20 best images from New Year celebrations around the world

Fireworks explode over Wat Arun of the temple of dawn during the New Year celebrations, in Bangkok, Thailand on January 1, 2023.

People gather in Times Square during the first New Year's Eve event without restrictions since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.

Tourist boats wait for the New Year fireworks to start on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fireworks explode over Wat Arun of the temple of dawn during the New Year celebrations, in Bangkok, Thailand on January 1, 2023.

A person wears 2023 glasses during New Year celebrations in Times Square during the first New Year's Eve event without restrictions since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.

Women carry burning sparklers during the New Year's Eve celebrations in central Moscow, Russia.

People attend the New Year's Eve celebrations in central Moscow, Russia.

The London Eye is seen illuminated ahead of the New Year's Eve celebrations, in central London.

Fireworks explode over the Nile River during the New Year celebrations, in Cairo.

People gather at Brandenburg Gate ahead of the New Year, in Berlin, Germany.