Armed conflicts and attacks

The surviving gunman of the attack on Bondi Beach, Australia, is charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98nm1ry38jo

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy attacked an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing at least four people. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/boat-strike-trump-cartels-venezuela-us-military-c647b6b80fe0f0acaab3856f61365ed0

International relations

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves a deal to export US$35 billion of natural gas from the Leviathan gas field to Egypt over the next 15 years. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/israel-gas-leviathan-chevron-egypt-9d7e816ae59b18f5d5cb78aadc3083e1

Politics and elections

Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law to redistribute ownerless homes on occupied territories to those who have lost homes during the conflict. (Euromaidan Press)

• https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/17/putin-signs-law-to-seize-ukrainian-homes-on-occupied-territories-until-2030/

Politics and elections

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court rules that Indigenous land rights constitute unamendable constitutional guarantees, thereby blocking congressional efforts to restrict the recognition of Indigenous territories and reinforcing existing protections despite pending legislative opposition. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/brazil-supreme-court-affirms-indigenous-land-rights-defying-congress-2025-12-17/

Sports

In association football, Paris Saint-Germain win their first FIFA Intercontinental Cup after defeating Flamengo 2–1 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, in the final in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/paris-st-germain-beat-flamengo-penalties-win-intercontinental-cup-2025-12-17/