2025-12-28 5f37415cf7ae15878a08b2973ef8b07d9a2ebfe1 15 Albin Kurti 14 /wiki/albin%20kurti December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election 1 /wiki/december%202025%20kosovan%20parliamentary%20election Prime Minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20kosovo Vetëvendosje 37 /wiki/vetevendosje minority parties 71 /wiki/list%20of%20political%20parties%20in%20kosovo Albin Kurti December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election Prime Minister Vetëvendosje minority parties December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election /feed/2025/12/28/prime-minister-albin-kurti-s-vetevendosje-party-wins-the-election-with-about-half-of-the-votes-and-an-estimated-56-of-th Al Jazeera 28 f188d6df0d5304b9fce2569dc02a43af47392088 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/28/kosovo-votes-in-snap-election-to-end-a-year-of-political-deadlock 2025 Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party wins the election with about half of the votes and an estimated 56 of the 120 assembly seats but falls short of the 61 seats required to govern without support from minority parties. 2025-12-28 10738da8aad49571988063bb3de2a6d8da582c74 14 December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election 1 /wiki/december%202025%20kosovan%20parliamentary%20election Kosovans 2 /wiki/kosovo Kuvendi 14 /wiki/assembly%20of%20the%20republic%20of%20kosovo December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election Kosovans Kuvendi December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election /feed/2025/12/28/kosovans-vote-for-the-second-time-in-a-year-to-elect-the-members-of-the-kuvendi AP via ABC News 28 dc984ddb10a1c87a02c5efe5aa897f611a1ec396 12 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-heads-snap-vote-end-political-deadlock-128716540 2025 Kosovans vote for the second time in a year to elect the members of the Kuvendi. 2025-12-28 763aa0798b3db225043b625d0c67bc0e1b9b52bf 13 2025 Guinean presidential election 1 /wiki/2025%20guinean%20presidential%20election Guinea 2 /wiki/guinea Mamady Doumbouya 37 /wiki/mamady%20doumbouya coup 71 /wiki/2021%20guinean%20coup%20d'etat president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20guinea 2025 Guinean presidential election Guinea Mamady Doumbouya coup president 2025 Guinean presidential election /feed/2025/12/28/guineans-vote-for-a-president-as-incumbent-mamady-doumbouya-seeks-to-be-elected-four-years-after-leading-a-coup Reuters 28 1012a2a73a189473cbd2db4e6b12aaf56ca77765 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-votes-presidential-election-expected-cement-doumbouyas-rule-2025-12-28/ 2025 Guineans vote for a president as incumbent Mamady Doumbouya seeks to be elected four years after leading a coup. 2025-12-28 b80a02cce221b8e90536f60a44cc121ef46c26b4 12 2025 Central African general election 1 /wiki/2025%20central%20african%20general%20election Central African Republic 2 /wiki/central%20african%20republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra 71 /wiki/faustin-archange%20touadera National Assembly 37 /wiki/national%20assembly%20(central%20african%20republic) president 14 /wiki/list%20of%20heads%20of%20state%20of%20the%20central%20african%20republic 2025 Central African general election Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra National Assembly president 2025 Central African general election /feed/2025/12/28/citizens-of-the-central-african-republic-vote-to-elect-a-president-and-140-members-of-the-national-assembly-incumbent-p Reuters 28 1da4dec1b6aafcef7350c80ce906c8331fa16477 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/central-african-republic-votes-russia-ally-touadera-seeks-third-term-2025-12-28/ 2025 Citizens of the Central African Republic vote to elect a president and 140 members of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Faustin-Archange Touadéra seeks a third term in office. 2025-12-28 7e81be67b6b7ccbad758c77e9531d16255489b17 11 2025–26 Myanmar general election 1 /wiki/2025-26%20myanmar%20general%20election Myanmar 2 /wiki/myanmar legislature 14 /wiki/pyidaungsu%20hluttaw 2025–26 Myanmar general election Myanmar legislature 2025–26 Myanmar general election /feed/2025/12/28/citizens-of-myanmar-vote-in-the-first-phase-to-elect-the-nation-s-legislature-two-further-phases-of-voting-are-expected AP 28 17156fb7bb241d93b9c317b0d778b053846566bc 12 https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-election-yangon-suu-kyi-hlaing-military-f361d4962d30b9c5c4741110bb1271ef 2025 Citizens of Myanmar vote in the first phase to elect the nation's legislature. Two further phases of voting are expected in January. 