Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemen's airspace briefly closes as a result of the STC offensive. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/yemen-civil-war-saudi-arabia-uae-d29e9a9d3cb60c8c1b009bfcbe1c28c0

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, allegedly targeting Hezbollah's site. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/israel-launches-new-wave-of-air-attacks-on-lebanon-straining-fragile-truce

Disasters and accidents

A Mw 7.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan, causing some public services to be suspended. (Mainichi) (CNBC)

• https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251208/p2g/00m/0na/045000c
• https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warnings.html

Disasters and accidents

Four tourists are killed and one other is missing when a wave hits a seawater pool in Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Spain. The victims had previously ignored the warnings and the closure of the seawater pool. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/spain-tenerife-vacationers-swimmers-pool-sea-deaths-95d9cbc6146c5bcb336f67af82d998fa

Law and crime

In Mexico, former Chihuahua governor César Duarte Jáquez is arrested for allegedly laundering more than Mex$96 million (US$5 million) in public funds. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/former-mexico-governor-arrested-alleged-money-laundering-2025-12-08/

Law and crime

The Honduran attorney general issues an international arrest warrant for former president Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. president Donald Trump recently pardoned after serving part of a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/honduras-ag-issues-international-arrest-warrant-pardoned-ex-president-hernandez-2025-12-08/