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World Bids Goodbye to 2025 with Fireworks, Icy Plunges
Global celebrations included fireworks, traditional rituals, moments of silence for attack victims, and record attempts, with Sydney featuring 40,000 pyrotechnic effects under heightened security.
- As Wednesday turned to Thursday, revellers worldwide said goodbye to 2025, with midnight first reached on islands including Kiritimati, Tonga and New Zealand.
- Across Asia, drum performances at Juyong Pass featured revellers wearing '2026' headgear, while Seoul's Bosingak bell was struck 33 times in a Buddhist ritual.
- Sydney staged a harbour fireworks display with 40,000 effects and held a minute's silence with the Harbour Bridge lit white, as Lord Mayor Clover Moore said, `After a tragic end to the year for our city, we hope that New Year's Eve will provide an opportunity to come together and look with hope for a peaceful and happy 2026.`
- Organisers in New York erected security barriers and stages ahead of the Times Square ball drop in subzero temperatures, while Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro organisers aimed to beat their 2024 Guinness World Record.
- Daytime rituals and odd local moments highlighted varied New Year customs as Fuzine, Croatia, held its noon countdown with crowds cheering and toasting champagne, while some plunged into icy Lake Bajer wearing Santa hats.
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People around the world are celebrating the end of 2025, a year filled with historic events, including the return of Donald Trump, the extreme climate crisis, and the fragile truce in the Gaza War.
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