People across the world celebrate the start of 2026, with New York’s iconic Times Square ball descending 18 hours after the South Pacific greeted the new year.
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Gallery: Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe
People attend the New Year countdown event to celebrate the start of 2026 in the Central district of Hong Kong on Wednesday. (AP)
Fireworks burst over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP)
People cheer during the 2026 Taipei New Year’s Party celebration in front of the Taipei City Government Building in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. (AP)
People pose for pictures near illuminated decorations on New Year’s Eve in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday. (AP)
People burn old resolutions on the New Year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple, minutes after midnight, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP)
People gather underneath a large screen at a shopping mall showing CCTV broadcasting Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, as he speaks at the New Year gathering held by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, Wednesday. (AP)
