Thursday

December 18, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict

Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet on the border and denies the truce previously announced by United States president Donald Trump. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash

Seven people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, are killed after Biffle's Cessna Citation II crashes while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, North Carolina, United States,. (ABC News)

International relations

Taiwan–United States relations

The United States approves a $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including medium-range ballistic missiles, drones, and howitzers, as the largest arms deal in the history of bilateral relations between the two countries. (DW)

Law and crime

Besançon poisonings

Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist who was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients and killing twelve with anesthetic infusion bags in Besançon, France, is sentenced to life in prison. (BBC News)

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