Monday

December 29, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

Assassination of Abu Obaida

Hamas confirms the death of the spokesperson of the al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaida, and other officials. (The Jerusalem Post) (Reuters)

Turkey–Islamic State conflict

Three police officers and six Islamic State gunmen are killed in a shootout during a raid at a house in Elmalık, Yalova Province, Turkey. Eight other officers and a civilian are also wounded. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

Three people are killed and another is injured when an avalanche hits a popular ski resort on the Pyrenees in Panticosa, Aragon, Spain. (Daily Express)

Two people are killed and British boxer Anthony Joshua is injured when a car crashes into a stationary truck on the Ogun–Lagos state expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2025 Iranian protests

December 2025 Iranian protests

Protests erupt in Tehran, Iran, for a second day after the Iranian rial drops in value and inflation rates increase by 42.2%. The leader of the Central Bank of Iran resigns in response. (AP)

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