Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war hostage crisis
  • The remains of three bodies Hamas gave to Israel overnight are found not to have been of any known hostages, leaving 11 bodies of hostages remaining in Gaza. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
  • Four people are killed and three injured in an Israeli airstrike against a vehicle in Kfar Reman, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • The Pakistani government partially reopens the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow Afghan refugees to flee home, while all remaining restrictions on cross-border movement stay banned, following an agreement to maintain a ceasefire. (AP)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • The United States threatens to carry out attacks in Nigeria due to continuous attacks against Christians by Boko Haram and ISWAP. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, officially opens to the public following long delays. (AP)
• Pope Leo XIV of the Catholic Church declares saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church, one of 38, and a co-patron of Catholic education. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 22 people are killed and 12 others are injured in a fire and explosion at a Waldo's store in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. (El Imparcial)
• A landslide triggered by heavy rain kills at least 21 people and leaves 30 others missing in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. (AP)
• A stampede at a Hindu temple in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India, kills nine people. (Reuters)
• Three people are killed, two are missing, and two others are injured in an avalanche on the Vertainspitze mountain in the Ortler Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. (Sky Tg24)

Law and crime

• 2025 Harvard Medical School explosion
  • A bomb explodes at the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, with no injuries reported. The suspects are still on the run. (AP)
• 2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing
  • Ten people are injured, including nine in life-threatening conditions, in a mass stabbing attack on a London North Eastern Railway passenger train in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. Two suspects are arrested. (BBC News)
• Two people are killed and six others are injured, including two suspects, in a shootout in Vorizia, Crete, Greece. Police say that it was caused by a long-standing feud between two local families. (AP)
• People born since 2007 are permanently banned from buying or using tobacco in the Maldives, making it the first country in the world to impose a lifelong smoking ban from a certain age. (NOS)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Tanzanian general election
  • Incumbent Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party is declared the winner of the general election with 97% of the vote, amidst protests by the opposition. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore founds a company, SAFCo, to meet Singapore's goal of utilizing sustainable aviation fuel in flights. (CNA)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 21 people are killed and at least 18 bodies are recovered in landslides in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (AP)

International relations

• The United Nations Security Council approves a United States-backed resolution supporting Morocco's autonomy proposal and claim to the disputed Western Sahara, despite opposition from Algeria. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire
  • A court in Turkey sentences the owner of Kartalkaya hotel to life in prison after finding him guilty of severe negligence in the fire at his hotel in January, which killed 78 people, including 34 children. (AP)
• 2025 Tanzanian election protests
  • The United Nations says ten deaths have occured due to protests in Tanzania following the general election. (AP)
• Capital punishment in India
  • A court in Andhra Pradesh, India, sentences five people to death for the November 2015 assassination of the mayor of Chittoor and her husband. (The Times of India)
• Police in Guyana arrest opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Florida, United States, and an extradition request by American authorities, who accuse him of several financial crimes. (AP)

Sports

• 2025 Korean Series
  • In baseball, the LG Twins defeat the Hanwha Eagles in five games to win their fourth Korean Series title. (Yonhap)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Sudanese civil war
  • Siege of El Fasher, War crimes during the Sudanese civil war
    • Al-Fashir massacre
      • Massacres occur in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan, as Rapid Support Forces overwhelm the city and kill civilians for several days, targeting Zaghawa people. (DW)
• 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • Following peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an extended ceasefire, while Pakistan continues to allege that Afghanistan is sheltering militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban. (DW)
• Israeli–Lebanese conflict
  • Israeli troops enter the southern Lebanese city of Blida and storm the municipal hall, killing an employee while sleeping. In response, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun orders the military to confront any Israeli incursions. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The Sagrada Família church in Barcelona, Spain, becomes the world's tallest church at 162.91 m (534.5 ft) after a part of its central tower was added during construction, surpassing the previously-tallest Ulm Minster in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (DW)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • United States president Donald Trump meets Chinese president Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs. (CNA)

Law and crime

• Immigration to the United States
  • The United States government announces it will lower the number of refugees admitted to the country from 125,000 to 7,500 starting in 2026, while also prioritizing white South Africans. (DW)

