The day

Wednesday 10 December 2025

20 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsWar on cartels (2025–present)

   The United States Coast Guard seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The ship was flying the Guyanese flag, despite not being registered in that country, and was en route to a port in Cuba.

2. 2

   NewsConflict in Rakhine State

   At least 34 people are killed and 80 more injured in a Tatmadaw airstrike on a hospital in Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar.

3. 3

   MoneyTourism in the United States

   The U.S. Customs and Border Protection files a proposal to request mandatory checks on email and social media accounts for all future Visa Waiver Program applicants.

4. 4

   CrimeTerrorism in Canada

   Canada designates 764, Islamic State – Mozambique Province, Terrorgram, and Maniac Murder Cult as terrorist entities.

5. 5

   NewsSistan and Baluchestan insurgency

   Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are killed after an ambush by gunmen in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

6. 6

   News2025 Uvira offensive

   M23 takes control of Uvira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

7. 7

   Politics2025 Bulgarian budget protests

   Tens of thousands of people hold nationwide protests in Bulgaria, calling for Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government to resign over alleged corruption and dissatisfaction with proposed fiscal measures.

8. 8

   Politics2025 Honduran general election

   Supporters of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation party hold protests across Honduras, demanding the results of the presidential election to be annulled after prolonged delays in the vote count and allegations of fraud, and calling for a rerun of the election.

9. 9

   PoliticsArrest of Jair Bolsonaro

   The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves a bill that reduces penalties for certain crimes, including attempted coup, which could significantly shorten former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence.

10. 10

    PoliticsCensorship in Vietnam

    The Vietnamese National Assembly adopts amendments to its press and state secrets laws that expand government authority to compel journalists to disclose sources and broaden the range of information classified as state secrets.

11. 11

    News2025 Fez buildings collapse

    Twenty-two people are killed and several more injured during the collapse of two adjacent buildings in Fez, Morocco.

12. 12

    NewsBolivia–Israel relations

    Bolivia and Israel formally restore diplomatic relations, which were severed in response to the Gaza war by former Bolivian president Luis Arce in 2023.

13. 13

    Crime2025 Beninese coup attempt

    Benin's government reports that Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, identified as the leader of the failed coup attempt, flees to Togo, becoming the subject of an extradition request following arrests linked to the plot.

14. 14

    Crime2025 Louvre heist

    The French cultural ministry reports to the Senate that the Louvre's closed-circuit television camera captured the October jewel theft but was unmonitored at the time, adding that the lapses form part of a wider inquiry into related procedural and equipment failures.

15. 15

    CrimeFlood control projects scandal in the Philippines

    Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces the cancellation of former Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co's passport and directs government agencies to facilitate Co's return to the Philippines as investigators examine his alleged involvement in a large-scale flood control corruption scheme.

16. 16

    News

    At least one person is killed and two others are injured when a fire engulfs a large market in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

17. 17

    ScienceBrazil–China relations

    Brazil and China begin constructing a joint laboratory for radio astronomic technology with the Federal University of Campina Grande and the Federal University of Paraíba to support space research as both countries work on the BINGO radio telescope.

18. 18

    CultureEurovision Song Contest 2026

    Iceland announces that it will join Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia in boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Austria in protest of Israel's participation.

19. 19

    Sport2025 SEA Games

    Cambodia withdraws its entire delegation from the SEA Games, citing security concerns arising from its escalating border conflict with the host nation Thailand.

20. 20

    Crime

    Former Bolivian president Luis Arce is arrested as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement during his tenure as economy minister.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 10 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.