New Year Celebrations
WORLD Ringing in 2024: New Year's Eve photos from around the world
January 1, 2024 at 07:37
From Sydney to San Francisco, the world's major cities mark the beginning of the new year with grand firework displays and other traditions.
Around the world, people have gathered to bid farewell to 2023 and welcome in 2024. Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand were among the first major cities to mark the new year with grand firework displays.
In New York City, the NYPD had heightened security for the famed Times Square ball drop following Hamas' attack on Israel, CBS New York reported. Despite added safety measures, the FBI said there was no credible threat to New York City, and New Year's Day arrived to cheers from tens of thousands of beaming people in Times Square who were showered with confetti and hugs and kisses after watching the descent of the colorful, iconic ball.
Here are some photos from New Year's celebrations from around the globe:
Building during the new year celebrations in San Francisco, Jan. 1, 2024.
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during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, early Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in New York.
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of the River Thames to ring in the New Year on January 1, 2024, in London, England.
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des Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris, early on January 1, 2024.
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Puerta del Sol on January 1, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.
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at the city square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 31, 2023.
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the world's tallest building, in Dubai, U.A.E., at midnight on January 1, 2024.
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to mark the arrival of the year 2024 in Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 1, 2024.
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new year at Wat Pathum Wanaram temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 31, 2023.
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New Year's Eve celebrations on Dec. 31, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.
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House during New Year's Eve celebrations on Jan. 1, 2024, in Sydney, Australia.
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Night to celebrate New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 1, 2024.
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Taipei 101 during New Year's Eve celebrations just after midnight at Xinyi District, Taipei on Dec. 31, 2023.
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of the year in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Dec. 31, 2023.
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Journey Paradise in Huai'an, China, on Dec. 31, 2023.
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