World Rings in 2025 with Light Shows and Celebrations

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From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows , embraces and ice plunges.Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city’s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point.Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball drop in New York's Times Square, where revelers donning silver top hats emblazoned with “2025” gathered hours early.Conflict muted acknowledgements of the start of 2025 in places like the...