From major news events to intimate moments, these 50 photographs remind us not only of what happened in 2025, but also how it felt to live through it.
JAN 13
Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her first round match against France's Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
JAN 10
An umbrella wedged between a Causeway Link bus and a bus stop to shelter commuters boarding bus service CW5 at Newton Circus in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
JAN 8
Firefighters working the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, California.
PHOTO: AFP
JAN 27
Palestinians who were displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war head back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 11
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii with US President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
PHOTO: AFP
MARCH 10
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau carries his chair from the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Lawmakers are allowed to take their chairs with them upon leaving office as part of Canadian parliamentary tradition.
PHOTO: REUTERS
MARCH 23
Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey.
PHOTO: REUTERS
MARCH 2
People gather amid destroyed buildings for a fast-breaking meal on the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa district during a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
PHOTO: AFP
MARCH 7
A view of the melting Lewis Glacier in Mount Kenya National Park. Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak, is home to rapidly shrinking glaciers that are vital for nearby ecosystems and communities.
PHOTO: AFP
APRIL 4
People celebrate after then president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment was upheld, near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea.
PHOTO: REUTERS
APRIL 26
Members of the clergy attend the funeral mass of Pope Francis at the Vatican.
PHOTO: REUTERS
APRIL 28
Venezuelan detainees forming the letters SOS in the courtyard of the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas, as they fear the Trump administration will deport them to El Salvador.
PHOTO: REUTERS
APRIL 1
Buddhist monks prepare to clear debris at the damaged Thahtay Kyaung Monastery in Mandalay, four days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar.
PHOTO: AFP
APRIL 23
People’s Action Party (top) and Workers’ Party supporters waving party flags on Nomination Day for Singapore’s 2025 General Election, at Poi Ching School in Tampines.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
MAY 25
France's President Emmanuel Macron being pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron as the couple arrive at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, to begin a tour of South-east Asia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
JUNE 30
A woman walks her dog as migrants board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France.
PHOTO: AFP
JUNE 17
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel.
PHOTO: REUTERS
JUNE 12
A person walking past debris at an airport in Ahmedabad, India, after an Air India aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, crashed during take-off.
PHOTO: REUTERS
JULY 6
People watching the sunset underneath a Bornean Ru tree at Upper Seletar Reservoir in Singapore. ST executive photojournalist Ong Wee Jin experimented with infrared photography by modifying a digital camera to allow infrared light to reach the camera sensor.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
JULY 19
Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defence unit fire a Soviet-made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin autocannon towards a Russian drone from a sunflower field, during an air attack near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
PHOTO: AFP
JULY 1
Domestic tourists visit the beach at Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea's Kangwon province. North Korea opened the massive luxury resort area, a pet project of leader Kim Jong Un, on its east coast in July.
PHOTO: AFP
JULY 16
Competitors dive into the water during the Men’s Open Water 10km final during the World Aquatics Championships at Sentosa’s Palawan Beach in Singapore. The event had been pushed back from 8am to 1pm due to levels of E. coli in the water exceeding acceptable thresholds.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
AUG 2
A naval diver from the Republic of Singapore Navy passing the moon during rehearsals of the inaugural Jump of Unity at the National Day Parade Preview 2 in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
AUG 9
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Marina Bay during the National Day Parade 2025 at the Padang as seen from the MBS SkyPark Observation Deck in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
AUG 15
A Unitree Robotics humanoid robot takes part in a 400m race at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China.
PHOTO: REUTERS
AUG 28
People standing near flowing lava from the Mount Etna volcano in Italy.
PHOTO: AFP
SEPT 14
A cameraman on a unicycle films athletes as they compete in the men's 10,000m final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
PHOTO: AFP
SEPT 10
A man (foreground) suspected of buying e-vaporiser pods and another (background) suspected of selling them being arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau officers during a raid at a void deck in Telok Blangah, Singapore.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
SEPT 24
A vehicle on the edge of a hole that formed after a busy road collapsed in front of a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. The hole was dozens of metres deep and forced people nearby to evacuate.
