Communities all across the world, from Sydney to Beijing to Nairobi, welcomed 2025 with beautiful lights, warm embraces, and joyous celebrations.
Crowds gathered in the city center and on the volcanic peaks of Auckland to witness the fireworks, making it the first major metropolis to celebrate the New Year.
South Pacific nations rang in the New Year before the rest of the world did. New Zealand celebrated midnight eighteen hours before the famous ball drop in Times Square, New York, where throngs wearing silver “2025” top hats gathered far in advance.
A woman takes her selfie in front of an illuminated decoration displayed on New Year´s Eve in Islamabad on December 31, 2024.