Politics and elections

• The Latvian Saeima votes 56–32 to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention treaty, which combats violence against women and domestic violence. (Reuters)
• In the United Kingdom, King Charles III begins the formal process of revoking Prince Andrew's royal title due to his dealings with deceased convicted sex offender and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (DW) (The New York Times)

Sports

• 2025 Japan Series
  • In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeats the Hanshin Tigers in five games to win its 12th Japan Series championship. (Mainichi in Japanese)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Armed conflict for control of the favelas
  • Operation Containment
    • The death toll from yesterday's police operation in Rio de Janeiro rises to at least 132 people. (Reuters)
• 2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers
  • Four people are killed in an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (ABC News)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Six Pakistani soldiers and seven gunmen are killed in a shootout at the border with Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya)
• Spillover of the Mali War
  • The JNIM carries out its first attack in Nigeria, killing a soldier and seizing ammunition and cash in Kwara State. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • South Korea–United States relations
    • South Korea announces it has finalized a trade deal with the United States in which the U.S. agrees to 15% of tariffs on imported South Korean goods and South Korea will invest in American businesses and shipbuilding projects. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

• At least nine people are killed and five others are missing due to floods in central Vietnam, including in major cities such as Đà Nẵng and Hội An. (Reuters)
• The roof of the girls’ dormitory at a pesantren collapses due to heavy rain and strong winds in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia, killing a student and injuring 19 others. (Tempo)

International relations

• Afghanistan–Pakistan relations
  • 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
    • Peace talks held in Istanbul, Turkey, between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapse and achieve no clear agreement. (Reuters)
• International recognition of Kosovo, Kosovo–Syria relations, Serbia–Syria relations
  • Syria officially recognizes Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state. (Sana)

Law and crime

• Pelicot rape case
  • The French Senate approves amendments to the country's rape law to include a consent-based definition, clarifying that consent must be freely given and cannot be implied by silence or lack of resistance. (Reuters)
• Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs a law institutionalizing a ban on the country's offshore gaming operators and declaring their operations illegal. (Philippine News Agency)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Alberta teachers' strike
  • In the Canadian province of Alberta, premier Danielle Smith says legislation has been passed to end the strike, invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges of the legislation's constitutionality. (CBC) (Global News)
• 2025 Dutch general election
  • In the Netherlands, a snap election is held following the collapse of the Schoof cabinet in June. (The Guardian)
  • Centrist liberal party Democrats 66, led by Rob Jetten, takes a surprise lead according to the main exit poll, just two years after the party ranked sixth in the previous vote. (Euronews)
  • Frans Timmermans, the leader of the GroenLinks–PvdA alliance, steps down following a poor performance during the election. (Politico)
• 2025 Tanzanian general election
  • Tanzanians vote to elect a president, members of the National Assembly, and ward councillors. Incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan runs unopposed after the High Court barred main opposition leaders from participating in the elections. (The Washington Post)
• 2025 Tanzanian election protests
  • Protests and riots erupts in Dar es Salaam over electoral reforms and demands for free political activity, with demonstrators setting fire to vehicles and damaging public infrastructure. Tanzanian police use tear gas to break up the protests and impose a curfew. Internet connectivity is disrupted shortly after. (AP) (The Guardian) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Gaza war hostage crisis
    • Hamas announces that it is postponing the return of the body of a dead hostage, citing multiple violations of the ceasefire by Israel. (Reuters)
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • Three Al-Qassam Brigades militants are killed by Israeli troops in a shooting–airstrike attack in Kfar Qud, near Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (L'Orient Today) (Reuters)
  • Hamas fires at and launches an anti-tank missile at Israeli troops in Rafah, Gaza, killing an Israeli soldier. (The Jerusalem Post) (BBC)
  • At least 104 people are killed, including 46 children, and 50 others are injured in multiple Israeli retaliatory airstrikes across Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Armed conflict for control of the favelas
  • Operation Containment
    • Sixty-four people, including four police officers, are killed in large-scale raids on Comando Vermelho spots in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making it the deadliest police operation in the city's history. At least 81 suspected gang members are arrested in the operation. (CNN) (DW)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Al-Fashir massacre
    • Over 460 people are killed in an attack on a hospital by the Rapid Support Forces in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. (AP)

