Illuminated Arc de Triomphe on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris early January 1, 2025, during New Year celebrations (Pic: AFP)

Fireworks in the sky around the London Eye and The Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London, just after midnight on January 1, 2025 (Pic: AFP)

Revellers celebrate the New Year at Times Square in New York City, just after midnight on January 1, 2025 (Pic: AFP)

Fireworks to celebrate the new year go off at Copacabana beach as seen from Corcovado mountain during celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on January 1, 2025 (Pic: AFP)

People celebrate the New Year near Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on January 1, 2025 (Pic: AFP)

Fireworks light up above Prambanan Temple, a 9th-century Hindu temple complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on January 1, 2024 (Pic: AFP)

Drones form a "2025" next to the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis during New Year celebrations in Athens (Pic: AFP)

New Year celebrations in India

People gathered to celebrate the New Year's Eve at Gateway of India in Mumbai on December 31, 2024 (Pic: Shadab Khan)

People welcome the New Year at Marine Drive in Mumbai on January 1, 2025 (Pic: Shadab Khan)

People take part in celebrations on the eve of New Year 2025, at Marina Beach in Chennai (Pic: PTI)

People during celebrations on the eve of New Year 2025, in Ahmedabad (Pic: PTI)

People celebrate on the eve of New Year 2025, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (Pic: PTI)