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Yes, women’s rights are under threat around the world. But we’ve found hope in unlikely places | Rahila Gupta
ByRahila Gupta December 31, 2025

From El Salvador to Russia, Iceland and Syria, women are pushing back against the rise of regressive forces. Let’s support their fightRahila Gupta is an anti-racist feminist activist and the co-author, with Beatrix Campbell, of Planet Patriarchy In 202…

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
ByGuardian staff December 31, 2025

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the yearFounder of the Migration Story, India Continue reading…

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How Donald Trump launched a new push to amass US government data in 2025
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

Proponents say compiling personal information in a single database is more efficient. But critics fear risks to privacy.

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This is how the GHF weaponised food aid in Gaza
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

Thousands of Palestinians were killed or injured at or near food distribution sites in Gaza this year.

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German thieves steal up to $105m in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ heist: What we know
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

While the robbers remain at large, customers are furious about the Christmas break robbery.

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Thai forces blockade Cambodian village with shipping containers
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

Cambodian villagers have told Al Jazeera they’re being prevented from returning to their homes by Thai forces.

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A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak
ByElif Shafak December 31, 2025

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of t…

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Which aid groups is Israel banning from Gaza now – and what will it mean?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

Israel's latest move could amplify a deep humanitarian crisis spawned by its genocidal war on Gaza.

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How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

Venezuela is the latest country to be hit by US strikes as the Trump administration ramps up military interventions.

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Here is to a quarter century of US military havoc
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera December 31, 2025

The US has waged its 'war on terror' for 25 years now, sowing death and destruction across the world.

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