In Photos: Ringing in 2019

New Year's Eve fireworks burst over Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge and Opera House in Australia, during the fireworks show, Jan. 1, 2019.

Fireworks explode over the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year's Eve festivities in Singapore, Dec. 31, 2018.

People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 1, 2019.

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2019 in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2019.

Fireworks explode near Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2019.

An artist performs at a shopping center during the New Year festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 31, 2018.

A make-up artist creates a Santa Claus shape in a woman's hair, during New Year's preparations in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2018.

A Pakistani person rides a camel on a beach during the last sunset of 2018, in Karachi, Dec. 31, 2018.

The numbers "2019" are written in the air with a sparkler near a tourist camp outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Dec. 31, 2018.

People celebrate at a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, Dec. 31, 2018.

A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer secures Times Square ahead of the New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan, New York, Dec. 31, 2018.