Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were first to reach 2025, with midnight in and Sydney striking 13 hours and 11 hours before the UK respectively.
British pop star Robbie Williams led a singalong with the crowd featuring his hit Better Man.
Fireworks blasted off Sydney Harbour Bridge and across the bay (Photo: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Thousands of revellers in Auckland counted down to the new year and cheered as colourful fireworks were launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a light show filled the downtown area.
Much of Japan has shut down ahead of the country’s biggest holiday.
A projection mapping is displayed on the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)The upcoming Year of the Snake in the Asian zodiac is heralded as one of rebirth — alluding to the reptile’s shedding skin.
The NYE fireworks display in Sydney (Photo: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)Crowds in Sydney on New Year’s Eve (Photo: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Other places in Asia will start marking the Year of the Snake later, with the Lunar New Year.
In Bangkok, Thailand, two major shopping malls hosted live musical acts and fireworks shows.
People walk through decorated streets during the Lantern Festival ahead of New Year celebrations in Seoul, South Korea (Photo: Antonia Giordano/Anadolu via Getty Images)Indonesian capital Jakarta’s celebrations will feature 800 drones, in addition to fireworks and countdowns to midnight at the city’s iconic Hotel Indonesia Roundabout.
The fireworks and light show in Melbourne, Australia (Photo: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
Festivities in Rome, Italy, will also mark the start of Pope Francis’ Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century celebration projected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to the Eternal City in 2025.
In the US, the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Minnesota will host an 11pm Mass followed by a champagne reception with toasts.
In France, Paris will cap 2024 with its traditional festive countdown and fireworks extravaganza on the famed Champs-Élysées.
More than two million are expected in the area, which will feature concerts by superstar Brazilian artists such as pop singer Anitta and Grammy-award winner Caetano Veloso.
People wave their smartphones’ flashlights during a New Year’s Eve countdown celebration outside Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan (Photo: Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)Celebrations in New York City will include the famous ball drop at Times Square, which sees a ball descend a specially designed flagpole.
In Las Vegas, countdowns to midnight in different time zones will be displayed for the first time at the massive Sphere venue.
The city’s annual eight-minute pyrotechnic show will be on in the Las Vegas Strip, with fireworks launched from the rooftops of nine casinos. Some 340,000 people are expected.
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