Photos of 2026 New Year's celebrations around the globe
People pose for pictures near illuminated decorations on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Mumbai, India.
Fireworks explode Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand.
People cheer during the 2026 Taipei New Year's Party celebration Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in front of the Taipei City Government Building in Taipei, Taiwan.
Fireworks burst over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia.
Revelers ring in the new year early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China.
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan.
People strike a giant bell minutes after midnight Thursday Jan. 1, 2026, to celebrate the New Year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
People gather Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, before the New Year's countdown event in front of the Bosingak pavilion, where the annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held, in Seoul, South Korea.
People attend the New Year countdown event Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, to celebrate the start of 2026 in the Central district of Hong Kong.
People burn old resolutions to mark the New Year minutes after midnight Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
Performers ring in the new year early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China.
Fireworks are launched Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, above the My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Revelers use their smartphones to film falling balloons and confetti early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, during a New Year countdown event at a shopping mall in Beijing.
A man sits on a cliff Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon, as the country's last sunset of 2025 is seen over the Mediterranean Sea.
People ride a chair carousel Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at the Christmas fair on the Red Square on New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia.
Drones light up the night sky early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to celebrate the New Year in Busan, South Korea.
Pope Leo XIV waves after a moment of prayer Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in front of the nativity scene that adorns St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Drummers pounded in the New Year and computer-generated horses were shown over the Great Wall in China as Asia marked the start of 2026.
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