 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: UN/Reuters) |
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the importance of peace and justice, calling on world leaders to get serious and choose people and planet overpain.
"And I urge everyone who hears this message: Play your part. Our future depends on our collective courage to act. Let’s rise together – for justice, for humanity, for peace,” he said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will roll out more proactive policies in 2026, amplifying promises for greater stimulus to power economic growth.
In his New Year address, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that 2025 was a challenging year for Germany and Europe, and that the government’s goal is to lay a solid foundation for the future.
 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his 2026 New Year address. (Photo:Kremlin/Reuters) |
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need for institutional stability ahead of the 2027 presidential election and urged European countries to work together on a new security framework, with a focus on a lasting solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would draw strength from within and from national unity to move forward.