Geopolitical conflicts, the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI), and a rise in climate disasters like floods and cyclones - the year 2025 saw a lot of shifts globally, for good or bad. As 2025 comes to a close, we look at the top 10 trends that shaped the world into what it is now. (Ahuja, NDTV)
Read MoreWhile nearly 70 per cent of voters supported the ban, due to take effect on Wednesday, only 35 per cent were confident that platforms including Facebook and YouTube would succeed in blocking users under the age of 16. (Lagan, The Times UK)
Read MoreTwo thousand Christians gathered in India in November to urge the government to protect religious freedoms as violence and legalized discrimination increase in the world’s most populous country. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
Read MoreA second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals. (Winfield, AP News)
Read MoreThe measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern. Big platforms including Snapchat, X, Facebook, Meta, TikTok, Threads and YouTube are set to or have already begun freezing or deactivating affected accounts. (Javaid, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAccording to a newly released survey from AARP, adults aged 45 and older are lonelier than ever. The association surveyed around 3,300 Americans in August and found that 40% of them reported feeling lonely, a five percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in 2018, and the first time the survey was conducted, in 2010. (Perez, USA Today)
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