Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and ...

2024 Countries in the South Pacific Ocean are the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball drop in Times Square in New York. Other cities ...

Other cities around the globe are readying with celebrations highlighting local cultures and traditions, after a year roiled by ongoing conflict ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from New ...

A woman holds her smartphone near an illuminated decoration on New Year's Eve in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)(Lee Jin-man / AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand ...

Auckland became the first major city in the world to welcome 2025. Thousands of revellers counted down to the new year and cheered as colourful fireworks launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, ...

The transition to the new year (2025) yesterday unfolded with a spectacular wave of celebration, with countries across each ...

Countries in the South Pacific Ocean are the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball drop in Times Square in New York. Conflict muted ...

The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate ...

However, authorities in neighbouring New Zealand and Australia said there ... located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, are prone to earthquakes. The majority of Vanuatu's islands are of volcanic ...