Armed conflicts and attacks

Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet on the border and denies the truce previously announced by United States president Donald Trump. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/18/cambodia-says-thailand-bombs-casino-hub-on-border-with-no-truce-in-sight

Law and crime

Councilwoman Elena Rojas is assassinated and several others are injured, including at least four children, in a targeted mass shooting at a Christmas event in Chicama, Department of La Libertad, Peru. (BNO News)

• https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/councilwoman-killed-children-injured-in-shooting-at-christmas-event-in-peru/

Law and crime

A Russian military court sentences a Belarusian national to 22 years in prison for terrorism after convicting him of planting explosives on two freight trains in Buryatia in 2023, causing major damage and rail disruptions. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-jails-man-22-years-blowing-up-trains-siberia-ukraines-behest-2025-12-18/