2025-12-31 4d1cc1082cfc1ad2cf86a7a3d0cadd2c1144415c 15 Department of La Libertad 36 /wiki/department%20of%20la%20libertad Pataz District 13 /wiki/pataz%20district Peru 70 /wiki/peru informal miner 1 /wiki/informal%20miner Department of La Libertad Pataz District Peru informal miner Informal miner /feed/2025/12/31/at-least-three-informal-miners-are-killed-in-a-shooting-in-pataz-district-department-of-la-libertad-peru-two-people-a Reuters 31 4169c5df160ac96b2698ce997e4a9c42dd85f1fd 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/three-killed-7-missing-new-years-eve-attack-informal-miners-peru-2026-01-01/ 2025 At least three informal miners are killed in a shooting in Pataz District, Department of La Libertad, Peru. Two people are arrested. 2025-12-31 b741a84261358dde41531e87dee3b6216bf15c27 14 California 37 /wiki/united%20states%20district%20court%20for%20the%20northern%20district%20of%20california Deportation in the second Trump administration 1 /wiki/deportation%20in%20the%20second%20trump%20administration Honduras 239 /wiki/honduras Nepal 317 /wiki/nepal Nicaragua 406 /wiki/nicaragua Trina Thompson 14 /wiki/trina%20thompson Trump administration 71 /wiki/second%20presidency%20of%20donald%20trump U.S. federal judge 2 /wiki/u.s.%20federal%20judge migrants 172 /wiki/immigration%20to%20the%20united%20states racial hostility 506 /wiki/racism%20in%20the%20united%20states temporary protected status 116 /wiki/temporary%20protected%20status California Deportation in the second Trump administration Honduras Nepal Nicaragua Trina Thompson Trump administration U.S. federal judge migrants racial hostility temporary protected status Deportation in the second Trump administration 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federal courts 239 /wiki/federal%20judiciary%20of%20the%20united%20states 2025 deployment of federal forces in the United States Chicago Donald Trump Los Angeles National Guard Portland U.S. president federal courts 2025 deployment of federal forces in the United States /feed/2025/12/31/us-president-donald-trump-announces-the-withdrawal-of-national-guard-troops-from-chicago-los-angeles-and-portland-af AFP via France 24 31 79e202f2e1a53845a7334c862647a6b4fbe0b11f 12 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251231-trump-says-pulling-national-guard-from-three-cities-for-now 2025 U.S. president Donald Trump announces the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland after federal courts blocked or restricted the deployments. 2025-12-31 b3b94ea70515c5ad38104713f457ad6b4dbb35c4 12 2025–2026 Iranian protests 1 /wiki/2025-2026%20iranian%20protests Basij 2 /wiki/basij Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 37 /wiki/chaharmahal%20and%20bakhtiari%20province Lordegan 14 /wiki/lordegan rising living costs 71 /wiki/iranian%20economic%20crisis 2025–2026 Iranian protests Basij Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Lordegan rising living costs 2025–2026 Iranian protests /feed/2025/12/31/a-basij-officer-is-killed-and-13-others-are-injured-in-clashes-in-lordegan-chaharmahal-and-bakhtiari-province-iran-du AP 31 d5e0584988092b3147a2865916d846b0af7f2a36 12 https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-economy-israel-us-nuclear-8533eacbc3c502ccc5f5339ae4384399 2025 A Basij officer is killed and 13 others are injured in clashes in Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, during demonstrations over rising living costs. 2025-12-31 9d8e45cf58c0afc9b0c2ee2ce3fad9e3637e676c 11 United States–Venezuela relations 1 /wiki/united%20states-venezuela%20relations Venezuela 14 /wiki/venezuela oil industry 37 /wiki/history%20of%20the%20venezuelan%20oil%20industry oil tanker 71 /wiki/oil%20tanker sanctions 2 /wiki/united%20states%20government%20sanctions United States–Venezuela relations Venezuela oil industry oil tanker sanctions United States–Venezuela relations /feed/2025/12/31/the-united-states-imposes-sanctions-on-four-venezuelan-companies-in-the-oil-industry-and-four-oil-tankers AP 31 01e4e6c563f7d6de05a3efb851772cda4aac1455 12 https://apnews.com/article/sanctions-oil-tankers-venezuela-trump-maduro-9ffee61472d248aafdc9d9bef6195c2e 2025 The United States imposes sanctions on four Venezuelan companies in the oil industry and four oil tankers. 