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The mayor of Badhadhe District, Lower Juba, Hassan Nuur Cabdi, survives an ambush attack which killed at
Constitutional crisis in Somalia — The mayor of Badhadhe District, Lower Juba, Hassan Nuur Cabdi, survives an ambush attack which killed at least five of his security personnel. [https://www.idilnews.com/heavy-clash

Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 28 people.
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 28 people. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241222-gaza-rescuers-say-israeli-strikes-kill-28 (France 24)]
An Assad regime mass grave containing the remains of 93 civilians, including several women and children, is
Fall of the Assad regime — An Assad regime mass grave containing the remains of 93 civilians, including several women and children, is discovered in Qarfa, Daraa Governorate, Syria, with all of the bodies re
The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, increases to 94.
2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season — The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, increases to 94. [https://www.dw.com/en/cyclone-chido-death-toll-in-mozambique-rises-to-94/a-71138513 (DW)]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico holds a previously unannounced meeting with Russian President Vladimir
Russia–Slovakia relations — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico holds a previously unannounced meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/202
Around 100,000 people gather at the Slavija Square in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government
2024 Serbian anti-corruption protests — Around 100,000 people gather at the Slavija Square in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government response to the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse and demand the re
In the highest-ranking state visit since the regime change, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds a
Fall of the Assad regime — In the highest-ranking state visit since the regime change, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds a meeting with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus to su
Four people are killed and 13 others are missing when a highway bridge across the Tocantins River between
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge collapse — Four people are killed and 13 others are missing when a highway bridge across the Tocantins River between Estreito, Maranhão, and Aguiarnópolis, Tocantins, Brazil, partially collap
The new Icelandic Government says it will put Iceland's EU membership to referendum by 2027.
Iceland-European Union relations — The new Icelandic Government says it will put Iceland's EU membership to referendum by 2027. [https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/22/icelands-incoming-government-says-it-wil
New Zealand rejects the Cook Islands' proposal to establish its own passports and citizenship but expresses
2024 Serbian anti-corruption protests — New Zealand rejects the Cook Islands' proposal to establish its own passports and citizenship but expresses willingness to discuss independence if initiated by Cook Islanders. [htt
Ten people are killed and seventeen others are injured when a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashes into shops and a
2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash — Ten people are killed and seventeen others are injured when a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashes into shops and a hotel while taking off from the Canela Airport in Gramado, Rio Grande do
The death toll from the stampede at two food distribution events in Abuja and Okija, Nigeria, increases to 32.
2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash — The death toll from the stampede at two food distribution events in Abuja and Okija, Nigeria, increases to 32. [https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-rises-in-nigerian-charity-event-sta
Seven people are killed when a private Cessna 207 crashes into a hill in El Montoso, Jalisco, Mexico.
2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash — Seven people are killed when a private Cessna 207 crashes into a hill in El Montoso, Jalisco, Mexico. [https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-t207a-turbo-stationair-7-near-el

Residents of Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, win the world's biggest lottery, the Spanish Christmas Lottery's El
Red Sea crisis — Residents of Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, win the world's biggest lottery, the Spanish Christmas Lottery's El Gordo €2.7 billion prize. [https://www.dw.com/en/spain-worlds-biggest-lot

The US military states that the guided-missile cruiser accidentally shot down a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet
Red Sea crisis — The US military states that the guided-missile cruiser accidentally shot down a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and injured one of its pilots in a friendly fire incident foll

At least seven Ukrainian drones strike Kazan, Russia, six of which reportedly hit residential areas,
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine — At least seven Ukrainian drones strike Kazan, Russia, six of which reportedly hit residential areas, including a 32-story apartment building. [https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/20
Forty-one people are killed and seven more are injured when a bus collides with a granite block that fell
2024 Minas Gerais road crash — Forty-one people are killed and seven more are injured when a bus collides with a granite block that fell from a truck on a highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [https://www.theguardia
The Albanian government announces a one-year ban on the social media platform TikTok beginning in 2025,
Censorship of TikTok — The Albanian government announces a one-year ban on the social media platform TikTok beginning in 2025, following a fatal stabbing of a teenager in November in connection to a conf
The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, forms a coalition government in Iceland's
2024 Icelandic parliamentary election — The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, forms a coalition government in Iceland's Althing with the Liberal Reform Party and the People's Party. Frostadóttir b
Ten people are killed and many others are injured in a stampede during a distribution of food and clothes at
2024 Minas Gerais road crash — Ten people are killed and many others are injured in a stampede during a distribution of food and clothes at a church in Abuja, Nigeria. [https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-stamped
2025 United States federal budget, Government shutdowns in the United States
2024 Icelandic parliamentary election — 2025 United States federal budget, Government shutdowns in the United States
Nine people are killed and 13 more injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Pa Alam, Lorestan, Iran.
2024 Minas Gerais road crash — Nine people are killed and 13 more injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Pa Alam, Lorestan, Iran. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-road-accident-nine-dead-1455692cf7a901073fa
The United States Senate passes a funding bill, with President Joe Biden subsequently signing the bill into
2024 Icelandic parliamentary election — The United States Senate passes a funding bill, with President Joe Biden subsequently signing the bill into law, thereby averting a government shutdown. [https://www.cbsnews.com/ne
Two people are killed and three others are missing when an under-construction six-story building collapses in
2024 Minas Gerais road crash — Two people are killed and three others are missing when an under-construction six-story building collapses in Sohana village, Mohali district, India. [https://zeenews.india.com/ind

Sixteen Pakistan Army soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when Pakistani Taliban
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Sixteen Pakistan Army soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when Pakistani Taliban militants launch an overnight raid on an army post in Makeen, Khyber Pakhtun