US and Jordan strike 70 Islamic State targets in Syria after Palmyra attack
The United States and Jordan have carried out airstrikes on 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, retaliating for a deadly attack in Palmyra last month.
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US Coast Guard seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela in December
The Panamanian-flagged Centuries was boarded in international waters after leaving Venezuela, as Washington expanded maritime action against oil shipments linked to the country.
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US suspends green card lottery after Brown University shooting suspect is linked to visa scheme
The Trump administration has paused the Diversity Immigrant Visa program following a deadly campus shooting and a linked murder case, citing public safety.
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Israeli tank fire kills six at Gaza wedding inside school shelter, witnesses say
Local sources told Al Jazeera that shells hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City while displaced families were attending a wedding.
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Four soldiers and four attackers killed in assault on Pakistan military post
A suicide vehicle bombing and gun attack in North Waziristan on December 19, 2025, also injured at least 15 civilians, authorities said.
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US announces largest arms sale ever to Taiwan
The United States approved an $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, including missiles, drones, howitzers and related equipment, in its largest-ever weapons sale to the island.
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Cambodia Says Thailand Bombed Poipet as Border Fighting Continues Despite Truce Claims
Cambodia accused Thailand of bombing the border hub of Poipet and said there was still no ceasefire in sight, despite renewed claims by Donald Trump that the two sides had agreed to a truce.
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Netanyahu approves $35 billion Leviathan gas export deal with Egypt
Israel says the long-term Chevron-led agreement will send natural gas from Leviathan to Egypt over 15 years and strengthen regional energy ties.
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Israel turns back Canadian lawmakers seeking entry to the West Bank
Israel denied entry to six Canadian parliamentarians and other delegates who were trying to reach the occupied West Bank from Jordan on a fact-finding trip.
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Venezuela Suspends Energy Talks With Trinidad and Tobago After Tanker Seizure Accusation
Venezuela accused Trinidad and Tobago of helping the United States seize an oil tanker and responded by halting agreements and negotiations on natural gas supply between the two countries.
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Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire killed first civilian in border war
14, 2025. Thai authorities said a 63-year-old villager died from shrapnel in Sisaket province as fighting with Cambodia continued despite ceasefire pressure from Washington.
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Bondi Beach shooting leaves 15 dead at Sydney Hanukkah event
Al Jazeera’s live coverage says 15 people were killed in the Bondi Beach shooting as Australia grappled with the aftermath of the attack at a Jewish event.
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Cambodia closes border crossings as fighting with Thailand continues
Cambodia has shut border crossings with Thailand after renewed clashes, even as Donald Trump said both sides had agreed to a ceasefire.
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RSF drone strike kills three in El-Obeid as fighting widens across Sudan’s Kordofan region
The attack hit a square near a police station in the North Kordofan city of el-Obeid and left nine others wounded, some critically.
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Syria arrests five after attack kills three Americans in Palmyra
The incident in central Syria left two U.S. troops and a civilian interpreter dead, and President Donald Trump vowed retaliation.
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Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in drone strike on UN base in Sudan
A drone attack on a UN peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight more, as Sudan’s army blamed the RSF and called for accountability.
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Israel issues evacuation order for villages in southern Lebanon
The warning came ahead of planned strikes on Hezbollah targets, as residents in affected villages were told to leave.
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Thailand says it will keep fighting Cambodia despite Trump ceasefire claim
Thai leaders said fighting along the Cambodian border would continue even after Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire.
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Hamas Confirms Commander Raed Saad Killed in Israeli Strike Near Gaza City
Hamas said senior military figure Raed Saad was killed in an Israeli attack, intensifying disputes over a ceasefire and its next phase.
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US lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes after ties improve
The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a move Washington links to improving relations with Brasília.
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Russian guided bomb strike on Sumy shop kills two, injures two in occupied-border area
Ukrainian reporting says a guided aerial bomb hit a shop in Velyka Pysarivka hromada, killing a shop assistant and a local woman and injuring two more people.
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Thai and Cambodian border fighting leaves eight Thai soldiers dead as toll rises
Al Jazeera said the fourth day of clashes brought eight Thai military deaths, 11 Cambodian civilian deaths and four Thai civilian deaths.
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Gunmen kill three Revolutionary Guard members in southeastern Iran
State media said gunmen ambushed Revolutionary Guard members in Sistan and Baluchistan province near Pakistan, killing three and leaving the attackers at large.
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Bolivia restores diplomatic ties with Israel as Paz government resets foreign policy
The new Bolivian government reopened relations severed over Gaza and said ambassadors would return soon.
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