Countries welcome 2025 with fireworks and light shows
Celebrations were scaled back or cancelled in South Korea following the Muan air crash on Sunday in which 179 people died.
Celebrations were scaled back or cancelled in South Korea following the Muan air crash on Sunday in which 179 people died.
Sydney saw in 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display - cheers erupted as the clock struck midnight and the skies lit up over the harbour.
Light displays beam off the world's tallest building - the Burj Khalifa - at midnight
A winding display of fireworks bursts off of the Burj Khalifa as the United Arab Emirates' city puts on a spectacular show
Revellers don shiny hats to watch the water show at the Dubai fountain
Bangladesh has welcomed 2025 after a year of significant upheaval.
In August, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests, putting an end to her more than two decades dominating the country's politics.
Jubilant crowds took to the streets to celebrate the news, while the PM fled the country.
An interim government was formed in the aftermath and the administration later confirmed elections could be held by the end of 2025.
Before Bangladesh ushered in the new year, thousands of Bangladeshis attended a "March for Unity" in Dhaka, the country's capital, to mark the student-led uprising and pay tribute to those killed in the violence.
People flash lights from their mobile phones as they attend New Year’s Eve celebrations in Mumbai
In the photo above, people are enjoying the last sunset of the year on Gorai beach along the Arabian Sea coast, on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Pakistan goes wild with fireworks
Another country in South Asia, Pakistan sees in the new year with fireworks displays across the country.
In the capital Islamabad, several fireworks shows kicked off as soon as midnight struck. A common tradition in the country is to light bonfires on New Year's Eve.
For people in Lahore though, fireworks were banned earlier in the day, due to air pollution in the city.
The Grand Chao Phraya River was a spectacle of lit bruise boats
The new year celebrations got under way before midnight in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hanoi in Vietnam celebrated with a fireworks display over the Hoan Kiem Lake
