2025-12-25 4a8e176f5bf9ef86c1d0672afb632ef71dc9f06a 12 1969 116 /wiki/1969%20somali%20parliamentary%20election Elections in Somalia 1 /wiki/elections%20in%20somalia Mogadishu 2 /wiki/mogadishu Somalia 14 /wiki/somalia direct election 71 /wiki/direct%20election the city's mayor 37 /wiki/mayor%20of%20mogadishu 1969 Elections in Somalia Mogadishu Somalia direct election the city's mayor Elections in Somalia /feed/2025/12/25/residents-of-mogadishu-somalia-vote-to-elect-390-district-council-members-who-will-select-the-city-s-mayor-marking-so Reuters 25 f13ba203b880bb8381301e50876ca5cc8fdaa03b 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalias-capital-votes-first-step-toward-restoring-universal-suffrage-2025-12-25/ 2025 Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, vote to elect 390 district council members who will select the city's mayor, marking Somalia's first direct election since 1969, serving as a pilot for planned nationwide polls. 2025-12-25 430641cf996f3670fbcf5581164172914873848e 11 Boden 1 /wiki/boden,%20sweden Sweden 13 /wiki/sweden police 36 /wiki/swedish%20police%20authority Boden Sweden police Boden /feed/2025/12/25/a-woman-is-found-dead-and-two-other-people-are-wounded-in-an-attack-in-boden-sweden-the-perpetrator-is-shot-and-killed Reuters 25 d5ed4588ab98fb4e483e9d4fb5bea7aef9fe5af1 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/swedish-police-investigating-serious-incident-boden-north-sweden-2025-12-25/ 2025 A woman is found dead and two other people are wounded in an attack in Boden, Sweden. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. 2025-12-25 3189ea3ff33f8391d41ff0bae8e5a9475f58ad3c 10 2024 Venezuelan political crisis 1 /wiki/2024%20venezuelan%20political%20crisis 2024 presidential election 71 /wiki/2024%20venezuelan%20presidential%20election Venezuela 2 /wiki/venezuela detained 14 /wiki/political%20prisoners%20in%20venezuela protests 37 /wiki/2024%20venezuelan%20presidential%20election%20protests 2024 Venezuelan political crisis 2024 presidential election Venezuela detained protests 2024 Venezuelan political crisis /feed/2025/12/25/venezuela-states-that-it-has-released-99-people-detained-after-protests-over-the-2024-presidential-election Reuters 25 fc25dbd342101bdb0441383e9e10b8077a03d9de 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-frees-99-prisoners-detained-after-post-election-protests-2025-12-26/ 2025 Venezuela states that it has released 99 people detained after protests over the 2024 presidential election. 2025-12-25 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/feed/2025/12/25/the-polish-air-force-intercepts-and-escorts-a-russian-aerial-reconnaissance-aircraft-over-international-waters-in-the-ba DW 25 44de414db9ce2acbb9df2a3a062707585a393b0b 12 https://www.dw.com/en/polish-jets-intercept-russian-spy-plane/a-75307011 2025 The Polish Air Force intercepts and escorts a Russian aerial reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea away from nearby Polish airspace. 2025-12-25 d1947f87bb96054856634ad34f0210505fcb96d4 2 Armed Forces 14 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces Donald Trump 317 /wiki/donald%20trump Islamic State 172 /wiki/islamic%20state Nigeria 116 /wiki/nigeria Sokoto State 71 /wiki/sokoto%20state U.S. president 239 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states United States 2 /wiki/united%20states War against the Islamic State 1 /wiki/war%20against%20the%20islamic%20state airstrikes 37 /wiki/airstrikes Armed Forces Donald Trump Islamic State Nigeria Sokoto State U.S. president United States War against the Islamic State airstrikes War against the Islamic State /feed/2025/12/25/the-united-states-armed-forces-launch-airstrikes-on-over-70-locations-in-sokoto-state-nigeria-targeting-islamic-state BBC News 25 a4314f4d781efde4eaf7984e0aef4f2074a7140e 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj69j8l918do 2025 CBS News 25 b0a6a8d8cc541746567877708a9684342aa2dac4 12 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/u-s-launches-strikes-on-isis-targets-in-nigeria-trump-says/ 2025 The United States Armed Forces launch airstrikes on over 70 locations in Sokoto State, Nigeria, targeting Islamic State camps on orders of U.S. president Donald Trump. An unknown number of casualties are confirmed.