On February 1, Myanmar’s military removed democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and declared a one-year state of emergency, which sparked global condemnation.
Israel's 11-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which began on May 10, killed at least 253 Palestinians, including 66 children, and wounded more than 1,900 people, according to Gaza's health ministry.
On July 23, Japan’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics opened with a sombre ceremony — in pictures aje.io/jatagc
On August 15, Taliban fighters were in the presidential palace in Kabul.
In a matter of weeks, the Taliban reversed 20 years of history in Afghanistan.
It happened at a speed that no one predicted. #AJStartHere explains ⤵️
On August 30, The US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan as the final flight left Kabul, ending Washington’s 20-year war in the country after a chaotic evacuation effort.
On September 17, former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died aged 84, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.
November 4 was the one year anniversary of Ethiopia’s brutal conflict.
With the front lines shifting and millions of civilians caught up in it. #AJStartHere asks who are the main groups involved and why are they fighting? ⤵️
'Big loss for Modi.'
India’s farmers called off a year-long protest after the government agreed to pending demands, including promises to consider guaranteed prices for all produce aje.io/7zncav
Explainer: Why were India's farmers protesting? aje.io/s36vux
On December 15, Gloria Jean Watkins, a pioneering Black feminist intellectual better known by her pen name, bell hooks, died aged 69.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.
Israeli forces continue attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire, while the US launches air strikes on Yemen after Houthi rebels vow to resume targeting Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea over Gaza's total blockade.
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi has condemned US’s attacks on Yemen and said the Trump administration has “no authority, or business, dictating Iranian foreign policy”.