All news: Sunday 21 December 2025

Israeli 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.

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

Libya–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.

2025 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.

Sugar industry in the Philippines

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

Papiri 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.

Kidnapping in Nigeria

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

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.