Day in Photos: World Celebrates 2026, Seized Vessel, and First Sunrise

Fireworks explode in the sky to bring in the New Year around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster in central London at midnight on Jan. 1, 2026. Brook Mitchell/AFP via Getty Images|January 01, 2026Updated:January 01, 2026People take photographs of the first sunrise of the year at a park near the Tokyo Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 1, 2026. Japan welcomed the Year of the Horse in the 12-year zodiac cycle. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesPeople dive into the water during the traditional New Year’s Jump in the Adriatic Sea in Portoroz, Slovenia, on Jan. 1, 2026. Jure Makovec/AFP via Getty Images