2025-12-18 d6d4fa74c3563240673731bd438b89422708f5f0 10 Belarus 37 /wiki/belarus Buryatia 172 /wiki/buryatia Russia 2 /wiki/russia Terrorism in Russia 1 /wiki/terrorism%20in%20russia freight trains 116 /wiki/trans-siberian%20railway military court 14 /wiki/military%20courts%20(russia) prison 71 /wiki/prisons%20in%20russia Belarus Buryatia Russia Terrorism in Russia freight trains military court prison Terrorism in Russia /feed/2025/12/18/a-russian-military-court-sentences-a-belarusian-national-to-22-years-in-prison-for-terrorism-after-convicting-him-of-pla Reuters 18 4b60309c07d44e25a6e8767220958ea0dadbfe8a 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-jails-man-22-years-blowing-up-trains-siberia-ukraines-behest-2025-12-18/ 2025 A Russian military court sentences a Belarusian national to 22 years in prison for terrorism after convicting him of planting explosives on two freight trains in Buryatia in 2023, causing major damage and rail disruptions. 2025-12-18 168edf00eedeb9afd79d0686d5d39b2e3eeddf4c 9 2025 Mannheim car attack 1 /wiki/2025%20mannheim%20car%20attack Baden-Württemberg 14 /wiki/baden-wurttemberg Germany 37 /wiki/germany Mannheim 2 /wiki/mannheim 2025 Mannheim car attack Baden-Württemberg Germany Mannheim 2025 Mannheim car attack /feed/2025/12/18/the-mannheim-regional-court-convicts-alexander-scheuermann-the-perpetrator-of-a-car-attack-in-mannheim-baden-wurttembe The Straits Times 18 a61ae1962b924d746de4a6eb8b65b88493e71f47 12 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/german-man-jailed-for-life-over-deadly-carnival-car-ramming 2025 The Mannheim Regional Court convicts Alexander Scheuermann, the perpetrator of a car attack in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on March 3, of two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, and sentences him to life imprisonment at a psychiatric facility. 2025-12-18 c7564b7079b64d3982047177f34b035e1b95b083 8 Chicama 37 /wiki/chicama Christmas 14 /wiki/christmas Crime in Peru 1 /wiki/crime%20in%20peru Department of La Libertad 71 /wiki/department%20of%20la%20libertad Peru 116 /wiki/peru assassination 2 /wiki/assassination Chicama Christmas Crime in Peru Department of La Libertad Peru assassination Crime in Peru /feed/2025/12/18/councilwoman-elena-rojas-is-assassinated-and-several-others-are-injured-including-at-least-four-children-in-a-targeted BNO News 18 7eb14dd63195d538a12c1151a9f27a5a13504fef 12 https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/councilwoman-killed-children-injured-in-shooting-at-christmas-event-in-peru/ 2025 Councilwoman Elena Rojas is assassinated and several others are injured, including at least four children, in a targeted mass shooting at a Christmas event in Chicama, Department of La Libertad, Peru. 2025-12-18 ab337fab5b1eef0b182cd0b13e9bd5b184f34f71 7 Besançon 37 /wiki/besancon Besançon poisonings 1 /wiki/besancon%20poisonings Doubs 71 /wiki/doubs France 116 /wiki/france anesthesiologist 2 /wiki/anesthesiologist anesthetic infusion 14 /wiki/total%20intravenous%20anaesthesia life in prison 172 /wiki/life%20imprisonment%20in%20france Besançon Besançon poisonings Doubs France anesthesiologist anesthetic infusion life in prison Besançon poisonings /feed/2025/12/18/frederic-pechier-an-anesthesiologist-who-was-found-guilty-of-poisoning-30-patients-and-killing-twelve-with-anesthetic-i BBC News 18 c65fcbe4819e433068be30ca86b4f29688295a97 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2epv08xwz7o 2025 Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist who was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients and killing twelve with anesthetic infusion bags in Besançon, Doubs, France, is sentenced to life in prison. 2025-12-18 ea836447333734a9e6da3ecfee5bf269d11ce748 6 Brown University 14 /wiki/brown%20university Mass shootings in the United States 1 /wiki/mass%20shootings%20in%20the%20united%20states Massachusetts Institute of Technology 317 /wiki/massachusetts%20institute%20of%20technology New Hampshire 239 /wiki/new%20hampshire Nuno Loureiro 406 /wiki/nuno%20loureiro Providence 37 /wiki/providence,%20rhode%20island Rhode Island 71 /wiki/rhode%20island Salem 172 /wiki/salem,%20new%20hampshire mass shooting 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting self-inflicted gunshot wound 116 /wiki/suicide%20by%20gunshot Brown University Mass shootings in the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology New Hampshire Nuno Loureiro Providence Rhode Island Salem mass shooting self-inflicted gunshot wound Mass shootings in the United States /feed/2025/12/18/a-48-year-old-suspect-of-the-mass-shooting-at-brown-university-in-providence-rhode-island-united-states-is-found-dead NBC News 18 57974437cd777a299840cd3706b80942e8108cb1 12 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/brown-university-suspect-shooting-death-mit-professor-live-updates-rcna249937#rcrd94751 2025 A 48-year-old suspect of the mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside of a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities are investigating whether the murder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno Loureiro is connected. 