All news: Wednesday 24 December 2025

Israel–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.

Syrian conflict

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

Religious 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.

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.

Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling

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

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

Algeria–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.

2025 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.

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