10:32, 01-Jan-2018
Ushering in 2018: World leaders extend New Year greetings and wishes
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Leaders around the world have also delivered their New Year greetings and expectations for 2018.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a year-end red alert to a world. He said faces the perils of inequality, nationalism and xenophobia.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said 2018 can be a year of renewed confidence and pride in her country, and she believed good progress can be made towards a successful Brexit.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes the New Year would help strengthen ties that united Germans, including respect for each other and the inviolable dignity of all people.