World leaders and their happy New Year’s speeches

The World

The World’s Daniel Ofman describes an old New Year’s Eve tradition from Russia where everyone watches the president’s annual speech. Vladimir Putin wasn’t the only world leader marking the occasion. President Donald Trump joined in — via Twitter. Trump wrote, “Happy new year to everyone, including the haters and the fake news media …” Here are a few examples of New Year’s messages from leaders around the world. 

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