People around the world have been ringing in 2018.
Fireworks lit up the sky above Sydney Harbour while tens of thousands of New Zealanders took to streets and beaches as they became among the first in the world to usher in the new year.
Fireworks explode over the Opera House during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)
A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Children from a slum area play as the sun sets for the last time in 2017 on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan (Anjum Naveed/AP)
Hong Kong residents wear 2018 glasses (Kin Cheung/AP)
Visitors watch the fireworks at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, Japan (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)
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