Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Armed Forces launch airstrikes on over 70 locations in Sokoto State, Nigeria, targeting Islamic State camps on orders of U.S. president Donald Trump. An unknown number of casualties are confirmed. (CBS News) (BBC News)

• https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/u-s-launches-strikes-on-isis-targets-in-nigeria-trump-says/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj69j8l918do

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three people are killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon, including a member of the Iranian Quds Force. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/25/two-killed-in-israeli-drone-attack-in-eastern-lebanon
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-it-killed-member-irans-quds-force-lebanon-2025-12-25/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Turkish authorities seize weapons and documents and arrest 115 suspects in Istanbul, connected with Islamic State-planned attacks on non-Muslims at Christmas and New Year's festivals across the country. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn98w93l8plo

Law and crime

Venezuela states that it has released 99 people detained after protests over the 2024 presidential election. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-frees-99-prisoners-detained-after-post-election-protests-2025-12-26/

Law and crime

A woman is found dead and two other people are wounded in an attack in Boden, Sweden. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/swedish-police-investigating-serious-incident-boden-north-sweden-2025-12-25/

Politics and elections

Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, vote to elect 390 district council members who will select the city's mayor, marking Somalia's first direct election since 1969, serving as a pilot for planned nationwide polls. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalias-capital-votes-first-step-toward-restoring-universal-suffrage-2025-12-25/