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Youth and students gather for a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
Confetti is thrown over Times Square during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Revelers celebrate after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Revelers catch confetti from a performance during the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
A view of Times Square as confetti falls during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Fireworks explode in the sky above the New Town Hall on New Year's Eve in Hanover, Germany, on Jan. 1, 2025. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)
People celebrate New Year at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
People pose for photos with balloons near Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
People dance during a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
Revellers celebrate in New York's Times Square as they attend a New Year's Eve celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fireworks explode as thousands of people gather in the main business district on New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
People light fireworks as they celebrate New Year's Eve near the iconic Gate way of India, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People take smartphones photos of the fireworks exploding near the Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A couple make a selfie as they celebrate New Year's Eve near the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Revelers gather near the Petronas Twin Towers to watch the fireworks for the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People walk near the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Performers prepare to ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ///
Revelers ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Performers prepare to ring in the new year near a Chinese national flag during a count down event held in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A vendor sells new Syrian flags in Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
People pray on their traditional New Year's pilgrimage, at the main hall of Sensoji Buddhist temple, in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
People walk in the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Police and the Rosguardia (National Guard) servicemen walk in Red Square, closed for celebrations on New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
People gather during a countdown event at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (Jean Shin/Newsis via AP)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People pose for photos with balloons near Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Shop owners talk while they wait for clients in Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
People take a selfie photo in the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
People visit Sensoji Buddhist temple on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
An Egyptian poses in front of New Year decorations in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Two boys play football in front of a billboard welcoming the New Year 2025 in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on Tuesday, Dec.31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Cambodian dancers greet before performing during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
A woman from Nagoya, left, and her friend from Tokyo, both originally from Indonesia, react to their photos they just took as they visit Sensoji Buddhist temple on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Lights illuminate Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, ahead of New Year's Eve celebration, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Cambodian dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People celebrate New Year’s Eve at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A girl waits for her turn for fried potatoes on a skewer as she and her family visit the famed "Ameyoko" shopping street on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
People make a selfie as they gather in the center of the Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
People celebrate New Year's eve at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A couple make a selfie as other people gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year 2025. (AP Photo)
Cambodian dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
A woman walks near an illuminated decoration on New Year's Eve in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Youth and students gather for a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
Confetti is thrown over Times Square during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Revelers celebrate after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Revelers catch confetti from a performance during the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
A view of Times Square as confetti falls during the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Fireworks explode in the sky above the New Town Hall on New Year's Eve in Hanover, Germany, on Jan. 1, 2025. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)
People celebrate New Year at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Fireworks light up the sky over Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
People pose for photos with balloons near Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
People dance during a New Year celebration at Kim Il Sung Square Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
Revellers celebrate in New York's Times Square as they attend a New Year's Eve celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames to celebrate the New Year in London, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fireworks explode as thousands of people gather in the main business district on New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
People light fireworks as they celebrate New Year's Eve near the iconic Gate way of India, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People take smartphones photos of the fireworks exploding near the Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A couple make a selfie as they celebrate New Year's Eve near the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Revelers gather near the Petronas Twin Towers to watch the fireworks for the New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People walk near the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Performers prepare to ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ///
Revelers ring in the new year during a count down event held in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Performers prepare to ring in the new year near a Chinese national flag during a count down event held in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A vendor sells new Syrian flags in Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
People pray on their traditional New Year's pilgrimage, at the main hall of Sensoji Buddhist temple, in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
People walk in the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Police and the Rosguardia (National Guard) servicemen walk in Red Square, closed for celebrations on New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
People gather during a countdown event at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (Jean Shin/Newsis via AP)
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the start of 2025 at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People pose for photos with balloons near Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Shop owners talk while they wait for clients in Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
People take a selfie photo in the Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
People visit Sensoji Buddhist temple on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
An Egyptian poses in front of New Year decorations in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Two boys play football in front of a billboard welcoming the New Year 2025 in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on Tuesday, Dec.31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Cambodian dancers greet before performing during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
A woman from Nagoya, left, and her friend from Tokyo, both originally from Indonesia, react to their photos they just took as they visit Sensoji Buddhist temple on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Lights illuminate Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, ahead of New Year's Eve celebration, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Cambodian dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People celebrate New Year’s Eve at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A girl waits for her turn for fried potatoes on a skewer as she and her family visit the famed "Ameyoko" shopping street on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
People make a selfie as they gather in the center of the Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
People celebrate New Year's eve at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A couple make a selfie as other people gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year 2025. (AP Photo)
Cambodian dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People gather in the center of the Russian far east port of Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo)
