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2025 was a year of heightened conflict, amid wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan16:58 Violent conflicts around the world left at least 240,000 people dead in 2025, ACLED data shows. The high level of conflict remained steady after years of increasing. In plan for Ukraine, Trump faces fundamental differences with Russia9:44 Russia invaded Ukraine to restore it to Moscow’s orbit, but President Donald Trump’s peace plan would increase Kyiv’s security, economic and other ties with the West. Fire kills several at bar in Swiss ski resort on New Year’s, police say9:44 A fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said in a statement. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Queen Camilla says she was assaulted on a train as a teenager31.prosince In a radio discussion about violence against women, Queen Camilla for the first time described fighting off an attempted sexual assault as a teenager in Britain. Israel says it will bar dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza31.prosince Israel, citing security needs, has imposed strict new conditions on international NGOs that the U.N. and aid groups say could cripple the relief effort in Gaza. In Russia, plans to cut mobile internet on New Year’s Eve draw fury31.prosince One Russian official called the outage “a break from the endless viewing of unnecessary videos” and urged citizens to deliver holiday greetings in person. Thieves tunnel into bank vault, steal millions from safe-deposit boxes31.prosince Around 3,000 safe-deposit boxes were breached as thieves drilled through a basement wall and got away undetected, according to police in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Iranian protests sparked by economic woes quickly spread across country31.prosince The demonstrations, triggered by a collapse in Iran’s currency, started with shopkeepers and phone vendors before drawing in students, workers and others. Berlin’s wild New Year’s Eve fuels constant debate over banning fireworks31.prosince A night to let loose or an uncontrolled moment of dangerous mayhem? Germans debate a ban on the New Year’s Eve tradition. A tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific doubles down on a giant Chinese casino31.prosince Supporters of a casino project say it’s an economic lifeline for Saipan; detractors raise questions about money laundering and ties to Chinese criminals. The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’31.prosince As President Donald Trump’s second term heads toward its second year, his doctrine for the Western Hemisphere, once seen as impractical, is taking real shape. 3 stories our photographers witnessed in 202531.prosince As 2025 comes to an end, three Post photographers reflect on their experiences covering the stories that defined their year. U.S. operations in Syria against Islamic State kill seven, capture fighters30.prosince U.S. forces have engaged in multiple missions against the Islamic State since the killing of two U.S. soldiers in Syria early this month. Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen port over alleged UAE weapons shipment30.prosince The airstrike marks an unprecedented escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, whose goals in war-torn Yemen have increasingly diverged. |