2025 was dominated by the second iteration of the Trump administration, the release of the Epstein files, and government shakeups that ranged from the longest federal shutdown in history to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing her resignation. It was also a year of historic political moments — from a ceasefire in Gaza to Gen Z-led government protests abroad, and the rise of young politicians like Zohran Mamdani.
Along the way, the world got its first American pope, Labubu became a household name, and China upended the AI conversation with the introduction of DeepSeek. Amid seemingly endless government transitions, the year closed with a growing sense of unrest as the US launched new strikes in multiple countries. Let’s take a look back at the jam-packed events that defined 2025.
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<p>Sajeh Yaga, a member of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, otherwise known as Boko Haram terrorists, has surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno state. A Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this known in a post via his official X (formerly Twitter) on […]</p>
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<p>Israel repeated its calls for people to leave northern Gaza, including by dropping leaflets from the air.</p>
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