Business and economy

• AI boom, Workplace impact of artificial intelligence
  • Multinational technology and e-commerce company Amazon announces it will lay off 14,000 corporate positions as it invests more in building AI and cloud computing infrastructure. (DW) (CNBC)
• Economy of the Philippines
  • The Philippine peso falls to a record low of ₱59.2 per U.S. dollar, which the country's central bank attributes to currency depreciation influenced by recent interest rate cuts and foreign investment outflows. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Westmoreland parish, southwest Jamaica, as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph sustained winds. (CNN) (NHC)
• Mombasa Air Safari Flight 203
  • A Mombasa Air Safari-operated Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft carrying foreign tourists from Hungary and Germany crashes near Kwale, Kenya, killing all 11 people on board. (AP)
• Eighteen people are killed when a wooden vessel carrying dozens of irregular refugees capsizes off the coast of Surman, Libya. (TRT World)

Health and environment

• 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak
  • The German government culls 500,000 birds, including chickens, geese, and turkeys, as the federal animal health institute reports over 100 outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza, including 30 outbreaks among poultry battery farms across the country. (DW)

International relations

• China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sign an upgraded free trade agreement, which will broaden collaboration on infrastructure, digital and green transition, trade facilitation and people-to-people exchanges between the two sides, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (CNA)

Law and crime

• Assassination of Shinzo Abe
  • The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged killer of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, opens in Nara. It is expected to end by mid-December. (AP)
• Crime in London
  • One person is killed and two others, including a 14-year-old, are injured in a mass stabbing in London, England. A 22-year-old Afghan national is arrested. (Sky News)
• Fijian deputy prime minister Biman Prasad says that he intends to resign after being charged with corruption. He is the second deputy PM in Sitiveni Rabuka's government to be charged since last week. (RNZ)
• Nigeria's Senate passes the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, introducing fines of up to ₦12 million (US$8,250) and prison sentences of up to 10 years for wildlife smuggling and strengthening enforcement against illegal trade in ivory, pangolin scales, and other endangered species. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Conscription in Russia
  • The Russian State Duma approves a bill to change military conscription to a year-round process, passing it to the Federation Council for approval. (AP)

Sports

• 2025 Turkish referee betting scandal, Gambling in Turkey
  • The Turkish Football Federation takes disciplinary action against 152 referees who were found to have actively placed bets on football matches. At least 371 of the 571 active referees are found to have a betting account. (ESPN) (NTV in Turkish)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in the Sahel
  • Mali War
    • Mali's government closes all schools and universities across the country amid a fuel blockade by al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM insurgents. (Al Jazeera)
• 2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers
  • Fourteen people are killed and one survives after three American airstrikes against four boats in the Pacific Ocean. (CBS News)
• Gaza war
  • Eight Palestinians are killed and 13 injured in the Gaza Strip during Israeli airstrikes, despite the agreed ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom
  • King Charles III dedicates a memorial to LGBTQ members of the Armed Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, on the 25-year anniversary of the end to the country's ban on gay servicemen. (AP)

Business and economy

• Taxation in Malta
  • Malta introduces tax cuts exempting parents of two or more children from income tax on up to €18,500 (US$21,574) of earnings from 2026, rising to €30,000 ($34,985) by 2028, as part of efforts to address its low fertility rate. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 intensity on its approach to Jamaica. (NBC) (Washington Post) (Fox Weather)

International relations

• Montenegro–Turkey relations
  • Montenegro suspends its visa-free arrangement for Turkish citizens after the stabbing of a local man allegedly by Turkish nationals led to unrest in Podgorica. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A court in Mali sentences former prime minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison on charges of undermining state security and inciting public disorder. Mara will serve one year without parole and one year as a suspended sentence. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Cameroonian presidential election
  • The Supreme Court of Cameroon announces the reelection of incumbent president Paul Biya. (AP)
• 2025 Czech parliamentary election
  • Czech president Petr Pavel asks former prime minister Andrej Babiš to form a new government after his party ANO won the most seats in the parliamentary elections earlier this month. (AP)
• Tunisia suspends the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights from operating for a month, citing the need to conduct a financial audit on the organization's foreign funds. (Reuters)