New Year's festivities around the world, including Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour fireworks display, mark the start of 2025. Global audiences celebrate amidst ongoing conflict and political instability, with hopes for peace and a brighter future.
Australia ns have marked the start of 2025 with fireworks and parties. More than a million people have gathered at the main vantage points around Sydney Harbour for the city's world-famous fireworks display. German tourists: 'Happy new year ! We came from Germany and just doing our working holiday visa so...Just driving from Adelaide to Sydney one-and-a-half days because we want to see the fireworks. Christmas and fireworks, yes.' Male voxie: 'Absolutely excited yeah.
It is one of the best ones in the world. And it is a shame to miss. Anyone who misses it and is living in Sydney - and so yeah.' Sydney's first baby to be born in 2025 was delivered at 12.32am at the Royal Hospital for Women. Police arrested 36 people for offences including assault, affray, robbery and knife possession. After a year of ongoing conflict and political instability, cities around the world are set to ring in 2025. In Japan, hundreds of locals and tourists crowded the grounds of Tokudai-Ji temple in Tokyo at midnight to celebrate the arrival of the new year. (Sound of bell) The tolling of bells at midnight is an ancient tradition for Buddhists, who believe that humans are born with 108 worldly desires and that these are removed when a bell is struck 108 times. Mahmoud Abdulhamid was among them. 'Free Syria is very beautiful. Syria is so beautiful when it is happy and green. The green color will be the color for 2025. I hope as one of the traders in Damascus and Syria, that Syria will be well; and in the new year, Syria will be strong, and free'
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