Photos: New Year celebrations from around the world

Out with the old, in with the new: People around the world celebrated the end of 2018 and the start of 2019 in a variety of ways. Photojournalists were hard at work, however. Here’s a selection of their best shots:
Revellers gather along the Champs-Elysees waiting for the start of New Year’s celebrations in the French capital Paris.
A Buddhist prays in front of lanterns during celebrations to mark the New Year at Jogye temple in central Seoul.
New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt ove