Caracas, Venezuela – December 25, 2025 – Venezuelan authorities have released at least 60 people detained during protests against President Nicolas Maduro, marking a Christmas-time gesture amid ongoing concerns over political detentions. Human rights groups note that hundreds of political prisoners remain behind bars despite the latest releases. The Committee for the Freedom of Political

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Port Sudan, Sudan – December 25, 2025 – A senior official in Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) has rejected any negotiations or truce with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as the nearly three-year war continues to devastate the country. “There is no truce and no negotiation with an occupier, and that the just peace

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Damascus, Syria – December 25, 2025 – Syrian authorities have announced the death of a senior ISIL (ISIS) commander, Mohammed Shahadeh, during a specialised security operation in the Damascus countryside. Shahadeh, also known as Abu Omar Shaddad, was described as the group’s governor of Hauran and a direct threat to local and regional security. Details

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Ankara, Turkiye – December 25, 2025 – Officials from Libya and Turkiye have intensified their investigation into a fatal plane crash near Ankara that claimed the life of Libya’s army chief of staff, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, along with seven other people. Forensic teams are examining the wreckage while preparations for repatriating the bodies

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Brasília, Brazil – December 25, 2025 – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently serving a prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent a successful surgical procedure to repair a painful inguinal hernia, according to his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro. The 70-year-old leader left prison briefly to receive the operation at DF Star Hospital in Brasília. Details

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Occupied West Bank – December 25, 2025 – An eight-month-old Palestinian infant was among several civilians wounded in a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank, according to local reports and Palestinian authorities. The incidents involved Israeli settlers and soldiers, highlighting the ongoing tensions in the region. Settler Attack in Sair, Hebron Five Israeli

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Galilee, Israel – December 25, 2025 – Celebrated Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has passed away at the age of 72, ending a remarkable five-decade career that made him a defining figure in Palestinian cinema and cultural resistance. Bakri died on Wednesday at the Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya due to heart and lung

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Tajikistan – December 25, 2025 – Five people have died in a deadly firefight on the Tajik-Afghan border, authorities in Tajikistan confirmed. The confrontation, which took place in the Shamsiddin Shokhin district near the village of Kavo, involved heavily armed intruders from Afghanistan and Tajik border guards, marking the third major cross-border incident in recent

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Tanzania – December 25, 2025 – A tragic helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, has claimed the lives of five people, including two foreign tourists, authorities confirmed. The accident occurred during a rescue mission to evacuate patients from the mountain, highlighting the risks of high-altitude operations in this popular climbing destination. Details of

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Istanbul, Turkey – December 25, 2025 – Turkish security forces have successfully thwarted planned terrorist attacks targeting Christmas and New Year celebrations by arresting 115 suspected ISIL (ISIS) operatives in Istanbul, officials confirmed. The arrests come amid heightened concerns over the group’s attempts to carry out attacks against civilians during the holiday season. Massive Raids

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