Attila Kisbenedek, AFP/Getty ImagesThis illustration taken with a long time exposure and with zoom effect on Dec. 31, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary, shows the year "2018", painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree.
A firework display is seen over the Chao Praya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok at the start of January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHALILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images
Peter Morgan, The Associated PressSpectators pass through security screening ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world will pack into Times Square for what's expected to be a flashy but frigid celebration marking the start to the new year.
Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REYDALE DE LA REY/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis holds the monstrance (ostensorium) as he leads the Te Deum prayer or hymn of praise in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTOVINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFANMOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images
Faithfuls take part in a cleansing ceremony on December 31, 2017 in Kwamashu township north of Durban. / AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILALRAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks illuminate the skyline as the clock strikes midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore early on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Residents in fox makeup participate in the Oji Fox parade to thank the outgoing and welcome the incoming year at the Oji Inari shrine in Tokyo late on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Toshifumi KITAMURATOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images
Ulet Ifansasti, Getty ImagesFireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on Jan. 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Zakaria Abdelkafi, AFP/Getty ImagesTourists pose for photos in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris on New Year's Eve on Dec. 31, 2017.
Fireworks light the sky over the Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor and 1821-foot (555 m) building, after midnight during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-JeJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
Indian people gather at India gate during New Year's Eve celebrations in New Delhi on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGETDOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images
Saeed Khan, AFP/Getty ImagesFireworks light the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney early on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHANSAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images
Saeed Khan, AFP/Getty ImagesFireworks light the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney early on Jan. 1, 2018.
Mohammed Abed, AFP/Getty ImagesA Palestinian man walks past a 2018 sand writing at a beach in Gaza City on Dec. 31, 2017 on the last day of the year.
Miguel Schincariol, AFP/Getty ImagesRunners wait to participate in the 93rd 15-km Sao Silvestre international race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Dec. 31, 2017. Thirty thousand runners participated in the traditional New Year's Eve event.
Pascal Guyot, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople take part in a traditional sea bathing to mark the year's end on Dec. 31, 2017 on a nudist beach in Le Cap d'Agde, southern France.
Giuseppe Cacace, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture taken on Dec. 31, 2017, shows people posing for a selfie during a laser show at Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Dubai.
Giuseppe Cacace, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture taken on Dec. 31, 2017, shows a laser show at Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Dubai.
Yasin Akgul, AFP/Getty ImagesSecurity members patrol around the city's main Taksim Square as people remember the victims of a deadly New Year's attack a year ago on Dec. 31, 2017. Some of the 37,000 police will be deployed in Istanbul alone on New Year's night, and aome 4,000 members of the gendarmerie and coastguard are also being put on duty, one year after a deadly attack on a nightclub that claimed 39 lives. The authorities have banned any New Year celebrations in Taksim Square in the heart of the European side of the city while a similar measure has been imposed for the lively district of Besiktas and upscale shopping district of Sisli.
Craig Ruttle, The Associated PressRevelers gathered on Times Square in New York watch the ceremonial ball rise to the top of a pole high above the street Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in preparation for the ball drop during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Bilal Hussein, The Associated PressLebanese watch a firework display during New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
Yorgos Karahalis, The Associated PressFireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill to mark the New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
Dita Alangkara, The Associated PressA bride and groom react to their marriage documents during a mass wedding held in celebration of the New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Hundreds of couples took part in the mass marriage held by the city government to help the poor who were unable to afford a proper wedding.
Hussein Malla, The Associated PressFireworks explode over the downtown Beirut, Lebanon, during New Year's celebrations, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
Leo Correa, The Associated PressPeople watch the fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during the New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
A Balinese girl takes part in a traditional dance during in a cultural parade at a festival to mark the New Year in Denpasar on Bali island on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKASONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images
Indian people gather at India gate during New Year's Eve celebrations in New Delhi on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGETDOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images
Saeed Khan, AFP/Getty ImagesFireworks light the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney early on Jan. 1, 2018.
Fireworks light the sky over the Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor and 1821-foot (555 m) building, after midnight during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-JeJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
A firework display is seen over the Chao Praya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok at the start of January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHALILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFANMOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks illuminate the skyline as the clock strikes midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore early on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REYDALE DE LA REY/AFP/Getty Images
Faithfuls take part in a cleansing ceremony on December 31, 2017 in Kwamashu township north of Durban. / AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILALRAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images
A supporter of the Fatah movement attends a celebration at the tomb of the late President Yasser Arafat marking the fifty-third anniversary of the creation of the Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANIABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images
This photo taken with a long time exposure shows fireworks exploding over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACEANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
Vincenzo Pinto, AFP/Getty ImagesPope Francis holds the monstrance as he leads the Te Deum prayer or hymn of praise in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 31, 2017.
Ahn Young-joon, The Associated PressA woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. .
Matt Dunham, The Associated PressFireworks explode over the River Thames behind the Elizabeth Tower which contains the bell known as "Big Ben", at the Houses of Parliament in London, as New Year's celebrations take place after midnight, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Scaffolding stands erected around the Elizabeth Tower for repairs, with the last extensive conservation works taking place more than 30 years ago.
Leo Correa, The Associated PressA woman offers flowers to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, for good luck in the coming year during New Year's Eve festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruba religion brought to America by West African slaves
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