WELLINGTON, New Zealand — From Sydney to Vladivostok, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

Fireworks displays are appearing in cities across the world to celebrate the arrival of 2025 in New Year's Eve celebrations. Fireworks are traditionally used to celebrate the New Year and other major events in cities across the world,

Celebrations are planned around the world, but some UK events have been cancelled due to rain and wind weather warnings.

Watch as Australia's Sydney Harbour is lit up by a New Year's Eve fireworks display as the world begins to welcome 2025. It follows a spectacular display in New Zealand from the Auckland Sky Tower. People across the globe are getting ready to say goodbye to 2024 with a variety of celebrations.

Countries across east and south-east Asia including China, the Philippines and Malaysia have welcomed in the new year with firework displays and drone shows Celebrations have been scaled back or cancelled in South Korea following the Muan air crash on Sunday in which 179 people died Sydney saw in 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display - cheers erupted as the clock struck midnight and the skies lit up over the harbour Coming up: India's 1.