The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were lit with a menorah on Monday night, in support of Australia's Jewish community following the deadly Bondi Beach attack on the first day of Hanukkah.

I thought it would be very rude of me to come all this way and not sing a Spice Girls song,” she told the crowds gathered at Sydney Opera House.

Fireworks lit up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing, China, and the Lotte World Tower in South Korea.

There are plans to install handrails outside the Sydney Opera House to improve accessibility to the iconic building.

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On a nudist beach in Le Cap d'Agde, southern France, clothed and unclothed revellers took part in a traditional sea dip to mark the New Year's celebrations. Swimmers at Islands Brygge Harbour Bath in Copenhagen, Denmark, also braved the cold waters for a traditional splash, known as Nytaarsbad.

A proposal to install a humble set of handrails on the steps of the Sydney Opera House has ignited tensions over the balance between accessibility and heritage.

A huge fireworks display on Sydney Harbour has ushered in the New Year with colour and music, but not before the city was brought to a halt for a silent “moment of unity” following the Bondi Beach terror attacks.

Thousands lined the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok as Thailand welcomed the New Year. In Dubai, people watched fireworks from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, following a performance with light displays, music and water jets.