In 2025, immigration dominated global discourse, with governments in several Western nations bringing in policies to curb the inflow of migrants.

A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday, with 20 people confirmed dead.

US President Donald Trump's latest warning that he may impose additional tariffs on rice exports from nations, including India, is unlikely to have any major impact on Indian rice exports, especially of basmati rice, according to rice exporters.

A California man's death aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise last year has been officially ruled a homicide after the family, in a lawsuit, claimed that he was over-served alcohol by the staff members.

Pope Leo XIV, the Indonesian aura farming' preteen and tennis star Naomi Osaka's Labubu were among celebrities, athletes and political figures, who defined what it means to be stylish this year.

The acquisition for nearly $83 billion would bring Warner Bros’ film and TV studios, along with HBO and HBO Max, under Netflix’s umbrella.

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan on the night of December 8, injuring at least 30 people and prompting the evacuation of around 90,000 residents.

A passerby could hear the cacophony from miles away in the Argentine capital, the unmistakable sound of 2,397 dogs barking - and breaking the unofficial world record for the largest-ever gathering of golden retrievers.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday approved the release of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, giving the cash-strapped country a fresh boost as it works to recover from one of its worst economic crises in years.

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death -- the most devastating pandemic in human history -- to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed.

Joshua Michals, 26, killed 31-year-old Zhe Wang at her flat in London in March 2024. A post-mortem examination revealed she suffered two stab wounds to the face and was also strangled.

The US reportedly warned Mexico about Russian spies operating in the country, but officials say authorities there largely ignored the alerts.

Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.

China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported.

Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza.

A history of enmity between Thailand and Cambodia over competing territorial claims has broken into open combat again, just a few months after the two sides agreed to a ceasefire promoted by US President Donald Trump to end their border fighting.

A dozen FBI agents sued the Trump administration over their firing in September for having taken a knee during a 2020 demonstration in Washington following the police killing of George Floyd.

Just days after Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery Inc. agreed to be bought by Netflix Inc., Paramount Skydance Corp has made a $108 billion offer straight to the iconic Hollywood studio's shareholders.

In a major development, Delhi Police have identified the two shooters involved in the recent firing incidents at actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada.

A Beijing court has ruled that Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the mysterious disappearance of the MH370 flight more than a decade ago.