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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

The Haitian government declares a one-month state of emergency amid the escalating gang violence and the

Haitian crisis — The Haitian government declares a one-month state of emergency amid the escalating gang violence and the deepening security crisis. [https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/ha

Sixteen people are injured in a Houthi missile attack on the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in Israel.

Red Sea crisis — Sixteen people are injured in a Houthi missile attack on the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in Israel. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/20/middleeast/tel-aviv-hit-by-projectile-from-yemen-int

The Puntland region of Somalia announces that it will introduce a new regional currency in 2025.

Constitutional crisis in Somalia — The Puntland region of Somalia announces that it will introduce a new regional currency in 2025. The region had previously shifted to use of the United States dollar in 2021, due t

The United Nations Human Rights Office reports that the Rapid Support Forces have killed over 782 civilians

Darfur campaign — The United Nations Human Rights Office reports that the Rapid Support Forces have killed over 782 civilians and wounded over 1,143 others in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, since M

Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke announces a new search effort for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,

Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 — Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke announces a new search effort for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014, to be conducted by American marine ro

Australia agrees to provide Solomon Islands with financing, training, and infrastructure support worth AU$190

Australia–Solomon Islands relations — Australia agrees to provide Solomon Islands with financing, training, and infrastructure support worth AU$190 million (US$118 million) over four years to strengthen its police forc

A child is killed and seven other people are injured in a mass stabbing at a primary school in Zagreb,

2024 Zagreb school stabbing — A child is killed and seven other people are injured in a mass stabbing at a primary school in Zagreb, Croatia. The 19-year-old perpetrator is arrested. [https://www.bbc.com/news/a

Government shutdowns in the United States, National debt of the United States, United States debt ceiling

2025 United States federal budget — Government shutdowns in the United States, National debt of the United States, United States debt ceiling

At least 50 people, mostly from the Zaghawa ethnic group, have been killed by the Rapid Support Forces in the

Darfur campaign — At least 50 people, mostly from the Zaghawa ethnic group, have been killed by the Rapid Support Forces in the past week in El Fasher, North Darfur State, Sudan. [https://sudantribu