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From nuclear brinkmanship in the Middle East to grinding war in Ukraine, 2025 was a year when escalation felt constant and the stakes felt global. Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, raising fears of a wider conflict as Washington moved closer to the centre of the crisis. In Europe, Ukraine’s war with Russia dragged into another year, reshaped by shifting US support, uneasy NATO allies and high-stakes talks from Istanbul to Alaska.
And looming over it all was US President Donald Trump. From domestic crackdowns and political turmoil at home to tariff threats, diplomatic ultimatums and a Nobel peace prize quest on his mind, the US president remained the biggest wildcard on the world stage.
In Part II of our special 2025 yearender, Debrief looks back at the defining stories from the US, Europe and parts of the Middle East, with insight from TRT World journalists who were there as history unfolded.
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