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Two people have been arrested in Belgium for plotting a terror attack in Brussels planned for New Year’s Eve, the French Community of Belgium public broadcasting organization (RTBF) has reported.
Belgium's King Philippe leads a minute of silence in memory of the 32 people killed in the Brussels airport and metro attacks one year ago. IMAGES
Palestinians rally in Ramallah on New Year's eve in solidarity with Gaza. Israeli strikes pounded Gaza as both sides near the end of a dark year and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack will last for "many months." IMAGES
French PM Elisabeth Borne arrives in French Guiana to spend New Year's Eve with the armed forces fighting illegal gold mining in this overseas territory. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to this department of 300,000 inhabitants in the north-east of South America. IMAGES
The facade of the city hall in Tel Aviv, Israel, is illuminated in yellow on New Year's Eve in honor of the hostages held by Hamas since the attack on October 7, 2023. At least 129 hostages are still believed held in Gaza after more than 100 were released in a prisoner swap during a week-long truce in late November. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).