The world left behind yet another year and ushered in 2022 with grand celebrations.
Fireworks are seen above Harbor bridge to celebrate the New Year in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
People celebrate the New Year in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Fireworks explode in Medan, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Xinhua)
Women wearing face masks and head accessories celebrate the New Year in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Bisinglasi/Xinhua)
A fireworks display is seen to celebrate the New Year in Pattaya, Thailand, on Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
Fireworks explode over the Ottoman-era Mecidiye mosque in Ortakoy square next to 'July 15th Martyrs' bridge, known as Bosphorus bridge, during New Year's Eve celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, early Saturday, Jan 1, 2022. (RSS)
Spectators gather at the boulevard Unter den Linden near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Large-scale New Year celebrations were canceled in Germany. (RSS)