This year's New Year's Eve celebrations are overshadowed by the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, which have cast a pall over festivities and heightened tensions across parts of the world, The Associated Press reported.
In Photos: Ringing In 2024 Around the World
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This handout image released by the Florida Keys News Bureau shows female impersonator Christopher Peterson, the star of the New Year's Eve "Red Shoe Drop," celebrating the beginning of the new year on Jan. 1, 2024, in Key West, Fla.
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People watch confetti flying around after the clock strikes midnight during New Year celebrations at Times Square, in New York City, New York, Jan. 1, 2024.