In Pictures: New Year 2025 celebrations and fireworks displays around the world
Millions around the globe celebrated the New Year countdown along with spectacular fireworks displays and light shows.
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Rings of fireworks exploding around the Burj Khalifa tower during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Jan 1, 2025.
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An SG60 symbol displayed on the roof of the Singapore Sports Hub during the Let's Celebrate 2025 countdown party on Dec 31, 2024.
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Tens of thousands of people flocked to Marina Bay in Singapore to catch the fireworks display as Jan 1, 2025, began.
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The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, pictured in the foreground as fireworks light up the sky during the New Year celebrations at the start of Jan 1, 2025.
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A series of fireworks being simultaneously set off during the New Year celebrations in Tirana, Albania, on Jan 1, 2025.
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People and a horse on the beach during the last sunset of the year on New Year's Eve 2024 in Karachi, Pakistan.
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A woman wearing sunglasses shaped to read "2025" at the stage ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec 31, 2024.
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A spectacular fireworks display at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium, during the New Year celebrations on Jan 1, 2025.
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The highly anticipated fireworks show over the iconic Victoria Harbour ushering in the new year in Hong Kong on Jan 1, 2025.
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Fireworks lighting up the sky above Prambanan Temple, the ninth-century Hindu temple complex and Unesco World Heritage Site in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Jan 1, 2025.
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