Ukrainian drones hit residential towers in Kazan as Russia reports attacks
Ukrainska Pravda said at least seven Ukrainian drones struck Kazan, including hits on residential buildings and a 32-story apartment tower.
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Australia offers Solomon Islands AU$190 million police package as China remains active
Canberra has announced a four-year security package for Solomon Islands police, even as Beijing continues to cultivate its own ties with the Pacific nation.
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Israeli forces shoot Syrian protester in Maariyah near the Golan buffer zone
Israeli troops wounded a Syrian demonstrator in southern Syria as protests grew against Israel’s military presence near the UN-patrolled buffer zone.
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Arakan Army says it has seized Myanmar army’s western command headquarters
The ethnic armed group claims a major battlefield victory in western Myanmar even as regional diplomats discuss peace efforts in Bangkok.
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Poland summons Hungary’s ambassador over asylum for former justice minister
Warsaw protested Budapest’s decision to shelter Marcin Romanowski, escalating a dispute already tied to legal and political tensions between the two governments.
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UN says RSF siege of el-Fasher has killed 782 civilians since May
The UN human rights office said the siege of el-Fasher has killed at least 782 civilians and wounded more than 1,143 since May, warning the violence could amount to war crimes.
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U.S. drops $10 million bounty on Syrian rebel leader after Assad's fall
AP reported that Washington removed the reward for Abu Mohammad al-Julani after his group helped oust Bashar al-Assad, reflecting a rapid shift in U.S. policy.
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Russian Missile Strike Damages Residential Building in Kryvyi Rih, Injuring Six
A Russian missile hit a two-story residential building in Kryvyi Rih overnight on Dec. 19, injuring six people including a child, with two survivors rescued from beneath the rubble and multiple vehicles damaged.
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Magdeburg Christmas market attack kills five and leaves more than 200 injured
German officials say a car ramming at a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg killed five people, including a child, and injured more than 200 others.
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Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in Marda and spray anti-Arab slogans on the walls
Palestinian and Israeli officials described a mosque arson attack in the occupied West Bank after settlers defaced the building with racist graffiti.
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India and China restart border talks after five-year pause
New Delhi and Beijing agreed to resume formal dialogue on easing their long-running Himalayan border dispute.
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US and UK Sanction Georgian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Washington and London imposed sanctions on senior Georgian officials as pressure mounts over the handling of pro-European protests.
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HTS Leader Says Syria Is Exhausted by War and Not a Threat
Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria is too worn down by years of conflict to threaten its neighbours or the wider world.
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Satellite Images Suggest Russian Pullback From Syrian Bases
New satellite imagery and video analysis point to a possible Russian withdrawal from key Syrian bases after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Libya’s Dbeibah rejects any Russian military entry from Syria into eastern Libya
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says Libya will not accept foreign forces outside official agreements as reports circulate about Russian transfers from Syria.
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Iraq warns ISIS is regrouping in Syria after army collapse
Iraqi foreign minister Fuad Hussein says ISIS is reorganizing after seizing weapons from abandoned Syrian army depots and warns of prison breaks.
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UK weighs sending military trainers to Ukraine as support package grows
Defence Secretary John Healey’s visit to Kyiv signaled a possible expansion of British training support, alongside a fresh package of weapons and aid for Ukraine’s war effort.
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Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after missile attack
Israeli airstrikes hit ports, an oil facility and power stations in Yemen after a missile was fired toward Israel, with Houthi media reporting at least nine deaths.
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Syria's interim government prepares names of alleged Assad-era war criminals
The interim government said it is preparing a list of former regime figures accused of war crimes, torture and murder, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.
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Mexican Soldiers Killed by Cartel Landmine as Michoacan IED Toll Rises
2024-12-19 event: Two members of Mexico’s armed forces were killed in a blast in Michoacan just days after two soldiers died in a similar explosion.
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Lawmaker killed in Abkhazia parliament shooting as suspect flees scene
A shooting inside Abkhazia’s parliament killed one lawmaker and wounded another, deepening tensions in the Russia-backed breakaway Georgian region.
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US Sanctions Houthi-Linked Officials and Firms in New Pressure Campaign on Yemen Group
Washington targeted the Sanaa central bank governor and associated companies as the Houthis continued missile, drone and shipping attacks linked to the Gaza war.
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HRW Says Israel’s Gaza Water Policy Amounts to Genocide-Related Acts
On December 19, 2024, Human Rights Watch accused Israel of deliberately depriving Gaza civilians of water and said the pattern could amount to extermination and acts of genocide.
Read report »Two Americans Admit Running Secret Chinese Police Outpost in New York
Two U.S. citizens of Chinese descent pleaded guilty to helping operate a covert Chinese police surveillance station in Manhattan.
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