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Drones light up the night sky to celebrate the New Year in Busan, South Korea, early on January 1, 2026.

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SUDHAKARA JAIN

New Year celebrations at Brigade Road in Bengaluru December 31, 2025.

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Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel to mark the New Year’s celebrations, in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026.

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K.R Deepak

Revellers enjoying at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year at Beach Road, which was made a no-vehicle zone, in Visakhapatnam on December 31 2025.

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Drummers and singers ring in the new year at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China, on January 1, 2026.

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R. Ashok

People jubilantly welcoming New Year at a hotel in Madurai on December 31, 2025.

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In this image shot with a slow shutter speed, fireworks light up the sky of Baghdad, Iraq, during New Year’s Eve celebrations, early on January 1, 2026.

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A man holds a child as fireworks explode during New Year’s celebrations in Lusail, Qatar, on January 1, 2026.

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The Burj Khalifa illuminates with fireworks during New Year’s celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on January 1, 2026.

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B. Velankanni Raj

People Celebrating New Year at Besant Nagar Edward Elliot’s beach on December 31, 2025.

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Fireworks explode at the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year’s celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on December 31, 2025.

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A drone view shows fireworks exploding over Athens as the ancient Parthenon is illuminated during New Year’s celebrations in Greece, on January 1, 2026.

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Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2026.

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Fireworks explode as drones display “2026” in the night sky during New Year celebrations, in Barcelona, Spain, on January 1, 2026.