The day

Saturday 13 December 2025

14 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsGaza war

   The Israeli military kills Ra'ad Sa'ad, a senior Hamas military commander, in an airstrike against a vehicle in Gaza City, in violation of the ceasefire. Four other people were also killed in the attack, and 25 more injured.

2. 2

   Crime2025 Brown University shooting

   Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The suspect fled the scene and is not in custody.

3. 3

   News2025 Uvira offensive

   The March 23 Movement states that it has captured several hundred Burundian soldiers during its recent offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including around Uvira.

4. 4

   NewsSyrian conflict

   An attacker identified by the United States Central Command as a member of ISIL opens fire on a joint Syrian and American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter and injuring three others, before being killed by return fire.

5. 5

   News2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict

   United States president Donald Trump says a new ceasefire has been brokered. However, hours later, Thai leaders announce an increased commitment to fighting Cambodian forces.

6. 6

   NewsIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

   The Israeli military issues an evacuation order in southern Lebanese villages in preparation for planned airstrikes on Hezbollah targets.

7. 7

   NewsKordofan Campaign

   A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike kills at least three people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.

8. 8

   NewsKordofan Campaign

   An RSF drone strike on a United Nations base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, kills six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injures eight others.

9. 9

   News2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict

   In response to resumed clashes with Thailand, Cambodia shuts down its border crossings with Thailand.

10. 10

    CrimeHuman rights in Belarus

    Belarus releases 123 political prisoners, including Nobel Peace prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and protest leader Maria Kalesnikava, from prisons after the United States lifts its sanctions.

11. 11

    CrimeWar on drugs

    Spanish authorities dismantle a drug-trafficking network that uses helicopters to transport large quantities of hashish from Morocco into southern Spain, arresting six suspects in a joint operation involving several European countries.

12. 12

    CrimeIslamic terrorism in Europe

    Munich police arrest five men, including three Moroccans, one Egyptian, and one Syrian of allegedly planning to attack a Christmas market in Dingolfing, Bavaria, Germany.

13. 13

    News

    Nine African migrants die due to freezing temperatures near the Algeria–Morocco border.

14. 14

    News

    Eight people are killed and five others are injured after a multicab falls into rocky terrain in Ayungon, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 13 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.