Fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (
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As the clock strikes midnight in different time zones, people gather to celebrate the New Year.
In these photographs we see shared joy and tradition.
Revelers use their smartphones to film falling balloons and confetti as they celebrate the start of 2026 during a New Year countdown held at a shopping mall in Beijing early Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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Revelers watch fireworks and a children's light show at Museum Square as part of New Year's celebrations in Amsterdam, December 31, 2025.
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Members of the public gather to celebrate the New Year during the annual bell ringing ceremony at Bosingak Pavilion on January 1, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Fireworks explode over skyscrapers during New Year's celebrations on January 1, 2026 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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People buy batons with the inscription “Happy New Year 2026” on December 31, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of people lined the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok as the country welcomed the New Year.
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Fireworks explode at Taipei 101 during New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, January 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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Revelers watch New Year's fireworks from Huc Bridge at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, January 1, 2026.
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People attend a New Year countdown to celebrate the start of 2026 in central Hong Kong on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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Fireworks explode around the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during New Year celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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People pose for photos near glowing decorations on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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Revelers watch fireworks during New Year celebrations in Karachi on January 1, 2026.
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Iraqis gather in Baghdad's Al-Zawra Park during New Year celebrations on December 31, 2025.
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Spectators stand near illuminated decorations on New Year's Eve at Bakrkoy Square in Istanbul, December 31, 2025.
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People ring a giant bell to celebrate the New Year at the Zojoji Buddhist Temple, minutes after midnight Thursday, January 1, 2026, in Tokyo.
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A couple takes a selfie at the last sunset of 2025 over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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