Confetti falls onto the crowd in New York’s Times Square just after midnight on January 1. Jeenah Moon/Reuters
WORLD NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS:
Updated 12:13 AM EST, Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Fireworks are lighting up night skies around the world as New Year’s revelers ring in 2025. Here are some of the scintillating pictures of the new year around the world.

Fireworks explode in the sky in central London. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

A couple kisses as they celebrate the new year in Vilnius, Lithuania. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP

Fireworks light up the night sky at the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu/Getty Images

Syrians celebrate New Year’s in Damascus, Syria. Emin Sansar/Anadolu/Getty Images

A light show and fireworks illuminate the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, during New Year’s celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

People flash lights from their cell phones as they attend New Year’s celebrations in Mumbai, India. Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters

Locals watch fireworks at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

A couple shares a tender moment as they walk with their child in Donetsk, Ukraine. Alexei Alexandrov/AP

Balloons are released in Wuhan, China, to celebrate the new year. Getty Images

Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. May James/AFP/Getty Images

People take video of fireworks from the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images

A New Year’s message is projected onto the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Women wear 2025 headbands as they attend celebrations in Jakarta. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House. Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image/AP

People cheer during a New Year’s celebration in Taipei. Chiang Ying-ying/AP

Children light firecrackers on a street in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

A person poses in front of a decoration in Cairo. Amr Nabil/AP

People in Seoul, South Korea, take pictures as they observe the last sunset of the year. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images.