25th November 2025
Donald Trump’s return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence: Here are 10 events that defined 2025.
Trump returns
A protectionist offensive. Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Dismantling entire sections of the federal government.
Since his return to the White House for a second term in January, Republican President Donald Trump has targeted adversaries, deployed the National Guard in Democrat-voting cities, worked to intimidate the media and fought against diversity and inclusion programmes.
And polls suggest Americans are increasingly disgruntled on economic issues — particularly the cost of living.
Stinging defeats in local elections have put his party in a delicate position for midterm elections due next autumn.
A ceasefire in Gaza
US pressure led to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, two years after a devastating war began in the Gaza Strip.
The truce allowed for the return to Israel of the last surviving hostages and most of the bodies of the deceased, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
It also enabled an increased flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, although still nowhere near enough to meet the territory’s needs, according to the UN and humanitarian NGOs.
But negotiating the next steps in Trump’s peace plan — particularly the disarmament of Hamas — is proving delicate.
Israel has carried out several deadly airstrikes in Gaza in recent weeks, which it claims were in retaliation for Hamas attacks.
Regional tensions also persist, with continuing Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.
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