The day

Wednesday 24 December 2025

9 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsReligious violence in Nigeria

   At least six people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 35 others are injured in a suicide bombing by a Boko Haram terrorist at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

2. 2

   NewsIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

   An alleged Hezbollah member is killed in an airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces on a vehicle near Jannata, Tyre District, South Governorate, Lebanon.

3. 3

   News

   An explosive device kills two police officers and the suspected perpetrator in Moscow, Russia, near where Russian lieutenant general Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a separate bombing two days prior.

4. 4

   Politics2025 Honduran general election

   The Honduran National Electoral Council declares National Party candidate Nasry Asfura winner of the presidential election almost one month after it was held.

5. 5

   NewsSyrian conflict

   Three former officials of the al-Assad regime are killed in clashes with Syrian security forces near Jableh, Latakia Governorate.

6. 6

   NewsMediterranean Sea migrant smuggling

   A boat carrying 117 migrants capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea, killing 116 people and leaving only one survivor.

7. 7

   NewsAlgeria–France relations

   The Algerian parliament unanimously passes a law classifying France's colonization of the country as a crime, criminalizing its glorification, and asserting France's legal responsibility to apologize and provide reparations.

8. 8

   News

   Five people are killed when a rescue helicopter crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

9. 9

   Crime

   The Ghanaian information ministry arrests 48 Nigerians allegedly participating in cybercrime operations on the outskirts of Accra.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 24 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.