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Armed conflicts and attacks

Four people are killed and 20 others are injured in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on residential areas in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Kyiv strikes (2022–present)Attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Source: AP

A person is killed during an Israeli airstrike against a vehicle in Harouf, Lebanon, bringing the death toll from the attacks since the past 48 hours to eight.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Source: Al Jazeera

Arts and culture

The Booker Prize Foundation announces the creation of the Children's Booker Prize, with the first £50,000 (US$66,500) winner to be announced in early 2027.

Source: The Guardian

International relations

The United States imposes sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, his wife Verónica Alcocer, his son Nicolás, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, accusing them of involvement in the global drug trade amid worsening relations between both countries.

Colombia–United States relations

Source: AP

Armed conflicts and attacks

An 18-year-old Palestinian man dies after being shot and critically injured yesterday during an Israeli raid in the Askar Camp in Nablus, occupied West Bank.

Gaza warIsraeli–Palestinian conflictIsraeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

Source: Al Jazeera

Six people are killed in a U.S. missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea.

War on drugs2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers

Source: AP

The Trump administration deploys the USS carrier battle group to Latin America for counter-drug cartel operations.

War on drugs2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers

Source: Reuters

Three people are killed in a roadside bombing on a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Source: The Canadian Press

Three people are killed and two others injured during two Israeli airstrikes against two vehicles in Toul and Nabatieh, Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah commander Abbas Karki is among the fatalities.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Source: AA

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Tropical Storm Melissa.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Source: AP

Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured in a fire on a bus in Kurnool, India.

Source: AP

Fourteen people are killed, two others are rescued and two are reported missing when a rubber boat sinks off the coast of Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey.

Source: DPA International

Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in Sri Lanka.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Politics and elections

Citizens of the Republic of Ireland vote for the next President to succeed Michael D. Higgins, who is term-limited. The candidates are independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys, the first time an election has only had two choices since 1973; Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin suspended his campaign and no other candidate made it past the nomination stage.

2025 Irish presidential election

Source: BBC

The Croatian parliament votes to reintroduce compulsory military service, which had been shifted to a volunteer system in 2008. The new conscription will require two months of basic training, allowing conscientious objectors to opt for civilian service.

Source: AP

Law and crime

A man detonates a grenade on a train in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, killing three women and a border guard, and wounding 12 other people. The perpetrator, who also died in the explosion, was a fugitive from Kharkiv.

2025 Ovruch train attack

Source: News.az

Pakistan bans the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party after deadly clashes between party members and Pakistani police during a protest march led by the party over the past two weeks.

2025 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests

Source: Reuters

A court in Azerbaijan orders a senior Russian journalist of state media agency Sputnik be released from prison and placed under house arrest for three months. The decision comes after a meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tajikistan amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.

Azerbaijan–Russia relationsMedia freedom in Azerbaijan

Source: Reuters

A court in London, United Kingdom, sentences a Colombian man to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of two men in London in July 2024. The man also pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child pornography.

Murders of Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth

Source: AP

The Philippines' anti-graft court acquits former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes, and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of their remaining graft charges, citing failure to prove their guilt. The three had been charged over their alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund.

Pork barrel scam

Source: ABS-CBN News

A manhunt is launched for Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl sparked anti-immigration protests in Epping, Essex, England, after he was accidentally released from prison.

Source: BBC News

Law and crime

More than 30 people are arrested by United States law enforcement as part of an investigation into illegal gambling linked to the American mafia, including former professional basketball player Damon Jones, Miami Heat player Terry Rozier, and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups.

2025 National Basketball Association illegal gambling prosecution

Source: Reuters

A review conducted by National Public Radio reveals that there have been at least 20 deaths in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, making it the deadliest year since record-keeping began in 2004.

Deportation in the second Trump administration

Source: NPR

The United Kingdom Foreign Office issues sanctions against gangs from the Balkans for facilitating migrant smuggling across the English Channel into the UK.

English Channel illegal migrant crossings (2018–present)

Source: DW

A grand jury indicts Decarlos Brown Jr., the perpetrator of the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte Area Transit System train in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, of first-degree murder and causing death on a public transport system, making him eligible for the death penalty.

Killing of Iryna Zarutska

Source: Newsweek

A court in Belfast, Northern Ireland, finds a British soldier not guilty over killings on Bloody Sunday in 1972 in Derry.

