Fireworks mild up the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera Home throughout New Yr’s Eve celebrations on January 01, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (
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Because the clock strikes midnight throughout time zones, folks collect to have a good time the brand new 12 months.
We check out the shared pleasure and traditions in these images.
Reveler use their smartphones to movie the falling balloons and confetti as they have a good time the beginning of 2026 throughout the New Yr countdown occasion held at a shopping center in Beijing, early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
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Revellers watch a fireworks and light-weight present for youngsters on Museumplein as a part of New Yr’s Eve celebrations in Amsterdam on December 31, 2025.
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Members of the general public collect to have a good time the New Yr throughout the annual bell-tolling ceremony on the Bosingak Pavilion on January 01, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Fireworks explode over skyscrapers throughout New Yr celebrations on January 01, 2026 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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Individuals purchase batons that learn joyful New Yr 2026 on December 31, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 1000’s lined the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok because the nation welcomed the brand new 12 months.
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Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 constructing throughout the New Yr’s celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Picture/Chiang Ying-ying)
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Revellers watch the New Yr’s Eve fireworks from the The Huc Bridge at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 1, 2026.
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Individuals attend the New Yr countdown occasion to have a good time the beginning of 2026 within the Central district of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
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Fireworks explode across the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest constructing, throughout New Yr’s Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
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Individuals pose for footage close to illuminated decorations on New Yr’s Eve in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
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Revellers watch fireworks throughout the New Yr celebrations in Karachi on January 1, 2026.
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Iraqis collect in Baghdad’s Al-Zawraa Park throughout New Yr’s Eve celebrations on December 31, 2025.
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Onlookers stand beside mild ornaments on New Yr’s Eve at Bakrkoy Sq. in Istanbul on December 31, 2025.
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Individuals strike an enormous bell to have a good time the New Yr on the Zojoji Buddhist temple, minutes after midnight Thursday Jan. 1, 2026, in Tokyo.
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A pair takes a selfie because the final sundown of 2025 is seen over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
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