Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
London’s firework display around the London Eye
Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
The Arc de Triomphe illuminated at midnight in Paris
Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
Celebrations at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol clock
Photograph: Santi Donaire/EPA
1 January arrives in Warsaw
Photograph: Leszek Szymanski/EPA
Fireworks over Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
Pyrotechnics at the pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt
Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
A burst of colour over the Parthenon in Athens, Greece
Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA
People release balloons and lanterns in Istanbul’s Ortakoy district, by the Bosphorus
Photograph: Emrah Gurel/AP
The new year arriving in Moscow’s Red Square
Photograph: Dmitry Serebryakov/Tass
Celebrations in Al-Nusoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq
Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
Fireworks illuminate Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world
Photograph: EPA
Gathering to watch the celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan
Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
An Indian man lights firecrackers during Mumbai’s new year celebration
Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Celebrations at Kandawgyi Park in Yangon, Myanmar
Photograph: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Photograph: Barcroft Images
Fireworks explode behind the monument of national hero José Rizal, Manila, Philippines
Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
Fireworks and light effects light up the night sky from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan
Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA
Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers framed by the firework display in Kuala Lumpur
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks explode above Singapore’s financial district at the stroke of midnight
Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP
New year countdown celebrations in Hong Kong
Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images
Buddhists light candles at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea
Photograph: Ahn Young joon/AP
A woman waits for the new year countdown at Prince Park Tower in Tokyo
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge turn pink as Australia welcomes in the new year
Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
The SkyTower firework display in Auckland, New Zealand
Photograph: Dave Rowland/Getty Images
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