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An A-Z list of 2025's biggest stories

Al Jazeera

Scroll back through the last year, and the same words come up again and again. The top-trending terms of 2025, from artificial intelligence to Zohran Mamdani, shaped headlines across politics, conflict, technology and climate. As the year comes to a close, AJ Labs has compiled an A to Z list of names, places and issues that generated sustained interest throughout 2025, according to a loose analysis of our own most-viewed story tags and those that appeared in Google's most searched. Taken together, these terms are a patchwork of issues that are also likely to spill into 2026, from ongoing conflicts to a changing technosocial landscape not seen since the dawn of the internet. This is 2025 from A to Z, by the words that made the year.


All the countries Israel attacked in 2025: Animated map

Al Jazeera

Why is Israel still in southern Lebanon? A war to shape Lebanon's future How many countries has Israel attacked in 2025? Israel has attacked more countries than any other country this year. In 2025, Israel attacked at least six countries, including Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, and Yemen. It also carried out strikes in Tunisian, Maltese and Greek territorial waters on aid flotillas heading for Gaza.


I thought I'd struck lucky on a dating app but invited a monster into my life

BBC News

I thought I'd struck lucky on a dating app but invited a monster into my life Handsome, charming, a gentle giant - Katie Yates believed Jason Smith was a real catch after meeting him on a dating app. But within months he had subjected her to relentless physical and mental abuse before raping her and attempting to drown her in the bath just before Christmas. Katie, 42 and from Cardiff, has waived her anonymity as a victim of sexual assault to warn women to be wary of strangers they meet on dating apps who may pose as nice guys in an attempt to lure them in. You scroll on all the profiles with smiling photos and slick words but there are some people who should be looking for a therapist, not a girlfriend, she said. Katie had been single for five years when she signed up to a dating app in February 2018.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,381

Al Jazeera

What is in the 28-point US plan for Ukraine? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Can the US get all sides to end the war? Why is Europe opposing Trump's peace plan? Here's where things stand on Saturday, December 6: A Russian drone attack killed two men, aged 52 and 67, in the Ukrainian city of Izyum as they were unloading firewood from a truck, according to local officials. Russian forces also killed a 12-year-old boy in an attack on the Vasylkivska community in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, and wounded more than a dozen Ukrainians in attacks on the Kherson, Donetsk and Sumy regions, local officials said.


Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn't Live Up to the Hype

WIRED

Then its sales blew up. But fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas. Shortly before the December 2 release of horror game, developer Santa Ragione shared some news: the game would not be available on Valve's mega platform, Steam . Valve had already banned an early, incomplete version of the game two years ago and offered, according to Santa Ragione, little clarification about why at the time. Then, hours before the game's release, the Epic Games Store banned as well.


U.S. veteran says he faces retribution from Trump officials for protesting his wrongful arrest

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. U.S. veteran says he faces retribution from Trump officials for protesting his wrongful arrest George Retes Jr. is seen in 2020 in Baghdad. The U.S. veteran wrote about what he says was his unlawful arrest during the Glass House ICE raid in July. He says the Department of Homeland Security is now spreading falsehoods against him for speaking out. This is read by an automated voice.


'Breaking Bad' actor accused of spraying woman with water in L.A. parking dispute

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. 'Breaking Bad' actor accused of spraying woman with water in L.A. parking dispute Raymond Cruz attends the premiere of Season 2 of "Breaking Bad" at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood on Feb. 26, 2009. Voice comes from the use of AI. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Actor Raymond Cruz was held in custody for five hours on Monday after a sudsy spat with three women in his Los Angeles neighborhood.