Confetti falls onto the crowd in New York’s Times Square just after midnight on January 1. Jeenah Moon/Reuters

WORLD NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS:

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.