Photos: New Year 2024 celebrations around the world
Revellers across the world are celebrating the New Year with fireworks and brightly lit signs – offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some.
The celebrations come even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and lead to muted or even cancelled festivities.
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House in Australia.
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland. The fireworks illuminated the cloudy night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show.
Fireworks explode over Rockwell Center in celebration of the New Year in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines
Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, hailed 2024 with a dazzling fireworks display featuring silver and gold pyrotechnics to mark the 50th anniversary of its famous Opera House.
Fireworks illuminated the night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show during New Year’s celebrations in Tokyo.
Fireworks light up the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year celebrations in Singapore
From Bangkok to Beijing, Istanbul, London, Mumbai and Paris, millions around the world joined the celebrations.
People take photos as Indonesia welcomes 2024 at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta
Story by AlJazeera
