Young women living under oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan have dared to share their hopes and fears for 2025, which range from an end to "gender apartheid", to simply going for a walk in the park.
A woman who died this month after being set on fire inside a New York subway train has been identified by police as a 57-year-old woman from New Jersey.
Gaza's health system is being brought "to the brink of total collapse" by Israel's attacks on and around hospitals in the region, according to a new report from the UN Human Rights Office.
A team of US and South Korean investigators are to set to begin looking into the cause of the plane crash that left 179 people dead at Muan International Airport.
A South Korean court has issued a warrant for the arrest of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, the country's anti-corruption agency has said.
Russia's unconventional attacks against NATO "look like war" and allies must set new red lines that will trigger a retaliation if crossed, a former foreign minister has warned.
A British teenager sentenced to one year in prison in Dubai after a "holiday romance" with a 17-year-old girl has surrendered himself to authorities to begin his sentence, according to a campaign group.
