World ushers in New Year

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Published: 16:49, January 1, 2025 | Updated: 17:00, January 1, 2025

World ushers in New Year

By Agencies

Local residents look at fireworks as they celebrate the New Year at Ancol Beach in Jakarta on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

From the shores of Jakarta to the ancient pyramids in Cairo and to downtown New York, people ushered in 2025 with fireworks, revelry and hopes for a better year ahead.

Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during 2025 New Year’s Day celebrations in Sydney on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

Revelers celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square on Dec 31, 2024, in New York City. (PHOTO / AFP)

Fireworks explode 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, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London, just after midnight on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

People take part in a dance party at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang during new year's eve on Dec 31, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga atop the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year celebrations in Berlin on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

People walk past a historic tram on Istiklal street on the eve of the New Year in Istanbul on Dec 31, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

A light show and fireworks illuminate the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

Thousands gather on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees to welcome in the New Year, in central Paris on Dec 31, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

Fireworks explode above the Great Pyramids New Year's celebrations in Cairo on Dec 31, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

A view of Times Square as confetti falls during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Jan 1, 2025, in New York. (PHOTO / AP)

People celebrate as they watch the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on Jan 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

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