2025-12-19 68e69d123546e047a90e2f8124c44bc61981c3ff 15 Epstein Files Transparency Act 1 /wiki/epstein%20files%20transparency%20act Epstein files 14 /wiki/epstein%20files U.S. Department of Justice 2 /wiki/u.s.%20department%20of%20justice Epstein Files Transparency Act Epstein files U.S. Department of Justice Epstein Files Transparency Act /feed/2025/12/19/the-us-department-of-justice-releases-a-heavily-redacted-fraction-of-the-epstein-files-potentially-violating-the-law AP 19 8d0796ebbea00ce2d5f7be11373c3de3a2349eed 12 https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-12-19-2025 2025 The Guardian 19 948a2d68e5f8527444ff4bdb38456bdbc9ac1fa0 12 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/epstein-files-release-deadline 2025 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. 2025-12-19 28afbf2c6521fa008abeac98b4632308932e184f 14 Awami League 116 /wiki/awami%20league Bangladesh 14 /wiki/bangladesh December 2025 Bangladesh violence 1 /wiki/december%202025%20bangladesh%20violence Osman Hadi 71 /wiki/osman%20hadi assassination 37 /wiki/assassination riot 2 /wiki/riot Awami League Bangladesh December 2025 Bangladesh violence Osman Hadi assassination riot December 2025 Bangladesh violence /feed/2025/12/19/protests-and-riots-erupt-across-bangladesh-after-the-assassination-of-activist-osman-hadi-by-two-members-of-the-banned-a Al Jazeera 19 bbd093bf9ed316cbdc01c62dc8104f2be77f608b 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/19/live-violence-breaks-out-in-bangladesh-after-prominent-protest-leader-dies 2025 Protests and riots erupt across Bangladesh after the assassination of activist Osman Hadi by two members of the banned Awami League party. 2025-12-19 aa6c9973cf238ffabccb17248fdc435207a8ec29 13 Caning in Singapore 1 /wiki/caning%20in%20singapore Singapore 2 /wiki/singapore caning 37 /wiki/caning criminal law 71 /wiki/criminal%20law%20of%20singapore parliament 116 /wiki/parliament%20of%20singapore scam 14 /wiki/scam Caning in Singapore Singapore caning criminal law parliament scam Caning in Singapore /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 AP 19 6fe6560aea206cfb4bf0156ead891e2ad8c82954 12 https://apnews.com/article/singapore-caning-scam-law-4f12fbbf443ba7ec2227c4800ca1efa0 2025 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. 2025-12-19 cca796ba6e1dc4501b63061c2184edd0815ebbb9 12 2025 Taipei stabbings 1 /wiki/2025%20taipei%20stabbings Taipei 37 /wiki/taipei Taiwan 71 /wiki/taiwan mass stabbing 2 /wiki/mass%20stabbing police 172 /wiki/national%20police%20agency%20(taiwan) smoke bomb 116 /wiki/smoke%20bomb subway station 14 /wiki/metro%20station 2025 Taipei stabbings Taipei Taiwan mass stabbing police smoke bomb subway station 2025 Taipei stabbings /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 Reuters 19 d39e214dcbf2dcd6dc00eda1ab9cfa2ad348e087 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/several-injured-attack-taipei-media-reports-2025-12-19/ 2025 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. 2025-12-19 0381b46c432479488bba5a2c66d36860e6cf0fc6 11 1996 Port Arthur massacre 116 /wiki/port%20arthur%20massacre%20(australia) 2025 Bondi Beach shooting 1 /wiki/2025%20bondi%20beach%20shooting Anthony Albanese 37 /wiki/anthony%20albanese Australia 2 /wiki/australia Bondi Beach 172 /wiki/bondi%20beach Sydney 239 /wiki/sydney gun buyback program 71 /wiki/gun%20buyback%20program prime minister 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20australia 1996 Port Arthur massacre 2025 Bondi Beach shooting Anthony Albanese Australia Bondi Beach Sydney gun buyback program prime minister 2025 Bondi Beach shooting /feed/2025/12/19/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-announces-a-nationwide-gun-buyback-program-the-largest-since-the-aftermath-o AFP via France 24 19 38ac535a52b4b555a4dfef2988ec4ac57f01741e 12 https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251219-australia-unveils-gun-buyback-and-national-reflection-day-after-bondi-beach-attack 2025 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. 2025-12-19 622f0bb80a69c1e5c965fb6d803e6b386fe95632 10 Brown University 71 /wiki/brown%20university Diversity Immigrant Visa 14 /wiki/diversity%20immigrant%20visa Immigration policy of the second Trump administration 1 /wiki/immigration%20policy%20of%20the%20second%20trump%20administration Portugal 116 /wiki/portugal U.S. government 2 /wiki/u.s.%20government green card 37 /wiki/green%20card Brown University Diversity Immigrant Visa Immigration policy of the second Trump administration Portugal U.S. government green card Immigration policy of the second Trump administration /feed/2025/12/19/the-us-government-suspends-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-scheme-for-green-cards-after-the-brown-university-shooting-sus BBC News 19 2aa380e9f70798c05b3191df756540c129ed7fd9 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp4ze002mo 2025 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. 