Wednesday is turning to Thursday, and 2025 is turning to 2026 for much of the world.
Celebrations are underway around the globe to ring in the new year with fireworks, drum performances, drone shows, a world-renowned ball drop, and more.
World Turns the Page on 2025 and Begins Latter Half of the Decade
Around the globe, celebrations are underway to ring in the new year with fireworks, drum performances, drone shows, a world-renowned ball drop, and more.
The Calling Country fireworks, displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show, fill the sky over the Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge in Sydney on Dec. 31, 2025. Izhar Khan/Getty Images
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.
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