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This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on December 20, 2025 via AFPTV shows Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence along Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting attack. — AFP pic

Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims

 A injured Cambodian soldier transferred from a frontline arrives at Ou Chrov referral hospital, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic

Cambodia says over 500,000 forced from homes by Thailand border clashes

Mourners gather next to floral tributes laid at Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Australia PM orders police, intelligence review after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

Former US President Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department pic/Handout via Reuters

‘Is this the best the government can do?’: Victims react to Epstein file release

Claudio Neves Valente, suspect in the Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, picks up a vehicle at an Alamo Rent a Car in this frame grab from CCTV released in an affidavit by the Providence Police December 18, 2025. — Providence Police/Handout via Reuters

Former peers recall Brown University–MIT shooting suspect as brilliant but difficult

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as US President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to US Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka October 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

North Korea state media: Japan’s ambition for nuclear weapons should be ‘thoroughly curbed’

Residents walk in front of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine December 17, 2025.

Escalating Russian airstrikes aim to cut Ukraine off from sea, Zelensky says

This screen grab taken from a video posted on the X account of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows a US Coast Guard aircraft flying over a crude oil tanker, last docked in Venezuela, before apprehending it on December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Washington steps up Venezuela pressure with new tanker interception

Bangladeshis rally along a vehicle carrying the body of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, as the deceased is taken for burial in Dhaka December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Tens of thousands gather in Dhaka for funeral of assassinated student leader

An aerial view shows the space where the Fensfeltet planned industrial area could be. Plans to mine Europe’s largest rare earth deposit in Norway have stalled amid concerns that extraction could harm endangered species and fragile ecosystems. — AFP pic

Europe’s biggest rare earth find hits a snag over beetles, moss and mushrooms

Donald Trump takes the oath of office as Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington January 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Trump’s return, Gaza ceasefire and the AI boom: 10 events that defined 2025

A wild female polar bear and her two cubs are seen at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. From climate action and fragile ceasefires to a mega World Cup and lunar missions, these are the five global events to watch in 2026. — AFP pic

From climate crunch to World Cup drama: Five big things to watch in 2026

In October, Tehran toughened its legislation and penalties for people accused of spying for Israel and the United States. — Reuters pic

Iran puts to death alleged Mossad agent following June war with Israel

Hiyam Zarouri, 35, poses during a photo session in Paris on December 19, 2025. Zarouri is one of around 200 women to have accused Negre, a former human resources manager, of having spiked their hot drinks to belittle them. Investigators have discovered that between 2009 and 2018 Christian Negre preyed on 197 women job-seekers of all ages, whose names and reactions to the drug he listed in a spreadsheet, a source close to the case told AFP on condition of anonymity. — AFP pic

Nearly 200 women allege ex‑HR manager at French culture ministry spiked drinks to humiliate them in job interviews

This photo taken on December 18, 2025 shows the front desk of the GV Hotel in Davao City, in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, where father-and-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed during their visit in November, weeks before they allegedly killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Australia. — AFP pic

Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspect visited gun shop during Philippines stay, CCTV review ongoing

Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan, wife 17 years in luxury gifts graft case