Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour Bridge to mark the New Year in Sydney, Australia. REUTERS/Hollie Adams Fireworks explode ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks light up the sky over the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. Picture date: Thursday January ...

A man celebrates as he watches the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2026 — TERCIO TEIXEIRA Revellers around the world ...

The world has begun to close out 2025, toasting the end of a year that brought an American pope, precarious peace talks in several parts of the globe and a U.S. president whose impact was felt ...

Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Tita Barros© Thomson Reuters A serviceman hugs a girl as they dance under ...

As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said ‌goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to ...