2025-12-19 a935fd0a08035993ccd8669829474e4c3684a9d2 8 European Union 2 /wiki/european%20union Russia 37 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukrainian 14 /wiki/ukraine European Union Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian Russo-Ukrainian war /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 Reuters 19 d6417e0db02c98222a279cdd2863e217d2d1f9e8 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-welcomes-90-billion-euro-eu-loan-despite-lack-deal-russian-assets-2025-12-19/ 2025 The Washington Post 19 63352f1f603a1807442052722f63de96df070b46 12 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/18/european-union-summit-ukraine-belgium-russia-frozen-assets/ 2025 The European Union agrees to loan €90 billion (US$105 billion) to Ukraine from its internal budget after failing to use frozen Russian assets. 2025-12-19 fb5e52fba9a81e63131111fd58ea546db1f71f29 5 Starlink 13 /wiki/starlink Uganda 1 /wiki/uganda military 70 /wiki/uganda%20people's%20defence%20force satellite internet 36 /wiki/satellite%20internet%20access Starlink Uganda military satellite internet Uganda /feed/2025/12/19/uganda-restricts-imports-of-starlink-satellite-internet-equipment-by-requiring-military-clearance-for-related-devices Reuters 19 f1292ca7916ddd7171ab612c98b3edb22c2722d2 12 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/uganda-restricts-imports-starlink-equipment-weeks-before-election-2025-12-23/ 2025 Uganda restricts imports of Starlink satellite internet equipment by requiring military clearance for related devices. 2025-12-19 7e85802a105fe1f98ed937e76148626c3dc944dd 4 ByteDance 172 /wiki/bytedance MGX 116 /wiki/mgx%20fund%20management%20limited Oracle 37 /wiki/oracle%20corporation Restrictions on TikTok in the United States 1 /wiki/restrictions%20on%20tiktok%20in%20the%20united%20states Silver Lake 71 /wiki/silver%20lake%20(investment%20firm) TikTok 2 /wiki/tiktok United States 14 /wiki/united%20states ByteDance MGX Oracle Restrictions on TikTok in the United States Silver Lake TikTok United States Restrictions on TikTok in the United States /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 DW 19 52fa5c74f590314e2401702c6e7e52809a6c10b9 12 https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-us-deal/a-75234707 2025 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. 2025-12-19 c374b10372099102bcb5c3bad409b50595f28232 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 /wiki/democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 /wiki/mining%20industry%20of%20the%20democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo cobalt 37 /wiki/cobalt copper 14 /wiki/copper%20mining%20in%20the%20democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo cobalt copper Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo /feed/2025/12/19/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-suspends-artisanal-copper-and-cobalt-processing-ordering-operators-to-halt-activit Reuters 19 1173d436d0da32fb4f8f1e3c4ee3747fd5a638b0 12 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/congo-halts-artisanal-copper-cobalt-processing-amid-corruption-crackdown-2025-12-23/ 2025 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. 2025-12-19 260e6a2a746b8040f0962f066cdf34822cff9725 2 Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 /wiki/insurgency%20in%20khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 14 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan District 2 /wiki/north%20waziristan%20district Pakistan 37 /wiki/pakistan Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan District Pakistan Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa /feed/2025/12/19/eight-people-are-killed-including-four-attackers-and-15-others-are-injured-in-a-suicide-attack-by-unidentified-militan AP 19 7f45ef072fe3a11e25883ee2833386eef4a9752b 12 https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-military-post-northwest-ed59e39adaa78b2a1df30f006a9222f7 2025 Amu Television 19 4f05da052653314f196b02c5ec6e95218691e0b2 12 https://amu.tv/216694/ 2025 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. 2025-12-19 6473a6360b14f3439cb32490160114f80e7e42c5 1 Gaza City 37 /wiki/gaza%20city Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Israel 14 /wiki/israel Palestinian 2 /wiki/palestinians Gaza City Gaza war Israel Palestinian Gaza war /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 Al Jazeera 19 cee3e1069eab96feb7519ca1bbaf534086010a47 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/us-to-host-qatari-turkish-and-egyptian-officials-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks 2025 At least six Palestinians are killed when an Israeli tank fires at a wedding hosted in a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City.