Happy 2025! In some parts of the world, anyway. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square ushers in 2019 in U.S. 00:58 The year 2019 has made its debut. Billions of people around the globe came together to ring in the new year, bidding farewell ...

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new ...

1 / 15. Scott Barbour\City of Sydney // Getty Images. Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia—one of the first places in the world to welcome the new year—has been putting on a massive fireworks ...

Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued ...

People celebrate New Year's Eve around the world. Check out the global festivities as everyone say goodbye to the old and ring in 2023! Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 36°F.

New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New York City's Times Square for performances and the traditional midnight ...

There's so much hype around New Year's Eve each year that it can be hard for the holiday to live up to expectations. Whether you brave a crowded bar or head over to a friend's house, the pressure ...

New Year’s 2025: Celebrations Around the World. ... Fireworks rose in the sky and were reflected in the water at the New Year’s Eve celebration at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia.

New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New York City's Times Square for performances and the traditional midnight ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New York City's Times Square for performances and the traditional ...