WELLINGTON, New Zealand — From Sydney to Vladivostok, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

Countries across east and south-east Asia including China, the Philippines and Malaysia have welcomed in the new year with firework displays and drone shows Celebrations have been 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 Coming up: India's 1.

London rang in the New Year with a pyrotechnic display along the River Thames, as Big Ben struck midnight. Visitors came from all over the world to watch the show.

Thousands of people saw in 2025 on the banks of the River Thames as London defied weather concerns with a spectacular firework display. The weather forced outdoor celebrations in Edinburgh and other places across the UK to be cancelled,