The day

Sunday 21 December 2025

8 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsIsraeli occupation of the West Bank

   The Israeli cabinet approves 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite such settlements being considered illegal under international law.

2. 2

   Politics2025 Extremaduran regional election

   In Extremadura, Spain, the ruling People's Party of Extremadura of regional president María Guardiola wins the elections for its first time since 2011, while PSOE Extremadura reports its worst result ever and the far-right Vox party more than doubles its share of the vote.

3. 3

   News

   Eleven people are killed and nine others are injured after a collision between a pickup and an oil tanker near Nok Kundi, Balochistan, Pakistan.

4. 4

   NewsLibya–Pakistan relations

   Pakistan agrees to sell military technology to the Libyan military for over US$4 billion, violating an arms embargo imposed by the United Nations on Libya.

5. 5

   CrimePapiri kidnapping

   Nigerian presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale reports that all remaining 130 students and staff abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger State have been released.

6. 6

   Crime

   Nine people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting when 12 gunmen open fire near a tavern in Bekkersdal, Gauteng, South Africa.

7. 7

   CrimeKidnapping in Nigeria

   Gunmen abduct 28 people after intercepting a vehicle traveling to a Maulud gathering in Bashar, Plateau State.

8. 8

   MoneySugar industry in the Philippines

   The Philippine agriculture department extends its import ban on sugar until December 2026.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 21 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.