PHOTO: AFP
SEPT 9
Fire and smoke rise from the Singha Durbar palace, which houses government buildings and Parliament, after protesters stormed the premises during anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal.
PHOTO: EPA
SEPT 5
Palestinians react as the Mushtaha Tower is destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip.
PHOTO: EPA
OCT 13
A man greets a freed Palestinian prisoner released by Israel as part of a prisoner swop and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
PHOTO: REUTERS
OCT 7
Released Israeli hostage Evyatar David, who was kidnapped during the Oct 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and taken to Gaza, reacts upon arrival at the site of Israel’s Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital.
PHOTO: REUTERS
OCT 16
Supporters and mourners of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga take cover after gunshots and tear gas were fired during a gathering for the public viewing of his coffin at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi following Mr Odinga's death at the age of 80 during a health visit to India.
PHOTO: AFP
OCT 2
Ms Ananthy Murugan, 27, a swim teacher, working with Mr Tsu Chin Siang, 67, who had a haemorrhagic stroke in 2018, during his first adaptive physical disability class, in the indoor heated pool at Little Splashes @ Enabling Village in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
OCT 27
A woman dressed as a "Catrina", an iconic Mexican figure that represents the cycle of life and death, at an event celebrating the Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico. This year’s event also commemorated the 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital that became modern-day Mexico City.
PHOTO: REUTERS
NOV 4
Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh leaving the High Court in Singapore after the hearing into his appeal against his conviction and sentence for lying to a parliamentary committee. His appeal was dismissed a month later.
ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
NOV 5
A Beaver supermoon rises over North Bondi in Sydney, Australia. November’s full moon is believed to be called a Beaver Moon as that is when the animals start building their dens. Others say it comes from Native Americans setting beaver traps during this month.
PHOTO: REUTERS
NOV 5
A man crossing a street where cars are piled up after being swept away in floods brought on by Typhoon Kalmaegi, in Bacayan, Cebu City, the Philippines.
PHOTO: REUTERS
NOV 13
Australian national Johnson Wen being caught by security after jumping the barricade at the Wicked: For Good movie premiere in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
NOV 16
An adult female Masai giraffe resists efforts by Kenya Wildlife Services rangers to guide her into a crate during an exercise to translocate large herbivores from Kedong Ranch in Naivasha, Nakuru County.
PHOTO: AFP
NOV 19
A man being detained by US Border Patrol agents inside a fast-food restaurant that is under construction in Charlotte, North Carolina. He sustained injuries to his face while agents wrestled him to the ground after he tried to run.
PHOTO: AFP
NOV 26
Mr Wong, 71, saying his wife is trapped inside Wang Fuk Court during a major fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
PHOTO: REUTERS
DEC 9
A collapsed road in Tohoku in Aomori prefecture, north-eastern Japan, following a strong earthquake that struck the region the previous night.
PHOTO: REUTERS
DEC 14
This screen grab of a video shows beachgoers fleeing Sydney’s Bondi Beach after gunmen opened fire.
PHOTO: AFP
DEC 17
A Cambodian family arrives at an evacuation centre in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Thailand and Cambodia ended weeks of deadly border clashes on Dec 27, its second ceasefire in recent months, following the worst fighting in years between the two nations.
PHOTO: LAM YIK FEI/NYTIMES
DEC 18
A microphone is displayed on stage as a memorial to right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at the start of AmericaFest, in Phoenix, Arizona, the first major Turning Point gathering since his death in September.
PHOTO: REUTERS
DEC 23
Parents of the suspect in the Dec 19 Taipei metro stabbings kneeling in apology at the Taipei City Forensic Inspection and Autopsy Center. The attacker killed three people and wounded 11. He was later found dead after apparently jumping off a building.
PHOTO: AFP
DEC 28
Myanmar voters line up to cast ballots during the first phase of the general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, the capital city of Myanmar.
PHOTO: EPA
DEC 13
Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira celebrating her victory after winning the women's 200m final at the SEA Games at Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO