This year's New Year's Eve celebrations are overshadowed by the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, which have cast a pall over festivities and heightened tensions across parts of the world, The Associated Press reported.
In Photos: Ringing In 2024 Around the World
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Fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate the New Year, Jan. 1, 2024. (Hayden Woodward/New Zealand Herald via AP)
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and on the Harbour Bridge as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Jan. 1, 2024.
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People strike a giant bell to celebrate the New Year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple, minutes after midnight, Jan. 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.
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People celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 1, 2024.