2025-12-26 — Hefoki

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Israeli civilians are killed and another two are injured, including a child, in a vehicle ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man in Beit She'an and Afula, Israel. The perpetrator is shot by police and hospitalized. (AP) (DW) (The New York Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks

Eight people are killed and 18 more are injured in an explosion caused by Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah at an Alawite mosque in Homs, Syria. (Al Jazeera) (France 24)
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/explosion-at-mosque-in-syrias-homs-kills-three-report
- https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-blast-alawite-mosque-in-syria-homs-province-kills-least-five
Law and crime

The Malaysian Federal Court sentences former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 years in prison and a RM‎13.5 billion (US$3.3 billion) fine for abuse of power and money laundering. (AP)
- https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-najib-razak-corruption-trial-c10c6edf4af838327052206628a57da1
Law and crime

The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court orders the preventive detention of former federal highway police chief Silvinei Vasques after he was captured in Paraguay while attempting to flee Brazil despite electronic tagging, following his conviction for involvement in the attempted coup. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-top-court-orders-detention-ex-head-highway-police-after-escape-attempt-2025-12-26/
Law and crime

Fifteen people are injured in a mass stabbing and liquid attack at a factory in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The perpetrator is arrested. (CBS News)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stabbing-liquid-spray-attack-in-japan-factory-injures-14/
Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and 26 others are injured in a 50-vehicle collision on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo News) (The Independent)
- https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/67604
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/japan-tokyo-japanese-b2890852.html