A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 1, 2018
![Revelers gathered on Times Square in New York watch the ceremonial ball rise to the top of a pole during New Year's Eve celebrations, Dec. 31, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/072b2da8-8fdf-45c4-b676-a5c602a18813_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Revelers gathered on Times Square in New York watch the ceremonial ball rise to the top of a pole during New Year's Eve celebrations, Dec. 31, 2017.
![A man runs into the sea as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/044f0e74-c2fb-42d0-85a2-005b0044b8e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man runs into the sea as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A Beijing Opera performer prepares for a countdown event celebrating the New Year at Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing, China, Dec. 31, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8b0bea7c-9f58-4c82-90ce-157031e56e0d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Beijing Opera performer prepares for a countdown event celebrating the New Year at Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing, China, Dec. 31, 2017.
![Swimmers participate in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in Scotland, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a7cb30a6-3d2e-469b-bc2b-3db2fae8ee81_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Swimmers participate in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in Scotland, Britain.