New Year, new beginnings

Hours before Germany rang in the new year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on its 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global crises and wars, the country's ailing economy and a deadly Christmas market attack that shocked the nation.

With a storm forecast to bring bitter weather in the north of the United Kingdom, festivities in Edinburgh — including the renowned Hogmanay street party, garden concert and castle pyrotechnics show — were canceled in advance.