2025-12-28 5887ed494b7bf261eae6b25d6df4f9cc3e5b9915 10 Anfal campaign 71 /wiki/anfal%20campaign Ba'athist 14 /wiki/ba'athist%20iraq Barzanis 37 /wiki/barzani%20(tribe) Capital punishment in Iraq 1 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20iraq Kurds 116 /wiki/kurds Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal 2 /wiki/supreme%20iraqi%20criminal%20tribunal Anfal campaign Ba'athist Barzanis Capital punishment in Iraq Kurds Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Capital punishment in Iraq /feed/2025/12/28/the-supreme-iraqi-criminal-tribunal-sentences-a-former-ba-athist-lieutenant-to-death-for-the-massacre-of-barzanis-during The New Region 28 6d067d51c61f232227e1cb7a5eb955b9b608a45d 12 https://thenewregion.com/posts/4090 2025 The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal sentences a former Ba'athist lieutenant to death for the massacre of Barzanis during the Anfal campaign against Kurds. 2025-12-28 5232556b9170ee8c8409410d0c06251dc4214cb2 9 2025 Richelieu stabbing 1 /wiki/2025%20richelieu%20stabbing Commewijne District 14 /wiki/commewijne%20district Suriname 37 /wiki/suriname mass stabbing spree 2 /wiki/spree%20killer 2025 Richelieu stabbing Commewijne District Suriname mass stabbing spree 2025 Richelieu stabbing /feed/2025/12/28/nine-people-are-killed-including-five-children-and-three-others-are-injured-including-the-perpetrator-and-another-chi AP 28 9effc3769727643dda39a4821d6a88443eabdfd0 12 https://apnews.com/article/suriname-knife-attack-children-7485dabfe9e7939b490b726c942c0af2 2025 Nine people are killed, including five children, and three others are injured, including the perpetrator and another child, in a mass stabbing spree at multiple houses in Richelieu, Commewijne District, Suriname. 2025-12-28 3cb497074081f1c83465a458f1d05a0b4242bddc 8 Gauteng 13 /wiki/gauteng South Africa 36 /wiki/south%20africa Soweto 1 /wiki/soweto Gauteng South Africa Soweto Soweto /feed/2025/12/28/three-people-including-a-toddler-are-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-when-a-building-collapses-in-soweto-gauteng AP 28 f4ad3c092ebef44800c5ea29fee6f95df113b3dc 12 https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-building-collapse-three-dead-66df10b356572c092dc132f293e57181 2025 Three people, including a toddler, are killed and three others are injured when a building collapses in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. 2025-12-28 65728ea9f0442e531a0c59625945f19589b026ee 7 Indonesia 70 /wiki/indonesia Manado 13 /wiki/manado North Sulawesi 36 /wiki/north%20sulawesi retirement home 1 /wiki/retirement%20home Indonesia Manado North Sulawesi retirement home Retirement home /feed/2025/12/28/sixteen-people-are-killed-and-three-others-sustain-burn-injuries-after-a-fire-breaks-out-at-a-retirement-home-in-manado Reuters 28 4062c3836e63b5b4f3bc4900f30499f1d83847db 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-fire-kills-16-people-retirement-home-2025-12-29/ 2025 Sixteen people are killed and three others sustain burn injuries after a fire breaks out at a retirement home in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. 2025-12-28 16e31fb7d2d3963aa3f33dd2c0874005f4aba7de 6 2025 Oaxaca train derailment 1 /wiki/2025%20oaxaca%20train%20derailment Asunción Ixtaltepec 14 /wiki/asuncion%20ixtaltepec Mexico 71 /wiki/mexico Oaxaca 37 /wiki/oaxaca Tren Interoceánico 2 /wiki/tren%20interoceanico 2025 Oaxaca train derailment Asunción Ixtaltepec Mexico Oaxaca Tren Interoceánico 2025 Oaxaca train derailment /feed/2025/12/28/at-least-13-people-are-killed-and-98-others-are-injured-including-five-critically-when-a-tren-interoceanico-train-carr Infobae <small>in Spanish</small> 28 d96727988f87c0b706a2f6f12f94747e0852e909 12 https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/12/28/tren-interoceanico-gobernador-de-oaxaca-reporta-15-heridos-tras-el-descarrilamiento/ 2025 Reuters 28 b5b6f1fe30d0dd55cb4f467ae3d88432b200fd3e 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-13-dead-after-train-derails-mexico-2025-12-29/ 2025 At least 13 people are killed and 98 others are injured, including five critically, when a Tren Interoceánico train carrying 250 people derails in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. 