
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year’s celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2025. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi/via REUTERS
A projection mapping is displayed on the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, to celebrate the New Year, in Tokyo, Japan January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Fireworks explode over Rockwell Center in celebration of the New Year in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Tourist boats during the New Year celebrations on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Patipat Janthong
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Spectators cheer at a New Year countdown celebration event at Shougang Park in Beijing, China January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo)
A light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe as fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A view of Times Square as confetti falls during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Confetti is thrown over Times Square during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A woman stands as fireworks light up the sky over Copacabana Beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Fireworks explode off Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Police officers stand guard in the streets after fireworks for the New Year's celebrations in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Fireworks light the sky above the Royal Castle during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A national flag-hoisting ceremony is held during a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Fireworks light the sky above the Royal Castle during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)