These CNA stories, from profile pieces to investigative work, offer a snapshot of what helped shape 2025 at home and abroad and made viewers feel deeply, think harder and see the world more clearly.
China’s push to localise automotive chips is gaining ground, but mostly in mature control systems rather than high-end computing. Observers say the main hurdles are technical, not geopolitical.
[The Point] The Africa-UAE Economic Forum in Dubai on Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th December 2025, convened at a critical moment in Africa's economic trajectory. With capital seeking stability, predictability, and credible legal protection, the forum offered an opportunity to
The price of China’s most prestigious drink has fallen to its lowest in years. It’s a good time for its fans, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Juliana Liu.
Dec 31 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf region. "The EU calls for de-escalation and avoiding steps that further threaten stability of Yemen and the
In career terms, Post Malone is awfully agile. He managed to switch from rap-adjacent pop stardom to country-adjacent pop stardom, and if that's an easy thing to do, then you try it. Unfortunately, Posty has not proven to be quite so agile in physical terms. Earlier this month,
Deliveries of the gold phone were delayed by the recent government shutdown Trump Mobile reps said, according to a Financial Times report.
A victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday said the partial release of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) files on the disgraced financier and the lack of naming those accused of wrongdoing were "incredibly frustrating." "This rollout — first of all, it was
President Trump’s administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuela’s oil trade, sanctioning four companies operating in the country's oil industry along with four tankers connected to the firms. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it slapped sanctions on four
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for not providing “hope” to working people in the Windy City or across the country. “We know that this president has failed in every single aspect to provide real opportunities and hope for working people.
Former special counsel Jack Smith was still contemplating whether to charge President Trump’s co-conspirators in the Jan. 6, 2021, case when the president won the election, he revealed to the House in a closed-door deposition released Wednesday. Smith also told investigators he
The artist confronts us with a colonial shadow of real and manufactured images that reflect our current existence and its distortions.
Presidential engagement could shape the latest clash over Section 702 surveillance authority.
The country legend said she hoped 2026 would be the "most wonderful year yet"
The Israeli parliament voted against a bill to annex Beitar Illit, a large settlement in the West Bank. The vote took place on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the US.
India is home to an estimated 100 million smokers.
Tesla rattled investors this week by publishing its own compilation of analyst delivery estimates -- a move that observers described as unusual.
Star looked back with gratitude and said she'll focus on "taking care of myself and others" in 2026
Netflix broke a record with one of its Christmas Day NFL games this year. 27.5 million viewers tuned in for the livestream of the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions game according to Nielsen, marking the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history. That number represents the average
This year, games that did traditional things very well and games that broke the mold completely rose to the top The post Carolyn Petit’s Top 5 Games Of 2025 appeared first on Kotaku .
The always-growing world of manga still hides plenty of gems that didn't get enough exposure: here are the best not-well-known manga I've read in 2025
Around this time of year I usually publish a ranking of the highest rated comments on Stereogum articles from the past 12 months. However, in November we relaunched on a new platform, and its commenting software no longer gives me this information. Maybe this list will kick off
Businessman and "Shark Tank" judge Kevin O’Leary predicted Tuesday that President Trump will be “fine-tuning” his tariff policy in the new year. “It needs to be fine-tuned,” O’Leary told host Batya Ungar-Sargon on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” specifically referencing policies
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Wednesday said New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani (D) is the face of the Democratic party and argued he would push other Democrats to the left. “I think you've seen since Bernie Sanders ran for president and AOC [Rep. Alexandria
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she hopes to be remembered for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one of the most consequential pieces of health care legislation in American history. “How do you want to be remembered?” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Pelosi in an
Colorado Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on Wednesday slammed President Trump for vetoing a bill aiming to complete a water project in the Centennial State. The president issued the first two vetoes of his second term, one of which blocked a project that
Vancouver legend Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been spouting catchphrases and bringing heavy and arcane research to his musician interviews for decades, and he's more widely recognized now than ever before. Earlier this year, Nardwuar got his own Nike Dunk Lows . Now, he's
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday released the transcript of the panel's deposition with former special counsel Jack Smith concerning his team's investigations and prosecutions of President Trump. Earlier this month, Smith's attorneys sent a
The United States has granted a temporary licence to NIS, a majority-Russian owned Serbian oil company caught up in US sanctions against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a Serbian minister said on Wednesday. Washington's sanctions on the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), part of
Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to root out armed groups in northern areas of the occupied West Bank. The buildings, home to some 100 families, are in the Nur Shams
A CNN reporter pressed YouTuber Nick Shirley in a segment that aired Tuesday night over his viral video in which he visits Minnesota day care facilities run by the Somali community, which he accuses of fraud. In the video, shared by Elon Musk and Vice President Vance this week,
As we age, our immune system quietly loses its edge, and scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why. A protein called platelet factor 4 naturally declines over time, allowing blood stem cells to multiply too freely and drift toward unhealthy, mutation-prone behavior
President Trump on Wednesday blasted Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for comments she made about U.S. Border Patrol agents of Hispanic heritage only taking the job because of their financial situations. "[National Border Patrol Council President] Paul Perez and the Border Patrol
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua after opponents argued the terminations were motivated by racial hostility.
President Trump's administration has terminated a lease agreement with the National Links Trust (NLT), the Washington, D.C., public-private nonprofit that has overseen and operated the District's three municipal golf courses for the last half decade. News of the lease
A new look at the cluster offers evidence of a dramatic space crash The post Celebrate the New Year With This Cosmic Champagne Cluster appeared first on Nautilus .
Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance.
Every beautiful dream has to come to an end sometime. Earlier this year, veteran Swedish metal/classical guitar shredder Yngwie Malmsteen started selling an entire line of health supplements — protein powders, probiotic capsules, electrolyte supplements — on his webstore. I
The Department of Justice (DOJ) still has 5.2 million pages of files to review in the case of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, set a Dec. 19
Doechii has joined forces with SZA for a new song — and she has a few things to get off her chest. Released by surprise on Tuesday (December 30), “Girl, Get Up” finds the burgeoning superstar addressing her detractors’ claims that she’s a so-called “industry plant.” “All that
President Donald Trump posted a picture of a dead bird felled by a windmill on Tuesday, yet another example of his aesthetic disdain for wind power. “Windmills are killing our beautiful Bald Eagles!” he captioned the post . But the bird is not a bald eagle, it’s a falcon. And
The pyrotechnic displays against Hong Kong’s world-famous skyline of skyscrapers typically draw hundreds of thousands of people including many tourists to both sides of the promenade.
Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long-held traditions.
A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 million years ago, during a time when Britain was warmer and teeming with
Last year, amid personal upheaval and low ticket sales, Jennifer Lopez rebranded and then canceled an entire arena tour. But if you really want to go see JLo sing her hits, you now have an opportunity. On Tuesday night, Lopez kicked off her latest Las Vegas residency, which is
Dion, who lives with stiff-person syndrome, also wished fans a year full of “happiness and peace in your heart”
The “Avengers: Doomsday” marketing campaign continued with a Thor-centric teaser that delighted many Marvel fans by standing in stark contrast to the divisively silly “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the 2022 tentpole that marked Chris Hemsworth’s last outing as the God of Thunder.
A galaxy cluster discovered on New Year’s Eve in 2020 shines in a new image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory
On a windy winter morning in New York, Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora pose for photos in front of the freshly revealed New Year’s Eve Ball. The decorated ball, perched 25 stories high atop One Times Square, is the largest to date (fitted with 5,280 Waterford crystals and LED
The FBI is assisting in the investigation.