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People around the world are celebrating the promise and potential of 2025.

The Free Press kept a finger on the pulse of New Year’s festivities, sharing a collage of celebrations abroad.

 

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
People take smartphones photos of the fireworks exploding near the Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People take smartphones photos of the fireworks exploding near the Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Perfomers ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Perfomers ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
A national flag-hoisting ceremony is held during a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
A national flag-hoisting ceremony is held during a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Syrians celebrate the new year after the ousting of Assad regime, in a bar in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Syrians celebrate the new year after the ousting of Assad regime, in a bar in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Fireworks spark over the historical site of Giza Pyramids, marking the new year, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Fireworks spark over the historical site of Giza Pyramids, marking the new year, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Drones form the year 2025 next the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Drones form the year 2025 next the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
People celebrate during New Year's celebrations at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain, early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People celebrate during New Year's celebrations at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain, early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A man dressed as Ded Moroz (Santa Claus, or Father Frost) and other people celebrate the New Year's Day outside Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower and the St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.(AP Photo)
A man dressed as Ded Moroz (Santa Claus, or Father Frost) and other people celebrate the New Year's Day outside Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower and the St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.(AP Photo)
People walk in a square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
People walk in a square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
A couple kisses as they celebrate New Year on Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A couple kisses as they celebrate New Year on Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Dancers from the Berom tribe, dressed in costume, perform during the annual New Year celebration in Vwang, central Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Dancers from the Berom tribe, dressed in costume, perform during the annual New Year celebration in Vwang, central Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe as fireworks explode during New Year celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe as fireworks explode during New Year celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
People celebrate as fireworks light up the sky over Copacabana Beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
People celebrate as fireworks light up the sky over Copacabana Beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Revelers celebrate after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Revelers celebrate after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
People watch New Year's fireworks by the waterfront in Toronto on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
People watch New Year's fireworks by the waterfront in Toronto on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Fireworks explode over the Las Vegas Strip during a New Year's Eve celebration Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Fireworks explode over the Las Vegas Strip during a New Year's Eve celebration Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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