New Year 2026: Fireworks celebrations take place as world ushers in the new year

From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued approach. As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a light show with somersaulting jet skis twinkled in Dubai. The countdown to 2026 was projected on to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, while in Moscow people celebrated in the snow. In New York City’s Times Square, revellers braved freezing temperatures to celebrate with the famed New Year’s Eve ball drop. In Rio de Janeiro, crowds packed two-and-a-half miles of Copacabana Beach for concerts and a 12-minute fireworks show, despite high tides and large waves that rocked the barges carrying fireworks. Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook:   / thescottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Instagram:   / scottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Sport Instagram:   / dailyrecord_sport   Daily Record TikTok:   / scottishdailyrecord   Daily Record Sport TikTok:   / dailyrecord_sport   Daily Record Twitter:   / daily_record   Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newslet... Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc... RECORD SPORT RANGERS: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f... RECORD SPORT CELTIC: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f... You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #Hogmanay #NewYear