All news: Saturday 13 December 2025

2025 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.

Gaza 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.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

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

Syrian 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.

Kordofan Campaign

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

Kordofan Campaign

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

2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict

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

2025 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.

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

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

2025 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.

Human 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.

War 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.

Islamic 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.