The new year celebration in London took a different turn, it had spectacular fireworks display on the River Thames, with the iconic Big Ben counting down to midnight.
The London Eye turned blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine with fireworks in midnight in the British capital.
The celebration, which London’s mayor had branded the biggest in Europe, also referenced Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022, the red and white of England’s soccer team among others
With fireworks in London, Paris and Berlin, hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality, Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022.
2022 was marked by the conflict in Ukraine, economic crises and impact of global warming. But it was also a year that saw a dramatic soccer World Cup, rapid technological change, and efforts to meet climate challenges.
