| 1 | Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 34 | Nov 4 – Jan 29 |
| 2 | Gaza war | armed conflicts and attacks | 31 | Nov 1 – Jan 31 |
| 3 | Syrian conflict (2024–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 21 | Nov 14 – Jan 26 |
| 4 | Yemeni civil war (2014–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 18 | Nov 17 – Jan 29 |
| 5 | War on drugs | armed conflicts and attacks | 15 | Nov 14 – Jan 26 |
| 6 | 2025–2026 Iranian protests | armed conflicts and attacks | 14 | Dec 31 – Jan 31 |
| 7 | 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | disasters and accidents | 14 | Nov 27 – Dec 7 |
| 8 | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | armed conflicts and attacks | 14 | Nov 8 – Jan 29 |
| 9 | Sudanese civil war (2023–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 14 | Nov 1 – Jan 12 |
| 10 | Operation Southern Spear | armed conflicts and attacks | 12 | Dec 16 – Jan 23 |
| 11 | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | armed conflicts and attacks | 11 | Nov 3 – Jan 20 |
| 12 | 2025 Pacific typhoon season | disasters and accidents | 10 | Nov 3 – Nov 10 |
| 13 | 2025 Honduran general election | politics and elections | 10 | Nov 30 – Jan 27 |
| 14 | Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 9 | Nov 19 – Dec 24 |
| 15 | Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 8 | Nov 1 – Jan 21 |
| 16 | Landslide | disasters and accidents | 7 | Nov 1 – Jan 13 |
| 17 | 2026 Ugandan general election | politics and elections | 7 | Nov 25 – Jan 23 |
| 18 | 2025 Beninese coup attempt | armed conflicts and attacks | 6 | Dec 7 – Dec 16 |
| 19 | Greenland crisis | international relations | 6 | Jan 14 – Jan 21 |
| 20 | 2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état | politics and elections | 6 | Nov 26 – Dec 9 |
| 21 | 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela | armed conflicts and attacks | 6 | Jan 4 – Jan 6 |
| 22 | M23 campaign (2022–present) | armed conflicts and attacks | 5 | Dec 9 – Dec 16 |
| 23 | Mexican drug war | law and crime | 5 | Nov 1 – Jan 13 |
| 24 | Ecuadorian security crisis | law and crime | 5 | Nov 9 – Dec 28 |
| 25 | 2025 Chilean general election | politics and elections | 5 | Nov 16 – Dec 14 |