The UAE welcomed the New Year with fireworks and drone displays across several emirates, as organisers aimed to break five world records on New Year's Eve. Celebrations were held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, ...

Similarly, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro - albeit with warmer weather - staging was being set up for a massive music and fireworks party known as "Reveillon." Organizers were hoping to beat ...

The world spectacularly entered 2026, from record-breaking fireworks and dazzling drone displays to moments of prayer and reflection. Across continents, millions celebrated the new year with joy, hope ...

If you love bright lights, loud bangs, and jaw-dropping shows in the sky, 2026 is going to be an amazing year! We've found some of the biggest and best fireworks festivals happening all over the world ...

Mandan, North Dakota, kicked off 2026 with a 20-minute fireworks show that lit up the night sky and rang in the New Year with a world record. Mandan, North Dakota, kicked off 2026 with a 20-minute ...

A family enjoys fireworks filling the night sky during the New Year, New Light fireworks show at Mandan High School on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. The show broke a world record with over 2.5 million ...

People around the world yesterday said goodbye to 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, ...

See global New Year's Eve celebrations for 2026 from around the world, including eye-popping fireworks displays from Hong Kong, Dubai, Paris and other major world ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or drumming, while others took a more ...

More than 3,000 fireworks have been launched over the top of New Zealand’s tallest building – the Sky Tower – as Auckland became the first majot city to welcome in the new year. New Zealand’s capital ...

A man celebrates as he watches the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2026 — TERCIO TEIXEIRA Revellers around the world ...

The world has begun to close out 2025, toasting the end of a year that brought an American pope, precarious peace talks in several parts of the globe and a U.S. president whose impact was felt ...