Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year’s Day celebrations at midnight, on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
Displaced Palestinian youth perform a fire show to usher in the New Year in Gaza City. PIC/Getty Images
Citizens spend the final hours of 2025 in Moscow, Russia’s capital, at the historic Red Square. PIC/Getty Images
Visitors pray in front of lanterns attached with New Year’s wishes of Buddhist followers at Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
Crowds gathering around Jiefangbei monument to count down for the New Year bell ringing in Chongqing, China. PIC/Getty Images
Fireworks light up the sky as people gather for New Year celebrations at Hagley Park in Christchurch. PIC/Getty Images
Palestinian visual artist Yazid Abu Jarad writes ‘2026’ in the sand along the coastline of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, reflecting expectations for peace and an end to the ongoing war with Israel. PIC/Getty Images
A large crowd celebrates at a countdown event in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. PIC/Getty Images
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