2025 was not a normal year — it was a pressure test.

In this extended, teleprompter-ready year-end special of What’s New with ME, host Ali Mehdaoui delivers a powerful, chronological recap of the biggest global headlines from January 1, 2025 through year’s end — blending investigative clarity, sharp satire, and earned empathy.

This episode cuts through the noise to examine the stories that reshaped politics, media, and public trust in 2025, including:

• Donald Trump’s return to the White House and its global impact
• The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and international fatigue
• Gaza, ceasefires, and the humanitarian cost of endless retaliation
• The resurfacing of the Epstein scandals and unanswered accountability
• The tragic killing of Charlie Kirk and the national reckoning that followed
• Widespread protests, polarization, and the collapse of civil discourse
• Climate disasters that turned ideology into invoices
• The acceleration of artificial intelligence and its real-world consequences
• A historic American pope and the return of faith to public conversation
• Elections across the world marked by distrust and instability

Told in a voice inspired by Anderson Cooper’s moral clarity, Jimmy Kimmel’s observational wit, and Bill Maher’s uncomfortable honesty, this episode does not chase outrage or clicks — it delivers context.

This is not about left vs. right.
It’s about truth vs. noise.
Humanity vs. performance.
And what 2025 revealed about who we are — and who we still need to become.

If you’re looking for a serious, thoughtful, and unflinching recap of the year that refused to whisper, this episode is for you.