Disasters and accidents

Thirteen people are killed and several others are injured when a passenger bus overturns on a highway and collides with a taxi in Isfahan Province, Iran. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/iran-bus-crash-isfahan-traffic-e28f553e0c9aa83d49dc9f15c639ca6a

International relations

Israel denies entry to six Canadian MPs trying to visit the occupied West Bank as part of a nonprofit-sponsored tour. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/16/israel-denies-entry-to-canadian-mps-trying-to-reach-occupied-west-bank