For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store
Photos: The world welcomes the new year
Photos: The world welcomes the new year
Photos: The world welcomes the new year

Published on: 12/31/2025

This news was posted by Oregon Today News

Go To Business Place

Description

Fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (

As the clock strikes midnight across time zones, people gather to celebrate the new year.

We take a look at the shared joy and traditions in these photos.

Reveler use their smartphones to film the falling balloons and confetti as they celebrate the start of 2026 during the New Year countdown event held at a shopping mall in Beijing, early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.Revellers watch a fireworks and light show for children on Museumplein as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Amsterdam on December 31, 2025.Members of the public gather to celebrate the New Year during the annual bell-tolling ceremony at the Bosingak Pavilion on January 01, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.Fireworks explode over skyscrapers during New Year celebrations on January 01, 2026 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.People buy batons that read happy New Year 2026 on December 31, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands lined the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok as the country welcomed the new year.Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Revellers watch the New Year's Eve fireworks from the The Huc Bridge at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 1, 2026.People attend the New Year countdown event to celebrate the start of 2026 in the Central district of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.Fireworks explode around the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.People pose for pictures near illuminated decorations on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.Revellers watch fireworks during the New Year celebrations in Karachi on January 1, 2026.Iraqis gather in Baghdad's Al-Zawraa Park during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2025.Onlookers stand beside light ornaments on New Year's Eve at Bakrkoy Square in Istanbul on December 31, 2025.People strike a giant bell to celebrate the New Year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple, minutes after midnight Thursday Jan. 1, 2026, in Tokyo.A couple takes a selfie as the last sunset of 2025 is seen over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.

News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/31/photos-the-world-welcomes-the-new-year/

Other Related News

Portland's first floating sauna on the Columbia River to open
Portland's first floating sauna on the Columbia River to open

12/31/2025

Founded by three Portlanders the company aims to expand community-centric waterfront exper...

Northeast Portland nonprofit expands food pantry to help local veterans
Northeast Portland nonprofit expands food pantry to help local veterans

12/31/2025

Northeast Portland veterans at the Breitung Building get reliable access to food as New Na...

Oregon man accused of rape in Ravalli County
Oregon man accused of rape in Ravalli County

12/31/2025

A Beaverton Oregon man is accused of raping a woman in Victor while staying with family ov...

Oregon community college advances plan for maritime simulator 
Oregon community college advances plan for maritime simulator 

12/31/2025

According to Clatsop Community College President Jarrod Hogue the college is moving forwar...

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500