(1 Jan 2018) People in the capitals of Russia and France gathered to mark the new year with fireworks displays and celebrations.
Muscovites and visitors in the Russian capital celebrated at the river bank, watching fireworks light up the skies above the Kremlin.
Usually festooned with snow at New Year's Eve, the Russian capital was going through a long spell of intermittent rain and grey skies.
Meanwhile in Paris, thousands of revellers gathered on the Champs-Elysees to watch the fireworks display at the Arc de Triomphe.
The celebrations took place under high security in France, which has been hit by a series of attacks in recent years.
According to the French Interior ministry 100,000 police officers and soldiers and 40,000 rescuers have been deployed across the country - including 2,500 on the Champs-Elysees.
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