Armed conflicts and attacks

Denis Kapustin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, is killed in a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent) (The Moscow Times)

• https://kyivindependent.com/top-anti-putin-russian-commander-killed-in-ukraine/
• https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/27/leader-of-russian-volunteer-corps-killed-fighting-for-kyiv-a91564

Business and economy

The National People's Congress of China passes a revised trade law that will expand the government's authority to counter trade restrictions, regulate exports of strategic goods, and update provisions on digital, green, and intellectual-property trade from March 1, 2026. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-passes-revised-foreign-trade-law-bolster-trade-war-capabilities-2025-12-27/

Disasters and accidents

At least seven people are killed, while ten others have been rescued, when a bus carrying 19 charity workers overturns on a mountain in Yên Bái province, Vietnam. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-7-killed-vietnam-after-bus-overturns-2025-12-27/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Cambodia and Thailand sign a new ceasefire agreement, a few hours after Thailand conducts airstrikes. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-border-fighting-ceasefire-0019310e1c062cd211f9f5398b3bc463