Celebrations have begun as people around the world ring in the New Year.
From Sydney in Australia to Pyongyang in North Korea, festive crowds gathered to say goodbye to 2016, a tumultuous year in global politics.
Many cities around the world have stepped up security for New Year's Eve celebrations, after a year in which attackers drove lorries into crowds in Berlin in Germany and Nice, France.
Thousands of extra police will be on duty in London and other cities
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