New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- US President Donald Trump ushered in the New Year with a lavish black-tie celebration at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, calling for "peace on Earth" as he briefly addressed reporters alongside first lady Melania Trump.

Wearing a tuxedo, Trump posed outside the ballroom with Melania, who stood out in a shimmering silver full-length gown, before the couple entered the New Year's Eve bash at the estate.

Asked about his New Year's resolution, Trump replied simply: "World peace," declining to take questions on recent foreign policy developments.

On stage inside the Donald J. Trump Ballroom, the president praised the state of the country during the first months of his non-consecutive second term.

"We're tak...