In pictures: New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks from around the world

Confetti flies around in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebrations, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 31, 2023.

A view of fireworks over the Big Ben and London Eye to mark the New Year's celebrations, in London.

Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations, in Athens, Greece.

People gather at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees for the New Year celebrations in Paris.

Fireworks explode over Rockwell Center in celebration of the New Year in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Fireworks explode next to the Lotus Tower during New Year's Eve celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A couple release a lantern as people fire fireworks to mark the arrival of the New Year at a beach in Sihanoukville, the coastal capital of Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia.

Fireworks explode over the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year celebrations in Singapore December 31, 2023

Fireworks explode over the Grand Palace during the New Year celebrations, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Glitter cannons and pyrotechnics erupt as revelers celebrate the New Year during a countdown event in Beijing.

People watch as fireworks light up the sky at Rizal Park ushering in the New Year in Manila on January 1, 2024.

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2024.

Fireworks illuminate the night sky as revelers celebrate New Year's Eve at the beach on December 31, 2023 in the Kerobokan district on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia.

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney on January 1, 2024.

Cars drive past a New Year 2024 numerals decoration in central Moscow on December 31, 2023, on the eve of the New Year.

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney on January 1, 2024.

Birds are seen silhouetted by the setting sun on the last day of the year in Yangon, Myanmar.

Fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate the New Year on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

Balloons, one in the colours of the Union flag, are pictured near The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell, "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London on March 6, 2023. London's Big Ben on Sunday, December 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of its "bongs" to ring in the New Year being broadcast live across the world.

A couple takes a selfie in front of a 2024 luminous sign during New Year’s Eve in Seoul, South Korea December 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

People have their dinner at a restaurant as a screen broadcasts China's President Xi Jinping while delivering his New Year's speech in Beijing on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)

Children perform the Balinese traditional dance during a New Year's Eve celebration in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on December 31, 2023.

A woman wearing traditional attire dances as she takes part in a parade to celebrate Tamu Lhosar, a New Year festival of the Gurung community in Kathmandu, Nepal December 31, 2023.

Girls pose with their faces and hands painted with slogans as they welcome the new year 2024, in Amritsar on Sunday.

The "family fireworks", displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House in Sydney on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2023.