Fireworks explode in the sky around the London Eye and The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell, "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London, just after midnight on January 1, 2025. ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP
Fireworks explode as the word "Paris" is projected onto The Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on January 1, 2025. GONZALO FUENTES / REUTERS
Anti-government demonstrators protest against the Georgian government's postponement of European Union accession talks until 2028, outside the parliament in central Tbilisi on December 31, 2024. GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
People gather next to a Christmas tree to celebrate the New Year's eve, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 31, 2024. VALENTYN OGIRENKO / REUTERS
A DJ performs as people gather during New Year's Eve, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on December 31, 2024. AMR ABDALLAH DALSH / REUTERS
Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. ALTAF QADRI / AP
This photograph shows fireworks over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong on January 1, 2025. MAY JAMES / AFP
Performers prepare to ring in the new year during a countdown event held in Beijing, China, on December 31, 2024. NG HAN GUAN / AP
Fireworks explode during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 1, 2025. PATIPAT JANTHONG / REUTERS
This photograph shows fireworks over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong on January 1, 2025. MAY JAMES / AFP
People walk in a square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, December 31, 2024. ALEXEI ALEXANDROV / AP
The 9 pm fireworks are seen during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on December 31, 2024. BIANCA DE MARCHI / AP
People walk at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival as they await the New Year's Eve fireworks and drone show in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 31, 2024. RYAN LIM / AFP
A Christian women prepares a Rangoli, a traditional art work of colored powder, on the eve of New Year at Our Lady of Light Shrine (Luz Church) in Chennai, India, on December 31, 2024. MAHESH KUMAR A. / AP
People gather to celebrate New Year's Eve at the city hall in Surabaya, east Java, on December 31, 2024. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Local residents look at fireworks as they celebrate the New Year at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 1, 2025. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
