Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel announces the suspension of many international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, and divisions of Oxfam and Caritas, from operating in Gaza starting January 1 for allegedly failing to pass new rules to vet the organizations and cooperating with Hamas and other militant groups. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-hamas-palestinians-ceasefire-war-news-286106d7a5a911704cdcf1c93248e502

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Royal Saudi Air Force strikes the port of Mukalla, Yemen, targeting a ship with weapons delivered from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Southern Transitional Council. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-bomb-yemen-mukalla-weapons-uae-9fc56e4678a12f56d61b1ecf855d4a4e

Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemen ends its defense pact with the UAE, with its leader Rashad al-Alimi ordering all Emirati forces to depart within 24 hours. He also declares a 90-day national state of emergency and a three-day blockade of the country's southern and eastern regions. The UAE later announces that its remaining forces in Yemen will leave the country. (Reuters) (Morocco World News)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-yemen-calls-civilians-mukalla-port-evacuate-saudi-state-news-2025-12-30/
• https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/12/273362/yemen-orders-uae-forces-to-leave-amid-rising-tensions-with-saudi-arabia/

Disasters and accidents

The search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumes in the southern Indian Ocean under a contingent fee agreement between the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity, which has deployed autonomous underwater vehicles. (AFP via France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-mh370-search-resumes-in-indian-ocean-years-after-plane-disappearance

Health and environment

The South African Police Service confirms at least 41 young men were killed from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities over the past two months in South Africa. (MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/41-young-men-die-in-south-africa-from-circumcision-procedures-during-initiation-ceremonies/ar-AA1TiBaD?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=362587d76c52497bb26ff6ce7eef932d&ei=65

International relations

Burkina Faso and Mali impose reciprocal travel bans on Americans after the United States added them to a list of countries subject to a full U.S. entry ban. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-burkina-faso-announce-reciprocal-travel-ban-us-2025-12-31/

Law and crime

U.S. federal judge Angel Kelley of Massachusetts blocks the Trump administration's plan to end temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals, issuing an administrative stay that prevents the expiration of deportation protections while a legal challenge proceeds. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-halts-end-deportation-protections-south-sudanese-migrants-2025-12-30/

Politics and elections

Provisional results show that incumbent leader Mamady Doumbouya is elected president. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-coup-leader-doumbouya-wins-presidential-election-provisional-results-show-2025-12-30/

Politics and elections

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso announces his candidacy for re-election in the upcoming election. (AFP via France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251230-congo-president-sassou-nguesso-seeks-re-election-2026