Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

Pope Leo XIV waves after a moment of prayer in front of the nativity scene that adorns St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on December 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP…

Bangladesh’s Islamist party open to unity government after February vote

Shafiqur  Rahman, Ameer (President) Jamaat-e-Islami, poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A once-banned Bangladeshi Islamist party,…

Analysis: Myanmar junta seeks legitimacy through a sham election

Officials of the Union Election Commission prepare to count votes at a polling station, during the first phase of general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. | Photo…

Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday (December 31, 2025), authorities said, as the country’s top prosecutor warned of a “decisive response” to any attempt to create…

New Year’s Eve LIVE: Celebrations begin as Kiribati rings in 2026

People take photos of digit 2026 installed in a Christmas fair opened prior to Christmas and New Year festivities in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit:…

Iran appoints new central bank Governor after record currency fall and mass protests

People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) appointed a…