2025-12-28 1d0c025ee825418fc9b1140da6450650f316059c 5 ADOR 13 /wiki/hybe Danielle 36 /wiki/danielle%20marsh NewJeans 171 /wiki/newjeans South Korea 70 /wiki/south%20korea girl group 115 /wiki/girl%20group high-profile legal dispute 1 /wiki/newjeans#2024-present:_conflict_with_hybe,_hiatus,_and_danielle's_departure ADOR Danielle NewJeans South Korea girl group high-profile legal dispute High-profile legal dispute /feed/2025/12/28/after-months-of-a-high-profile-legal-dispute-entertainment-agency-ador-terminates-its-contract-with-singer-danielle-an Korea JoongAng Daily 28 6145da7b4aefb47a1780f2079303a5b8f49da55e 12 https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-29/national/socialAffairs/NewJeans-agency-ADOR-cuts-off-member-Danielle-warns-legal-measures-against-her-familys-responsibility-for-the-conflict/2488289 2025 The Independent 28 d30238e258b1541b002c54c3b18cc1bf5593ecfd 12 https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/ador-newjeans-danielle-marsh-contract-terminated-b2891490.html 2025 After months of a high-profile legal dispute, entertainment agency ADOR terminates its contract with singer Danielle and expels her from the South Korean girl group NewJeans. 2025-12-28 de19f8c60c39ea6bcb0559730b4a1b04f3c8f2de 4 Ecuador 71 /wiki/ecuador Ecuadorian security crisis 1 /wiki/ecuadorian%20security%20crisis Manabí Province 37 /wiki/manabi%20province Puerto López 14 /wiki/puerto%20lopez mass shooting 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting Ecuador Ecuadorian security crisis Manabí Province Puerto López mass shooting Ecuadorian security crisis /feed/2025/12/28/six-people-including-a-two-year-old-girl-are-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-beach-in-puer La Nación'' <small> in Spanish</small> 28 ce1dc26cd63d0cc28d99a026f8b9e159384e6d0c 12 https://www.lanacion.com.ar/agencias/ecuador-ataque-a-resort-turistico-al-menos-6-muertos-entre-ellos-una-nina-nid28122025/ 2025 TRT World 28 eed9ce6de29517c80367268c8a31fb1f34e97720 12 https://www.trtworld.com/article/3253ae8528b0 2025 Six people, including a two-year-old girl, are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a beach in Puerto López, Manabí Province, Ecuador. 2025-12-28 42663a2b7460edd3c404e7cf6dfcd8993ceb32ff 3 "delegitimizes" Israel 37 /wiki/legitimacy%20of%20the%20state%20of%20israel Gaza 116 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Israel 2 /wiki/israel aid group 14 /wiki/aid%20organization criticism of Israel 71 /wiki/criticism%20of%20israel "delegitimizes" Israel Gaza Gaza war Israel aid group criticism of Israel Gaza war /feed/2025/12/28/israel-introduces-new-rules-for-aid-groups-forbidding-activities-or-criticism-that-delegitimizes-israel-without-prov ABC News 28 943dded7222bf79cdfafdd8c2f7aac598bb06996 12 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/aid-agencies-fear-lifesaving-program-blockage-into-gaza-/106181964 2025 Israel introduces new rules for aid groups, forbidding activities or criticism that "delegitimizes" Israel, without providing specific definitions. Aid groups say that the requirements are political and may hinder criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. 2025-12-28 6fbea7d0627b2126eda890a865d6ae85b68a7b80 2 Alawite 2 /wiki/alawites Assadist 172 /wiki/assadist Syria 37 /wiki/syria Syrian conflict 1 /wiki/syrian%20conflict decentralization 71 /wiki/decentralization the provincial capital 14 /wiki/latakia transitional government 116 /wiki/syrian%20transitional%20government Alawite Assadist Syria Syrian conflict decentralization the provincial capital transitional government Syrian conflict /feed/2025/12/28/at-least-three-people-are-killed-and-dozens-of-others-are-injured-after-gunfire-erupts-during-alawite-led-protests-in-la Reuters 28 41d0273e8b5f50db7972ac7cf52dbfe79209af16 12 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/three-dead-alawite-protests-syrian-coast-local-officials-say-2025-12-28/ 2025 At least three people are killed and dozens of others are injured after gunfire erupts during Alawite-led protests in Latakia, Syria, demanding decentralization and for the transitional government to release Assadist detainees.