Human rights alarms and fraught power shifts, from Hong Kong prisons to West African polls, mark a tense year-end.
Trump strikes, protester court wins, China-linked farms and rising rural costs expose US strains over security and justice.
Copper and European equities surge as the dollar sags and China tightens beef imports, capping a volatile market year.
Work on foreign cells living inside us reshapes thinking on disease, aging and how bodies remember trauma.
Flu cases climb across the U.S., spurring CDC alerts as clinics and hospitals brace for heavier winter demand.
Readers and critics revisit 2025, elevating surprise film favorites and overlooked games from a crowded culture year.
College drama, transfer plotting and debates on officiating and star power animate sports in a post-LeBron transition.