This is 2025 from A to Z by the words that marked the year *** Bulgaria set to adopt the euro – why is this causing controversy? *** Huge crowds for Khaleda funeral as Bangladesh bids farewell to ex-leader *** Protests, strikes after Iran’s economic situation rapidly deteriorates *** War in Sudan: Humanitarian collapse, fighting, deadlock, December 2025 *** Mali, Burkina Faso ban US citizens in response to Trump travel bans *** Bodies of pro-Palestine hunger strikers in UK “reach breaking point” *** Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds over fraud claims *** Iran prosecutor pledges ‘decisive response’ if protests create insecurity *** Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher *** An A-Z list of 2025’s biggest stories *** LIVE: Israel’s ban on aid groups to have ‘horrific’ outcomes in Gaza *** After the floods of 2025, can we keep 2026 above water? *** Thailand releases Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds *** China calls on Netherlands to correct ‘mistake’ over chipmaker Nexperia *** Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus amid Europe tensions *** How Pakistan’s Asim Munir became Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ *** Germany hunts Christmas thieves after Ocean’s Eleven-style bank heist *** Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds *** Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,406 *** Israel’s recognition of Somaliland ‘strange, unexpected’: Somali president *** Disney to pay $10m over alleged breaches of US child privacy laws *** Saudi Arabia reveals details of Yemen bombing, as UAE set to withdraw *** Train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens *** Is the US economy strong heading into 2026? The picture is complicated ***