Photos: Global stories of 2025 in pictures
A powerful visual timeline showcasing the pivotal events that reshaped our global landscape throughout the year....
A powerful visual timeline showcasing the pivotal events that reshaped our global landscape throughout the year....
Tahmina Watson. Courtesy of Tahmina Watson Tahmina Watson's law firm assists founders and businesses in applying for employment visas. Her advice to clients since November 2024 has been to avoid all t...
Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Companies are revising their H-1B strategies after ...
Disputes over minority safety and diplomatic security have triggered retaliatory visa freezes between India and Bangladesh, disrupting medical travel and signaling a sharp deterioration in bilateral r...
π Key Facts β US consulates are rescheduling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments up to June or November 2026. β New online presence reviews,...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singaporeβs viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...
Brazil is preparing to waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens travelling for tourism and business, local media reported on Wednesday citing government sources, in a move that would mark a signif...
π Key Facts β The Bad River Band sued USACE to stop Enbridge's 41-mile Line 5 extension threatening wild rice areas. β Line 5 pipel...
π Key Facts β iOS 26.3 enables AirPods-like pairing for third-party devices in the EU. β The feature complies with the Digital Markets ...
Disputes over minority safety and diplomatic security have triggered retaliatory visa freezes between India and Bangladesh, disrupting medical travel and signaling a sharp deterioration in bilateral r...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
π Key Facts β Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. β The Bank of Gh...
π Key Facts β Five projects paused: Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, CVOW, Sunrise Wind, Empire Wind β Projects worth $25 billion, pow...
π Key Facts β A fake clip from 2019 was included in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump. β The video relates to Epstein...
π Key Facts β Southern resident killer whales are endangered. β These orcas are fighting for survival. β Scient...
π Key Facts β Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to an El Salvador prison. β The...
π Key Facts β Wendy Rogers, an Arizona state lawmaker, proposed two bills and one resolution. β The proposals aim to allow Arizona vote...
π Key Facts β The 'big beautiful' budget bill created a $2,000 above-the-line deduction on charitable donations. β This deducti...
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...