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At least 544 people have died and over 10,000 have been arrested in Iran’s two-week protest wave, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten military action and weigh a range of responses.

US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a dramatic raid, sparking international backlash and an urgent UN Security Council meeting.

Bangladesh has been rocked by a second student leader shooting, just days after the death of radical youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, as political violence and anti-India rhetoric escalate.

Fifteen people were killed and forty injured when two gunmen attacked a Jewish Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14. The government is set to tighten gun laws for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Renewed fighting at the Thailand-Cambodia border has killed at least five and displaced tens of thousands, putting an October peace deal at risk.

Cyclone Ditwah, which killed over 120 in Sri Lanka, weakened into a deep depression near Chennai early December 1. The storm caused heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, telecom network preparations, and warnings across India’s southeast coast.

A deadly assault on the Frontier Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar’s Cantonment area killed at least three security personnel and left 11 wounded after a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted the facility early Monday morning.

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled sweeping new sanctions—including tariffs up to 500%—against any nation trading with Russia, escalating efforts to pressure Moscow amid continued fighting in Ukraine.

After 40 days, the Senate advanced a bipartisan deal to fund key government departments until January 30, 2025, with the promise of a December vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits and rehiring furloughed workers.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on November 3, 2025, killing at least 20 and injuring 320, damaging historic sites and causing widespread power outages.