A judge halted Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s trial, citing possible retaliation for challenging his mistaken 2025 deportation.

Indian forces intensify winter counter-terrorism ops in Kashmir, targeting 30–35 Pakistani militants in remote high-altitude zones.

A bombing at a Syrian Alawite mosque sparked clashes, killing 3–4 and escalating regional tensions.

A UK hospital wrongly cremated a body due to human error, upsetting two families and prompting an investigation.

Syrian forces, backed by U.S. coalition, arrested top ISIS commander Abu Omar Tabiya in Damascus suburb, seizing weapons and detaining associates.

A 19-year-old woman vanished in San Antonio on Christmas Eve after leaving home for a morning walk.

Turkey arrested 115 suspected ISIS members planning Christmas and New Year attacks in Istanbul.

Iran seized a foreign tanker in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 24, 2025, for smuggling fuel, detaining its 16 crew members.

Settler violence in the West Bank surged in 2025, with over 750 Palestinians injured, homes destroyed, and new settlements approved, despite international law.

U.S. airstrike in Nigeria killed ISIS fighters, including a senior leader, at Nigeria’s request.