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2025: The Year in Archives

In 2025, the world witnessed a relentless news cycle full of compelling and jarring images.

We saw the reemergence to power of President Donald Trump and the impact of his historic second term. The death of a beloved pope and the installation of another. The continuing war and conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine. And the growing and alarming evidence of a warming planet.

These major news stories — with an array of incredible but often tragic images — largely defined the year, but there were also moments of joy and resilience.

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