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Worldwide unity: Celebrating the spirit of 2026

A man looks at fireworks during New Year's celebrations in Panama City

Fireworks explode over Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge to mark the New Year's celebrations, in Lagos Nigeria

A participant from the Cape Malay choir reacts in Bo-Kaap during New Year celebrations in Cape Town, South Africa

People watch the New Year’s Day celebration fireworks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The Kumpo performs its ritual in front of the crowd at sunset during a festival in the village of Abene

A large crowd from everywhere in the world gathers around a bonfire at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year on Abene Beach

Confetti drops and fireworks explode at Times Square

A musician plays the balanji on stage during the Sierra Leone New Year's Cultural Festival in Kabala

Fireworks explode over the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington

Revellers set off fireworks in the neighbourhood of Schoeneberg to celebrate the New Year, in Berlin

Fireworks explode over the Orlowo beach to mark the New Year's celebrations, in Gdynia, Poland

Drones make a formation during New Year's celebrations at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A person launches fireworks as others watch during New Year celebrations in Basra

Fireworks explode in the sky to bring in the New Year around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster

Revellers light sparklers as they celebrate the New Year in front of the Bulgarian National Bank as Bulgaria officially adopts the euro

Fireworks light up the sky above the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, during New Year celebrations

Source: AFP/Reuters

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