Ringing in 2025 - New Year's celebrations around the world

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2024.

Participants hit a huge bell to welcome the 2025 New Year's Day, during celebrations post midnight at the Bosingak pavilion in central Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 1, 2025.

A projection mapping is displayed on the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, to celebrate the New Year, in Tokyo, Japan Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks light up the sky ushering in the New Year in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, Jan. 1, 2025.

South Asian migrant workers cheer during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a migrant worker recreation center in Singapore, Dec. 31, 2024.

People take smartphones photos of the fireworks exploding near the Petronas Twin Towers, during the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2025.

People pray to celebrate the 2025 new year at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 31, 2024.

Dancers perform during the New Year's countdown celebrations in Beijing, China, Jan. 1, 2025.

Women wearing '2025' head bands take a selfie pictures during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2024.

People attend New Year’s Eve celebrations in Mumbai, India, Dec. 31, 2024.

Fireworks explode next to the Lotus Tower during New Year's Eve celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks explode over the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during the New Year's celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2025.

People cheer as they take part in New Year celebrations in central Moscow, Russia, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2025.

A man with an EU flag stands next to a Christmas tree in a street decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities celebrating on New Year outside of the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025.

A woman uses a mobile phone as people gather during New Year's celebrations, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 1, 2024.

Fireworks spark over the historical site of Giza Pyramids, marking the new year, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 1, 2025.

A drone view shows drones forming a "2025" next to the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations, in Athens, Greece, Jan. 1, 2025.

People celebrate during New Year's celebrations at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga atop the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Jan. 1, 2025.

Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel as Britons across the country welcome the New Year, in London, Jan. 1, 2025.

People gather at Copacabana beach to celebrate the New Year, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2025.

Revelers celebrate in New York's Times Square as they attend a New Year's Eve celebration, Dec. 31, 2024.

Times Square is seen during the New Year's Eve celebration, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York.