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December 28

Politics and elections

Citizens of the Central African Republic vote to elect a president and 140 members of the National Assembly. The incumbent Faustin-Archange Touadéra seeks a third term in office.
Source: Reuters external link
Citizens of Guinea vote for a president as incumbent Mamady Doumbouya seeks to be elected four years after leading a coup.
Source: Reuters external link
Citizens of Myanmar vote in the first phase to elect the nation's legislature, held under the supervision of a military junta amidst a civil war.
Source: AP external link
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Citizens of Kosovo vote for the second time in a year to elect the members of the Kuvendi.
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December 27

Business and economy

China issues sanctions on 20 United States defense-related companies and ten executives for providing weapons to Taiwan last week.
Source: AP external link
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Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco and private miner SQM create a joint venture to develop lithium in the Atacama salt flat until 2060, with the Chilean state set to receive the majority of operating margins.
Source: Barron's external link
The National People's Congress of China passes a revised trade law that will expand the government's authority to counter trade restrictions, regulate exports of strategic goods, and update provisions on digital, green, and intellectual-property trade from March 1, 2026.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Citizens of the Ivory Coast vote for the 255 members of the National Assembly despite the opposition Democratic Party boycotting due to alleged election fraud by the ruling RHDP party.
Source: DW external link
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Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and 32 others injured during a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine. Damage to critical infrastructure leaves 40% of Kyiv's residential areas and surrounding districts without heating.
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Source: The Moscow Times external link
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The Rapid Support Forces kill over 200 civilians in ethnically motivated attacks targeting non-Arabs in West Darfur and during advances in North Darfur, according to the Sudan Doctors Union.
Source: The Express Tribune external link
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Niger's military junta declares a nationwide mobilization that authorizes the compulsory call-up of citizens and the requisition of property and services to support operations against jihadist insurgent groups.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Cambodia and Thailand sign a new ceasefire agreement, calling for a pause in military movements and airspace encroachment for military purposes.
Source: AP external link
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Law and crime

The Iranian justice ministry seizes a foreign-flagged oil tanker carrying 25,000 barrels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and detains its sixteen crew members on allegations of carrying illegal items.
Source: AP external link
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A joint operation between the Italian state police and the financial police results in the arrest of nine people for allegedly raising about US$8.2 million through charities and diverting most of the funds to Hamas following the 2023 attack on Israel.
Source: UPI external link
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Disasters and accidents

Fifteen people are killed and 19 more injured as a bus plunges in to a ravine while driving on the Inter-American Highway in Sololá Department, Guatemala.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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An accident involving two cars after an improper overtaking kills eleven people on the BR-101 highway near Mucuri, Bahia, Brazil.
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At least nine people are killed and eight others are injured when a bus carrying 19 charity workers overturns on a mountain in Phinh Ho, Lào Cai province, Vietnam.
Source: Tuổi Trẻ external link
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A M 7.0 earthquake, rated intensity four on the Central Weather Administration seismic intensity scale, strikes 32 km (20 mi) off the coast of Yilan, Taiwan, causing a temporary power outage for over 3,000 households.
Source: CNN external link
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A Spanish soccer coach and his three children are missing after a boat carrying eleven people sinks near Padar, Indonesia.
Source: AP external link
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December 26

Business and economy

The Takaichi Cabinet of Japan approves a ¥122.3 trillion (US$785 billion) budget for the next fiscal year, the largest national budget in Japan's history, while reducing the debt-dependence ratio to 24.2 percent, supported by projected tax revenues of a record ¥83.7 trillion ($535 billion).
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and 26 others are injured in a 50-vehicle collision on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Source: The Independent external link

International relations

Israel becomes the first country to recognize Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. Somaliland also officially recognises Israel.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

The Malaysian Federal Court sentences former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 years in prison and a RM‎13.5 billion (US$3.3 billion) fine for abuse of power and money laundering.
Source: AP external link
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court orders the preventive detention of former federal highway police chief Silvinei Vasques after he was captured in Paraguay while attempting to flee Brazil despite electronic tagging, following his conviction for involvement in the attempted coup.
Source: Reuters external link
Fifteen people are injured in a mass stabbing and liquid attack at a factory in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The perpetrator is arrested.
Source: CBS News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Israeli civilians are killed and another two are injured, including a child, in a vehicle ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man in Beit She'an and Afula, Israel. The perpetrator is shot by police and hospitalized.
Source: The New York Times external link
Eight people are killed and 18 more are injured in an explosion caused by Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah at an Alawite mosque in Homs, Syria.
Source: France 24 external link
Two soldiers are killed and another is critically wounded in a drone strike against a military base in Tine, Wadi Fira, Chad. The perpetrators are unknown.
Source: Reuters external link

December 25

Law and crime

Venezuela states that it has released 99 people detained after protests over the 2024 presidential election.
Source: Reuters external link
A Russian court sentences Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison for justifying terrorism.
Source: AP external link
A woman is found dead and two other people are wounded in an attack in Boden, Sweden. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

A bus with a Quezon City–Gubat route falls into a ravine in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Philippines, killing six passengers and injuring more than 20.
Source: in Filipino external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Armed Forces launch airstrikes on over 70 locations in Sokoto State, Nigeria, targeting Islamic State camps on orders of U.S. president Donald Trump. An unknown number of casualties are confirmed.
Source: BBC News external link
The Polish Air Force intercepts and escorts a Russian aerial reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea away from nearby Polish airspace.
Source: DW external link
Three people are killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon, including a member of the Iranian Quds Force.
Source: Reuters external link
Turkish authorities seize weapons and documents and arrest 115 suspects in Istanbul, connected with Islamic State-planned attacks on non-Muslims at Christmas and New Year's festivals across the country.
Source: BBC News external link

Politics and elections

Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, vote to elect 390 district council members who will select the city's mayor, marking Somalia's first direct election since 1969, serving as a pilot for planned nationwide polls.
Source: Reuters external link