2025-12-18 f03a2326edc6d54fc6efb92409ef7f7e8f5f690c 4 Barham Salih 115 /wiki/barham%20salih Filippo Grandi 238 /wiki/filippo%20grandi General Assembly 13 /wiki/united%20nations%20general%20assembly High Commissioner for Refugees 171 /wiki/united%20nations%20high%20commissioner%20for%20refugees Iraq 36 /wiki/iraq United Nations 1 /wiki/united%20nations president 70 /wiki/president%20of%20iraq Barham Salih Filippo Grandi General Assembly High Commissioner for Refugees Iraq United Nations president United Nations /feed/2025/12/18/the-united-nations-general-assembly-elects-former-iraqi-president-barham-salih-as-the-next-high-commissioner-for-refugee Reuters 18 8da47db97233a5a4c610ae3efde0cca54b9979c0 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/un-elects-former-iraqi-president-lead-un-refugee-agency-2025-12-18/ 2025 The United Nations General Assembly elects former Iraqi president Barham Salih as the next High Commissioner for Refugees, succeeding Filippo Grandi, whose term ends December 31. 2025-12-18 4d653a4af3e696a834f097cf9825d3b9969c9d53 3 Taiwan 2 /wiki/taiwan Taiwan–United States relations 1 /wiki/taiwan-united%20states%20relations drone 37 /wiki/drone%20warfare howitzer 71 /wiki/howitzer medium-range ballistic missile 14 /wiki/medium-range%20ballistic%20missile Taiwan Taiwan–United States relations drone howitzer medium-range ballistic missile Taiwan–United States relations /feed/2025/12/18/the-united-states-approves-a-111-billion-arms-sale-to-taiwan-including-medium-range-ballistic-missiles-drones-and-h DW 18 b01e03d494d1d028640158586c3690ef56f6eb1c 12 https://www.dw.com/en/us-approves-largest-arms-sale-to-taiwan/a-75211140 2025 The United States approves a $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including medium-range ballistic missiles, drones, and howitzers, as the largest arms deal in the history of bilateral relations between the two countries. 2025-12-18 e2c694a4be0e6d2af31405f03e6c71bf2e541714 2 2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash 1 /wiki/2025%20north%20carolina%20cessna%20citation%20ii%20crash Cessna Citation II 37 /wiki/cessna%20citation%20ii Greg Biffle 14 /wiki/greg%20biffle North Carolina 172 /wiki/north%20carolina Statesville 116 /wiki/statesville,%20north%20carolina Statesville Regional Airport 71 /wiki/statesville%20regional%20airport stock car racer 2 /wiki/stock%20car%20racing 2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash Cessna Citation II Greg Biffle North Carolina Statesville Statesville Regional Airport stock car racer 2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash /feed/2025/12/18/seven-people-including-stock-car-racer-greg-biffle-and-his-family-are-killed-after-biffle-s-cessna-citation-ii-jet-cra ABC News 18 51fc87c2787d8c6a6bad78860bb2ba685cd2af28 12 https://abcnews.go.com/US/small-plane-crashes-north-carolina-airport-6-board/story?id=128522630 2025 Seven people, including stock car racer Greg Biffle and his family, are killed after Biffle's Cessna Citation II jet crashes while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, North Carolina, United States. 2025-12-18 efc7d533c239e093ae065a8a0f5ccbad0d8bc09e 1 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict 1 /wiki/2025%20cambodia-thailand%20conflict Cambodia 2 /wiki/cambodia Donald Trump 317 /wiki/donald%20trump Poipet 37 /wiki/poipet Thailand 14 /wiki/thailand United States 172 /wiki/united%20states United States president 239 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states border 71 /wiki/cambodia-thailand%20border truce 116 /wiki/ceasefire 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict Cambodia Donald Trump Poipet Thailand United States United States president border truce 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict /feed/2025/12/18/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-bombing-poipet-on-the-border-and-denies-the-truce-previously-announced-by-united-states-pre Al Jazeera 18 dd0401fed5d759715aeec4dd994d50729f385ff3 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/18/cambodia-says-thailand-bombs-casino-hub-on-border-with-no-truce-in-sight 2025 Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet on the border and denies the truce previously announced by United States president Donald Trump.