People take photographs of the first sunrise of the year at a park near the Tokyo Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 1, 2026. Japan welcomed the Year of the Horse in the 12-year zodiac cycle. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
People dive into the water during the traditional New Year's Jump in the Adriatic Sea in Portoroz, Slovenia, on Jan. 1, 2026. Jure Makovec/AFP via Getty Images
People gather during New Year celebrations in front of the Colosseum in central Rome on Dec. 31, 2025. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
Fireworks explode in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in central Paris just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2026. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images
Children light up sparklers during New Year celebrations in Makati, Philippines, on Jan. 1, 2026. Jam Sta Rosa / AFP via Getty Images
People watch fireworks light up the sky during New Year celebrations in Lusail, Qatar, early on Jan. 1, 2026. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images
Syrian soldiers make their way through the snow in the country's mountainous Qalamoun region, near the border with Lebanon, during a patrol to secure the frontier and prevent smuggling operations on Jan. 1, 2026. Bakr ALkasem/AFP via Getty Images
Fireworks explode over Thermaikos gulf next to the White Tower in Thessaloniki, Greece, during New Year's celebrations on Jan. 1, 2026. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images
People celebrate as they watch the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 1, 2026. Rio de Janeiro received, on Dec. 30, 2025, the title of the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration from the Guinness World Records, a recognition of its famous massive festivity with live music shows by the sea. Tercio Teixeira/AFP via Getty Images
A woman dressed as a phone box smiles as she takes part in the annual New Year's Day parade in central London on Jan. 1, 2026. Brook Mitchell/AFP via Getty Images
A man walks during heavy snowfall as storm Anna hits Stockholm County in Sundbyberg, Sweden, on Jan. 1, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
People look at the tower of the Vondelkerk church on fire during New Year's Eve, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Jan. 1, 2026. Laurens Niezen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
ICONSIAM hosts a fireworks show over the Chao Phraya River at midnight in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 1, 2026. Thousands lined the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok as the country welcomed the new year. Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands on stage with his wife Rama Duwaji after being ceremonially sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor at City Hall by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 1, 2026. Izhar Khan/Getty Images
A sand sculptor writes a new year message in the sand on the Durban Promenade during New Year festivities in Durban, South Africa, on Jan. 1, 2026. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images
A general view of fireworks launched on the French General-de-Gaulle Bridge over the Ebrié Lagoon during New Year celebrations in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 1, 2026. Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty Images
The seized vessel Fitburg is moored at the harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland, on Jan. 1, 2026. Finnish police said they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland. The Finnish coast guard identified the vessel as the Fitburg, a 132-meter-long cargo ship bearing a flag from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, en route from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Haifa, Israel. Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images
A migrant takes a picture onboard the rescue ship “Ocean Viking” operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee, in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters near Malta, on Jan. 1, 2026. Thirty-three migrants were rescued after being stranded on the oil tanker, the Maridive 703. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images
Queen Margrethe of Denmark attends the New Year's Court/the New Year's Day Parade hosted by King Frederik X of Denmark and Queen Mary of Denmark at Christian VII's Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 1, 2026. Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
Mourners gather to leave flowers and candles at the scene after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar at a Crans-Montana ski resort in the Swiss Alps on Jan. 1, 2026. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 a.m. local time, with reports that dozens are believed to have died and over a hundred more seriously injured. Harold Cunningham/Getty Images
Workers clean up after New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026. Thousands of people packed into Times Square to celebrate and watch the ball drop, with over one ton of confetti being released at midnight. Adam Gray/Getty Images
