rang in the new year with a tragedy as a man drove a pickup truck into crowds of revellers early Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more in a horrifying attack near the iconic Bourbon Street.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a defiant statement to his conservative supporters gathered outside his residence in the capital of Seoul, vowing to “fight to the end” against what he called “anti-state forces,” as law enforcement prepared to detain him over last month's martial law decree.

Deir Al-Balah: Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year.

New Orleans: Ten people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city's emergency preparedness agency.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that Abd al-Hadi Sabah, a commander in Hamas' Nukhba Platoon, has been killed in a targeted drone strike. Sabah, identified as one of the leaders of the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, was killed in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis area.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island's defences in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year's address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part of the “line of defence of democracy” globally.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

A South Korean court issued warrants on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law.