Australia and New Zealand has welcomed 2019 with millions gathering to watch spectacular firework displays in Sydney and Auckland.
The party atmosphere is now set to sweep across major cities in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas as the world celebrates a new year.
A record amount of pyrotechnics, as well as new firework effects and colours, lit up Sydney's skyline for a full 12 minutes, dazzling the more than 1.5million spectators who reportedly gathered on the shores of its famous harbour to watch.
SYDNEY: Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations to welcome 2019
SYDNEY: People began gathering early in the day at popular vantage points, including the Opera House and the ends of the Harbor Bridge
SYDNEY: The sky above Australia's most populated city was lit up by fireworks in all the colours of the rainbow
SYDNEY: The Sydney fireworks show featured more than 100,000 pyrotechnic effects accompanied by music
SYDNEY: As the clock struck midnight in the Australian city, locals and visitors alike were treated to a spectacular display
The Sydney fireworks show featured more than 100,000 pyrotechnic effects accompanied by music, culminating at midnight with '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,' made famous by Aretha Franklin, who died in August.
Police said they were taking precautions to prevent any terrorist attack, but assured revelers there was no specific threat.
'We put obstacles between those large crowds and vehicles to ensure people can get in and out safely and enjoy their night in safety,' police Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Walton said.
People began gathering early in the day at popular vantage points, including the Opera House and the ends of the Harbor Bridge, and tens of thousands ended up drenched in a thunderstorm in the early evening.
The rain dried up by 9pm local time, when Sydney's traditional family-friendly fireworks spectacle turned the city's gloomy skies into a kaleidoscope of colour.
In Melbourne, 14 tons of fireworks deployed on the ground and on roofs of 22 buildings produced special effects including flying dragons.
In Brisbane, an estimated 85,000 people watched as fireworks exploded from five barges moored on the Brisbane River.
AUCKLAND: The New Zealand harbour town was the first major city in the world to see in 2019
AUCKLAND: Fireworks explode from the Sky Tower during New Year's Eve celebrations in New Zealand's largest city
AUCKLAND: New Zealand has celebrated the New Year with thousands watching a spectacular firework display in Auckland
AUCKLAND: The sky was lit up with colour as the clock struck midnight in New Zealand. The party atmosphere is now set to sweep across major cities in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas
In Britain, London will usher in the New Year by celebrating its relationship with Europe amid turmoil over Brexit, with the fireworks display at the London Eye to feature music from the continent's artists.
A strong police presence has become a key element of the festivities, to protect crowds that could be targeted in terror and vehicle attacks.
Here are some of the plans for city's around the world:
Hong Kong: Glittering fireworks will be sent skyward from five barges floating in Victoria Harbour in a 10-minute display watched by 300,000 people on the shore.
Jakarta: Hundreds of couples will tie the knot in a free mass wedding, as those in the tsunami-hit Banten province, where affected towns were popular holiday destinations, have been told to cancel party plans to show respect for the victims.
Tokyo: Japanese will flock to temples to ring in the New Year, while US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr will take on local kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a bout staged outside Tokyo.
Moscow: Concerts and light shows will be held across the city's parks and more than 1,000 ice rinks have been opened for merrymakers.
Paris: A fireworks display and sound and light show under the theme 'fraternity' is set to go ahead on the Champs-Elysees despite plans for further 'yellow vest' anti-government protests at the famed avenue.
Berlin: Music lovers will party at a concert at the Brandenburg Gate, but a popular German tradition of setting off fireworks to mark the occasion has been banned in some other cities over safety concerns.
London: Britain's capital will usher in the New Year by celebrating its relationship with Europe amid turmoil over the Brexit referendum vote to leave the EU, with the fireworks display at the London Eye to feature music from the continent's artists.
Edinburgh: The Scottish capital's traditional Hogmanay celebrations will also take on a pro-European theme ahead of the year in which Britain is due to exit the union.
LONDON: The British capital will usher in 2019 by celebrating its relationship with Europe amid turmoil over Brexit, with the display at the London Eye to feature music from the continent's artists. This was the spectacular display in London last year
As the world parties, many will also look forward to 2019 and wonder whether the turmoil witnessed during the previous year will spill over into the next.
The political wrangling in Westminster over Brexit was one of the key stories of this year, with a resolution yet to be reached ahead of the scheduled March 29 departure.
US President Donald Trump dominated headlines in 2018 as he ramped up his trade war with China, quit the Iran nuclear deal, moved the American embassy to Jerusalem and met his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un in Singapore for a historic summit.
North Korea's commitment to denuclearisation will remain a major political and security issue into next year, as will Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's reassertion of control after Trump's shock military withdrawal announcement.
The war in Yemen, which started in 2014 and has already killed about 10,000 people and left some 20 million at risk of starvation, could take a crucial turn after a ceasefire went into effect in mid-December.
Numerous countries go to the polls in 2019, with key elections in India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina and Australia.
Major sporting events on the calendar include the Rugby World Cup in Japan, the cricket one-day international World Cup in England and the athletics World Championships in Qatar.
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The party atmosphere is now set to sweep across major cities in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas as the world celebrates a new year.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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