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Mumbai set the stage for India’s New Year celebrations, with thousands thronging the iconic Marine Drive to welcome 2025 in a blaze of fireworks and lively festivities. Across the globe, cities embraced the arrival of the New Year with joy, camaraderie, and dazzling cultural displays.
From Sydney to New York, the world ushered in 2025 with spectacular traditions. Sydney lit up the sky with its legendary fireworks and immersive ceremonies, while Bangkok pulsed with the rhythm of live concerts. Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach shimmered with breathtaking shows, embodying the spirit of celebration.
Each corner of the globe bid a unique farewell to the past and embraced the promise of a new beginning. Here’s a glimpse of how the world rang in 2025, one celebration at a time. -
People attend New Year’s Eve celebrations in Mumbai, India, December 31, 2024. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks are seen during New Year’s celebrations in Tirana, Albania,. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks are seen during New Year’s celebrations in Tirana, Albania. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks explode over Vienna’s Prater during New Year celebrations in Vienna, Austria. (Photo source: Reuters)
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People click selfies against the last setting sun of the year 2024, at Marine Drive in Mumbai, Tuesday, December 31, 2024. (Photo source: PTI)q
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel as Britons across the country welcome the New Year, in London, Britain, January 1, 2025. (Photo source: Reuters)
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A band performs in the rain at Times Square as people gather to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in New York City, US.(Photo source: Reuters)
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Oslo Municipality rings in the new year with a laser light show from City Hall in Oslo, Norway. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Devotees arrive to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple on the first day of the year 2025, in Amritsar. (Photo source: PTI)
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Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach to celebrate the New Year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo source: Reuters)
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People gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in New York City, US. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo source: AP)
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A light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe as fireworks explode during New Year celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo source: AP)
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A woman gestures as people gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in New York City, US.
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A flag is waved as people gather during New Year’s celebrations, after the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, during the New Year’s Eve celebration, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo source: AP)
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People release a lantern while celebrating the New Year 2025, at Marina Beach in Chennai, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo source: PTI)
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Dominick Critelli, a 103-year-old World War II veteran takes a picture with revellers as people gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in New York City, US. (Photo source: Reuters)
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People gather during New Year’s celebrations as they watch fireworks, after the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria. (Photo source: Reuters)
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Fireworks explode over Big Ben and the London Eye to mark the New Year’s celebrations, in London, Britain. (Photo source: Reuters)
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