MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over part of the Great Wall as China and elsewhere in Asia marked the start of 2026. Temple bells rang across Japan, and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise. Hong Kong held subdued celebrations following a recent deadly fire. And Sydney saluted the new year with joy and defiance less than three weeks after Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost 30 years. (File Photo: AP)