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  1. New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill celebrates after winning a tightly contested race for New Jersey governor.

    For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. But in the closing days of 2025, the political pendulum appears to be swinging in their direction.

  2. An oil tanker is pictured at a dock. In the foreground, palm trees line a beach.

    U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States has "hit" a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but offered few details.

  3. A white man looks on.

    The Kremlin said Tuesday its position would toughen in talks on ending the war in Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of attacking a Russian presidential residence — an allegation that Kyiv said was baseless and intended to prolong the conflict.

  4. Two men stand outside, side-by-side, looking at each other. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the left, is wearing a crisp black shirt and suit jacket, while Donald Trump, to his right, wears a suit with a bright blue tie.

    Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says he doesn’t believe Russia is interested in a peace deal with Ukraine, but he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will use his influence to make one happen anyway.

  5. a military jet on a runway

    China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.