PHOTOS: The world welcomes 2024

People across the world are celebrating the arrival of 2024.

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People walk as they celebrate New Year’s Eve in popular Istiklal Street near the city’s main Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year’s celebrations in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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Iraqis watch fireworks explode during the New Year’s Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan.1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Fireworks explode over the city during New Year’s celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

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Revelers enjoy New Year’s celebrations at the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

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Fireworks explodes as thousands of people gather to attend the new year celebrations in the main business district on New Year’s Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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People hold the figure 2024 and cheer during an event to bid goodbye to 2023 and welcome the New Year in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour as New Year’s Eve celebrations get underway in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)

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Fireworks exploded in Sydney, Australia, as early New Year celebrations began, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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Fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate the New Year on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (Hayden Woodward/New Zealand Herald via AP)

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People celebrate New Year’s eve at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Revelers ring in the new year after a countdown to 2024 in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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A woman, poses for photographs next to luminous shapes in central Istanbul’s Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)