Source: Reuters

International relations

U.S. president Donald Trump announces all trade negotiations with Canada are "terminated" following an advertisement featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan released by the government of Ontario.

2025 United States trade war with Canada and MexicoCanada–United States trade relations

Source: CBC

The United States rules out Israel's plan to annex the West Bank following a Knesset vote, while several other countries also affirm their standings against the plan, calling it a violation of international law.

Israel–United States relationsProposed Israeli annexation of the West BankInternational law and the Arab–Israeli conflict

Source: Gulf News

Nearly 700 foreigners have fled Myanmar and crossed into Thailand following the Tatmadaw's raid on the KK Park scam center on Monday. Thailand detains 677 people, including 618 men and 59 women, after they cross the border into Tak Province, Thailand.

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 50 insurgents are killed as the Nigerian Army repel drone-backed attacks on military positions in Borno and Yobe States.

Boko Haram insurgency

Source: Reuters

Four people, including an elderly woman, are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in eastern and southern Lebanon.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Source: Al Jazeera

A ceasefire is agreed between the Syrian Armed Forces and Firqat al-Ghuraba, after the latter's camp was sieged yesterday in Harem.

Syrian conflict (2024–present)

Source: France24

Arts and culture

magazine revises the rules for its Hot 100 record chart and implements a maximum time spent on the list if a song drops below a certain rank, intended to shorten the age to be considered "contemporary".

Source: NPR

Politics and elections

At a meeting with Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his bid for a fourth non-consecutive term in next year's election.

2026 Brazilian general election

Source: AP

Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Budapest, Hungary, in rival rallies for incumbent prime minister Viktor Orbán and his main opposition rival Péter Magyar.

2026 Hungarian parliamentary election

Source: AP

Law and crime

The Fijian High Court sentences former prime minister Frank Bainimarama to a 12-month suspended prison term after being found guilty of making an unwarranted demand to a public official under the Crimes Act this month.

Source: RNZ

An opposition politician of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Weligama, Sri Lanka, amid an increase of shootings in the country, which have left 51 people killed and 56 injured since the beginning of the year.

Source: AP

Arts and culture

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, reopens with increased activity several days after jewelry from the Galerie d'Apollon was stolen in a heist. The Galerie d'Apollon, however, remains closed.

2025 Louvre robbery

Source: DW

Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli of Georgia are awarded the 2025 Sakharov Prize.

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society forty-five people, including former prisoners and a child, are arrested during a series of Israeli raids in Nablus, Ramallah, Qalqilya and Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank. They further say that homes are vandalized and the arrested are assaulted.

Gaza warIsraeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

Source: Al Jazeera

Six people are killed and several others are injured in Russian strikes on power plants in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Kyiv strikes (2022–present)

Source: Euronews

One person is killed and six others are injured in Russian drone strikes on a kindergarten in Kholodnohirskyi District, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)

Source: The Kyiv Independent

Three soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces are killed in an operation in Stavropol, Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: RBC-Ukraine

Five people are killed during two separate United States airstrikes against two boats in the Pacific Ocean, the first such attacks in the area. The attacks since September 2025, previously limited only to the Caribbean Sea, have killed a total of 37 people.

War on drugs2025 United States military strikes against alleged drug traffickers

Source: Al Jazeera

A man opens fire outside the Serbian Parliament in Belgrade and sets fire to a tent, critically injuring a person, before being arrested. The incident is classified as a terrorist attack.

Terrorism in Serbia

Source: Ansa

Disasters and accidents

At least 12 people are killed, 19 others are injured and 10 are reported missing following an explosion at a munitions factory in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

2025 Plastmass Factory explosion

Source: BBC News

Four people are killed when a Robinson R66 helicopter crashes near Ekalaka, Montana, United States.

2025 Ekalaka helicopter crash

Source: HuffPost

Forty-six people are killed and others are injured in a collision between two buses and other vehicles on the Kampala–Gulu Highway in Uganda.

Source: Al Jazeera

Forty people are killed, including infants, and thirty others are rescued when a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Mahdia, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia.

Source: Africanews

Politics and elections

Argentine foreign minister Gerardo Werthein submits his resignation to President Javier Milei.

Source: Reuters

Greece's parliament approves a law prohibiting demonstrations around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, designating the area for ceremonial use only.

Source: Reuters

Thai deputy finance minister Vorapak Tanyawong resigns following his alleged involvement in a transnational scam operation.

Source: Reuters