Fireworks and New Year celebration around the World - in pictures

  • Local residents look at fireworks as they celebrate the New Year at Ancol Beach in Jakarta. AFP
    Local residents look at fireworks as they celebrate the New Year at Ancol Beach in Jakarta. AFP
  • Fireworks at Tsim Sha Tsui to the north of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong mark the beginning of 2025. AP Photo
    Fireworks at Tsim Sha Tsui to the north of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong mark the beginning of 2025. AP Photo
  • Revellers in Hong Kong photograph the New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour. Reuters
    Revellers in Hong Kong photograph the New Year fireworks over Victoria Harbour. Reuters
  • Fireworks over Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
    Fireworks over Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
  • Fireworks light up the Taipei skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations in Taiwan. Getty Images
    Fireworks light up the Taipei skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations in Taiwan. Getty Images
  • Anticipation for New Year 2025 grows at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Anticipation for New Year 2025 grows at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, is awash with New Year's colours. AFP
    Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, is awash with New Year's colours. AFP
  • A blaze for colour for 2025 over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. AFP
    A blaze for colour for 2025 over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Fireworks over the port during the New Year celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Fireworks over the port during the New Year celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • The sky over Marina Bay lights up during New Year celebrations in Singapore. Reuters
    The sky over Marina Bay lights up during New Year celebrations in Singapore. Reuters
  • Fireworks illuminate the sky over Hoan Kiem Lake during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Fireworks illuminate the sky over Hoan Kiem Lake during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
    A square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
  • Fireworks explode as "2025" is projected onto the The Arc de Triomphe the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France. Reuters
    Fireworks explode as "2025" is projected onto the The Arc de Triomphe the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Fireworks explode as the Arc de Triomphe is illuminated during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France. Reuters
    Fireworks explode as the Arc de Triomphe is illuminated during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France. Reuters
  • People gather on the Champs Elysees avenue during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris, France. Reuters
    People gather on the Champs Elysees avenue during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Quadriga statue of the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin, Germany. EPA
    Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Quadriga statue of the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin, Germany. EPA
  • Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany. AFP
    Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany. AFP
  • Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany. AFP
    Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany. AFP
  • Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany. AP
    Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany. AP
  • Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. PA
    Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. PA
  • Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. PA
    Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. PA
  • Fireworks burst in the sky around the London Eye and The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell, "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, London. AFP
    Fireworks burst in the sky around the London Eye and The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell, "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, London. AFP