Disasters and accidents

Fourteen people are killed, including three children who died of hypothermia, amid a severe storm in the Gaza Strip. At least 13 homes previously damaged by Israel have also collapsed. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/12/live-at-least-10-people-die-in-gaza-in-past-24-hours-amid-storm

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and several others are missing and presumed trapped under rubble when an under-construction building on top of a Hindu temple collapses in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP) (WRAL)

• https://apnews.com/article/building-collapse-south-africa-temple-verulam-ec650d93dca9d1233363acf888bad859
• https://www.wral.com/news/ap/ec650-building-under-construction-collapses-on-temple-in-south-africa-leaving-1-dead/

Law and crime

Police in Mashhad, Iran, arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi during a ceremony honoring deceased lawyer and human rights activist Khosrow Alikordi. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/iran-arrest-narges-mohammadi-8523591777ccf6338f9adc1afcf00d90

Law and crime

Civil society groups and church representatives file complaints against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte at the Office of the Ombudsman, accusing her of plunder, violations of Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, bribery, and betrayal of public trust. (Bloomberg) (Rappler)

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-12/philippines-vice-president-duterte-faces-fresh-graft-complaint
• https://www.rappler.com/philippines/plunder-complaint-sara-duterte-confidential-funds-december-2025/