NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, SOUTH AFRICA, QATAR, UAE, KENYA / AIR RAID SIRENS SOUND IN UKRAINE'S CAPITAL KYIV ON NEW YEAR'S EVE / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY'S NEW YEAR VIDEO MESSAGE / RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S ANNUAL NEW YEAR ADDRESS

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LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 31, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. ELIZABETH TOWER

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

2. CLOSE OF BIG BEN CLOCK FACE AS CLOCK STRIKES 12 / BELL RINGING HEARD AS BRITAIN ENTERS THE YEAR 2026

3. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS AT LONDON EYE MONUMENT ACROSS THE RIVER

FRANCE: Paris welcomed 2026 with fireworks around the French capital's iconic monuments. (3340-NEW-YEAR/FRANCE-FIREWORKS; 3323-NEW-YEAR/FRANCE)

PARIS, FRANCE (JANUARY 1, 2026) (Broadcast: No use France. Must on-screen courtesy "La Grande Soiree du 31 de Paris – Images France Televisions". No zooming into image. No re-use after 2300GMT on January 5, 2026. Digital: No use France. No use social media. Must on-screen courtesy "La Grande Soiree du 31 de Paris – Images France Televisions". No zooming into image. No re-use after 2300GMT on January 5, 2026.)

4. VARIOUS OF LIGHT SHOW AND FIREWORKS AROUND ARC DE TRIOMPHE AND CHAMPS-ELYSEES

PARIS, FRANCE (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHEERING AND FILMING FIREWORKS AS NEW YEAR BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT

GERMANY: A fireworks display at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin lit up the sky as revelers gathered to usher in the New Year. (3397-NEW-YEAR/GERMANY BERLIN)

BERLIN, GERMANY (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

6. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS AT BRANDENBURG GATE

7. WOMEN TAKING SELFIE

GREECE: Fireworks illuminated the sky over the ancient Acropolis hill in Athens welcoming the new year. (3146-NEW-YEAR/GREECE-FIREWORKS)

ATHENS, GREECE (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

8. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS OVER ATHENS AND PARTHENON TEMPLE ATOP ACROPOLIS HILL

9. PARTHENON TEMPLE ON ACROPOLIS HILL

UKRAINE: Air raid sirens was heard in Independence Square in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Wednesday (December 31) ahead of the new year. (3411-UKRAINE-CRISIS-KYIV-SIREN)

KYIV, UKRAINE (DECEMBER 31, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

10. AIR RAID SIRENS SOUND IN KYIV'S INDEPENDENCE SQUARE

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his new near address to the nation, said that Ukraine wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war. (3342-UKRAINE-CRISIS/NEWYEAR-ZELENSKIY)

KYIV, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 31, 2025) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - Access all)

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"(MUSIC SOUNDING) What does Ukraine want? Peace? Yes. At any cost? No. We want the end of the war – not the end of Ukraine. Are we tired? Extremely. Does that mean we are ready to surrender? (CHANGE OF FRAME) Those who think so are deeply mistaken."

12. VARIOUS OF ZELENSKIY AND U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE EMMANUEL MACRON, PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY GIORGIA MELONI

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"Ukraine does not need a Minsk-style meticulously drafted trap. (CHANGE OF FRAME) Signatures under weak agreements only fuel war."

RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual televised New Year's address to rally his troops fighting in Ukraine, saying he believed in them and in victory in a war that he has framed as part of an existential struggle with the West. (3351-NEW-YEAR/RUSSIA-PUTIN-ADDRESS)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (RELEASED DECEMBER 31, 2025) (KREMLIN.RU – Access all)

14. VARIOUS OF KREMLIN, RUSSIAN NATIONAL FLAG

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:

"We strive to bring joy and warmth to those in need of our participation and care. And, of course, to support our heroes — the participants in the “special military operation” — in word and deed. You have taken on the responsibility to fight for your native land, for truth and justice. Millions of people across Russia — I assure you —are with you on this New Year's Eve. They are thinking of you, empathizing with you, hoping for you. We are united in our sincere, selfless, and devoted love for Russia. I congratulate all our soldiers and commanders on the coming New Year! We believe in you and our Victory!"

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town welcomed the start of 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display over the harbour. (3143-NEW-YEAR/SAFRICA-FIREWORKS)

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

16. FIREWORKS

17. REFLECTION OF FIREWORKS IN WATER AT HARBOUR / FIREWORKS IN SKY

QATAR: Thousands gathered in Qatar's Lusail Boulevard on new year's eve to see a dazzling fireworks display. (3155-NEW-YEAR/QATAR-FIREWORKS)

LUSAIL, QATAR (DECEMBER 31, 2025) (QATAR TV - Access all)

18. COUNTDOWN TO NEW YEAR DISPLAYED ON LUSAIL PLAZA TOWERS

LUSAIL, QATAR (JANUARY 1, 2026) (QATAR TV - Access all)

19. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS IN THE SKY ABOVE BOULEVARD

UAE: The UAE welcomed the new year with fireworks and drone displays from multiple cities across the country.

(3156-NEW-YEAR/UAE-FIREWORKS)

DUBAI, UAE (DECEMBER 31, 2025) (DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE - Access all)

20. VARIOUS OF BURJ KHALIFA AS COUNTDOWN TO NEW YEAR IS DISPLAYED ON THE BUILDING

DUBAI, UAE (JANUARY 1, 2026) (DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE - Access all)

21. VARIOUS OF BURJ KHALIFA BEING LIT UP AS FIREWORKS AND WATER FOUNTAINS ARE ACTIVATED AROUND IT TO MARK THE NEW YEAR

RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE (JANUARY 1, 2026) (RAS AL KHAIMAH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - Access all)

22. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING FIREWORKS

23. FIREWORKS

KENYA: Kenya welcomed in the new year in the early moments with a fireworks display in the capital near Nairobi's Old Mutual Tower. (2321-NEWYEAR-KENYA/NAIROBI)

NAIROBI, KENYA (JANUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)