## [2025-12-19](/feed/2025/12/19/index.md)

##### Epstein Files Transparency Act
### [The U.S. Department of Justice releases a heavily redacted fraction of the Epstein files, potentially violating the law that determines their full release by December 19. The department intends to continue releasing remaining files over subsequent weeks. ](/feed/2025/12/19/the-us-department-of-justice-releases-a-heavily-redacted-fraction-of-the-epstein-files-potentially-violating-the-law.md)
##### December 2025 Bangladesh violence
### [Protests and riots erupt across Bangladesh after the assassination of activist Osman Hadi by two members of the banned Awami League party. ](/feed/2025/12/19/protests-and-riots-erupt-across-bangladesh-after-the-assassination-of-activist-osman-hadi-by-two-members-of-the-banned-a.md)
##### Caning in Singapore
### [Singapore announces that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from December 30 under changes to the criminal law passed by parliament in November. ](/feed/2025/12/19/singapore-announces-that-scammers-will-face-mandatory-caning-of-up-to-24-strokes-from-december-30-under-changes-to-the-c.md)
##### 2025 Taipei stabbings
### [Three people are killed and five more injured in a mass stabbing near a subway station in Taipei, Taiwan. The perpetrator, who also threw smoke bombs at the train station, dies during the chase with police. ](/feed/2025/12/19/three-people-are-killed-and-five-more-injured-in-a-mass-stabbing-near-a-subway-station-in-taipei-taiwan-the-perpetrato.md)
##### 2025 Bondi Beach shooting
### [Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces a nationwide gun buyback program, the largest since the aftermath of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, in response to the recent Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney. ](/feed/2025/12/19/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-announces-a-nationwide-gun-buyback-program-the-largest-since-the-aftermath-o.md)
##### Immigration policy of the second Trump administration
### [The U.S. government suspends the Diversity Immigrant Visa scheme for green cards after the Brown University shooting suspect was revealed to be from Portugal. ](/feed/2025/12/19/the-us-government-suspends-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-scheme-for-green-cards-after-the-brown-university-shooting-sus.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian war
### [The European Union agrees to loan €90 billion (US$105 billion) to Ukraine from its internal budget after failing to use frozen Russian assets. ](/feed/2025/12/19/the-european-union-agrees-to-loan-eur90-billion-us-105-billion-to-ukraine-from-its-internal-budget-after-failing-to-us.md)
##### Uganda
### [Uganda restricts imports of Starlink satellite internet equipment by requiring military clearance for related devices. ](/feed/2025/12/19/uganda-restricts-imports-of-starlink-satellite-internet-equipment-by-requiring-military-clearance-for-related-devices.md)
##### Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
### [Social media platform TikTok announces a deal to sell 80.1% of its United States-based assets to a consortium of companies, including Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX, and existing ByteDance investors, to avoid a ban in the US. ](/feed/2025/12/19/social-media-platform-tiktok-announces-a-deal-to-sell-801-of-its-united-states-based-assets-to-a-consortium-of-compani.md)
##### Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
### [The Democratic Republic of the Congo suspends artisanal copper and cobalt processing, ordering operators to halt activities and certify mineral origins while a new commission verifies traceability and legality to curb illegal exports. ](/feed/2025/12/19/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-suspends-artisanal-copper-and-cobalt-processing-ordering-operators-to-halt-activit.md)
##### Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
### [Eight people are killed, including four attackers, and 15 others are injured in a suicide attack by unidentified militants on a military post in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. ](/feed/2025/12/19/eight-people-are-killed-including-four-attackers-and-15-others-are-injured-in-a-suicide-attack-by-unidentified-militan.md)
##### Gaza war
### [At least six Palestinians are killed when an Israeli tank fires at a wedding hosted in a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City. ](/feed/2025/12/19/at-least-six-palestinians-are-killed-when-an-israeli-tank-fires-at-a-wedding-hosted-in-a-school-turned-shelter-in-gaza-c.md)
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