The day

Friday 5 December 2025

12 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsAfghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes

   The Afghan military and Pakistani military exchange fire along their border, with Pakistani artillery targeting several Taliban outposts in the Helmand, Kandahar, and Zabul provinces. Both sides accuse the other of instigating the clashes.

2. 2

   NewsColombian conflict

   Colombia and the Clan del Golfo agree in Doha, Qatar, that the group's combatants will begin assembling in three designated zones in Chocó and Córdoba starting March 1, with arrest and extradition orders suspended during the process. Colombia also designates additional municipalities for pilot peace programs as part of broader negotiations aimed at reducing violence.

3. 3

   PoliticsConscription in Germany

   The German Bundestag approves a government plan to expand military recruitment through mandatory questionnaires and medical screenings for young men while keeping conscription suspended.

4. 4

   NewsWar crimes in the Sudanese civil war

   Fifty people are killed, including 33 children, after the Rapid Support Forces strike a kindergarten in South Kordofan, Sudan.

5. 5

   NewsMyanmar civil war

   The Tatmadaw conducts an airstrike on a tea shop in Sagaing, Myanmar, killing 18 civilians and wounding 20 more.

6. 6

   News

   A car strikes pedestrians during Christmas festivity preparations in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France, injuring 19 people, including seven children.

7. 7

   NewsCanada–Syria relations

   Canada removes Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from its list of terrorist entities following a review of the Syrian transitional government.

8. 8

   CrimeEpstein files

   United States federal judge Rodney Smith orders the release of grand jury records from the 2006–2007 investigations into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, ruling that the recently enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes federal grand jury secrecy rules.

9. 9

   CrimeFlood control projects scandal in the Philippines

   Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the interior department and the national police to pursue contractor Sarah Discaya and others accused of involvement in a ghost project in Davao Occidental.

10. 10

    PoliticsPensions in Germany

    The Bundestag approves a pensions bill that maintains pension levels until 2031 and introduces higher tax-free earnings for retirees.

11. 11

    MoneyProposed acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix

    Netflix, Inc. agrees to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for US$72 billion in one of the largest takeovers in entertainment industry history.

12. 12

    Crime

    The European Union fines social media platform X (formerly Twitter) €120 million (US$140 million) for breaching the Digital Services Act.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 5 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.