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IN PHOTOS: The world welcomes a brand New Year
Updated On: 01 January, 2026 10:27 AM IST | Vipul Shinde
Here’s a glimpse of people from around the world welcoming 2026 in their own special ways. (PICS/ Getty Images, AFP)
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Here’s a glimpse of people from around the world welcoming 2026 in their own special ways. (PICS/ Getty Images, AFP)
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Displaced Palestinian youth perform a fire show to usher in the New Year in Gaza City. PIC/Getty Images
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Citizens spend the final hours of 2025 in Moscow, Russia’s capital, at the historic Red Square. PIC/Getty Images
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Visitors pray in front of lanterns attached with New Year’s wishes of Buddhist followers at Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
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Crowds gathering around Jiefangbei monument to count down for the New Year bell ringing in Chongqing, China. PIC/Getty Images
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Fireworks light up the sky as people gather for New Year celebrations at Hagley Park in Christchurch. PIC/Getty Images
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Palestinian visual artist Yazid Abu Jarad writes ‘2026’ in the sand along the coastline of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, reflecting expectations for peace and an end to the ongoing war with Israel. PIC/Getty Images
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A large crowd celebrates at a countdown event in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. PIC/Getty Images
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