New Year's Eve 2017: celebrations around the world - in pictures
As Sydney, Auckland and Singapore are among the first to see in 2018, we highlight fireworks and celebrations around the world
Main image: Fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline during New Year’s Eve celebrations of 2017 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesSun 31 Dec 2017 10.06 EST Last modified on Mon 1 Jan 2018 03.16 EST
Fireworks explode over Big Ben and the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye at midnight in London. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA firework explodes over the Arc de Triomphe as part of the New Year celebrations on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople wait for a moment to count down to New Year during the New Year’s music event at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks explode by the Ancient Acropolis in Athens during the New Year celebrations Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks explode over Frankfurt am Main, Germany Photograph: Andreas Arnold/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople celebrate the New Year with a firework show at the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks light up the sky over the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Burj Khalifa lit up ready to usher in the New year during New Years celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Mahmoud Khaled/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks lit the sky during New Year celebrations in central Novosibirsk, Russia Photograph: Kirill Kukhmar/TASS
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks lighting the sky during celebrations to mark the New Year’s eve celebrations in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Nezar Balout/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks explode in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople dance during the New Year’s celebrations on a beach in Mumbai, India, January 1, 2018 Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFilipinos watch as fireworks light up the sky to welcome the New Year Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 at the seaside Mall of Asia in suburban Pasay city south of Manila Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks from the Sky Tower welcome in the new year in Auckland, New Zealand Photograph: Dave Rowland/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks illuminate the city’s skyline during New Year’s Eve celebrations of 2017 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe midnight fireworks display at Sydney Harbour, Australia Photograph: Scott Barbour\City of Sydney/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterCrowds watch the Family Fireworks from McMahons Point in Sydney Photograph: Scott Barbour/City of Sydney/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNew Year 2018 celebrations along the Yarra river in Melbourne Photograph: Mal Fairclough/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRain falls at the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year in Singapore Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station is illuminated ahead of New Year’s eve celebrations in Mumbai Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterCelebrations at the Harbin Ice Sculpture Festival in China Photograph: Tao Zhang/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople hold balloons during celebrations in Seoul, South Korea Photograph: Kim Hee-Chul/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBalloons and confetti shower partygoers at the Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines Photograph: Erik de Castro/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMalaysia’s Petronas Towers during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Kuala Lumpur Photograph: Ahmad Yusni/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks are seen during New Year celebrations in Pyongyang Photograph: KCNA/Reuters
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