2025-12-31 52aaeef9c678f6af6aa82e99ce9dd5db86b13b52 9 Naftna Industrija Srbije 37 /wiki/naftna%20industrija%20srbije Russo-Ukrainian war 172 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war%20(2022-present) Serbia 14 /wiki/serbia Serbia–United States relations 1 /wiki/serbia-united%20states%20relations United States 2 /wiki/united%20states refinery 71 /wiki/oil%20refinery sanctions 116 /wiki/embargo%20of%20russian%20oil%20during%20the%20russo-ukrainian%20war Naftna Industrija Srbije Russo-Ukrainian war Serbia Serbia–United States 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Hemmati Central Bank Iran Iranian rial leader 2025–2026 Iranian protests /feed/2025/12/31/iran-appoints-abdolnaser-hemmati-as-the-new-leader-of-the-central-bank-following-protests-over-the-iranian-rial-s-value AP 31 fda9b72768afd44a81fc0b969fdddb475bfb5062 12 https://apnews.com/article/iran-currency-inflation-central-bank-governor-protests-ccc43409cfceed3096db8cf63cc0ce53 2025 Iran appoints Abdolnaser Hemmati as the new leader of the Central Bank following protests over the Iranian rial's value depreciating and the previous governor's resignation. 2025-12-31 4742f2a6537d1f7e3201a634794b5b637d217407 6 Falcons Flight 71 /wiki/falcons%20flight Saudi Arabia 37 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Saudi Vision 2030 1 /wiki/saudi%20vision%202030 Six Flags Qiddiya City 2 /wiki/six%20flags%20qiddiya%20city amusement park 14 /wiki/amusement%20park roller coaster 172 /wiki/roller%20coaster tallest, fastest, and longest 116 /wiki/list%20of%20roller%20coaster%20rankings Falcons Flight Saudi Arabia Saudi Vision 2030 Six Flags Qiddiya City amusement park roller coaster tallest, fastest, and longest Saudi Vision 2030 /feed/2025/12/31/the-six-flags-qiddiya-city-amusement-park-officially-opens-to-the-public-in-saudi-arabia-with-the-falcons-flight-attrac Arab News 31 ce4a14cc7c5c3ec359adc2c19680e12675b0c45b 12 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2627848/amp 2025 Zawya 31 b4971fbc468b4233251107baf4c20f8d3d6861eb 12 https://www.zawya.com/en/world/middle-east/saudi-six-flags-qiddiya-city-opens-lsbixv8z 2025 The Six Flags Qiddiya City amusement park officially opens to the public in Saudi Arabia, with the Falcons Flight attraction breaking records as the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster. 2025-12-31 e2961374a3ea6e677559dd078d802371bebc1d94 5 Aleppo 37 /wiki/aleppo Islamic State 2 /wiki/islamic%20state Orthodox church 116 /wiki/eastern%20orthodox%20church Syria 71 /wiki/syria Syrian Armed Forces 172 /wiki/syrian%20armed%20forces Syrian conflict 1 /wiki/syrian%20conflict suicide bomber 14 /wiki/suicide%20attack Aleppo Islamic State Orthodox church Syria Syrian Armed Forces Syrian conflict suicide bomber Syrian conflict /feed/2025/12/31/an-islamic-state-suicide-bomber-blows-himself-up-near-a-checkpoint-in-aleppo-syria-after-attempting-to-reach-an-orthod Al Jazeera 31 0580fd5b1897036b78ab8874d5ec563e0dc437ac 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/31/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-one-police-officer-in-syrias-aleppo 2025 An Islamic State suicide bomber blows himself up near a checkpoint in Aleppo, Syria, after attempting to reach an Orthodox church, killing one security force member and wounding two more. 2025-12-31 b80381a8d46ade2612880bb3f7fea1ff60e3afca 4 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis 1 /wiki/2025%20cambodian-thai%20border%20crisis Cambodia 37 /wiki/cambodia Thailand 2 /wiki/thailand ceasefire 14 /wiki/ceasefire 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis Cambodia Thailand ceasefire 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis /feed/2025/12/31/thailand-releases-18-prisoners-as-part-of-a-ceasefire-agreement-with-cambodia AP 31 8c9d4dbc7189ad221240c526a8c934c09a932520 12 https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-border-ceasefire-prisoners-release-65c3f6e5af81d2c8ae5156e003cbe7d7 2025 Thailand releases 18 prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement with Cambodia. 2025-12-31 76b40e4dc7879d8e46ce1b5bd06f8bd4676c21ec 3 Kherson 71 /wiki/kherson%20oblast Russia 37 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukraine 116 /wiki/ukraine drone strikes 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare Kherson Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine drone strikes Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2025/12/31/russian-authorities-report-at-least-24-people-are-killed-including-a-child-and-dozens-of-others-are-injured-in-a-ukrai The Moscow Times 31 0024317b141f26f6cdb9351f93aba5e1792d66d7 12 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/01/ukrainian-drones-killed-24-in-occupied-kherson-resort-town-pro-kremlin-governor-says-a91596 2025 Russian authorities report at least 24 people are killed, including a child, and dozens of others are injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a hotel and a restaurant in Khorly in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. 2025-12-31 b503d6624d8867b0ccfdfe2aaabcc2a789a0a4a3 2 United States 2 /wiki/united%20states War on drugs 1 /wiki/war%20on%20drugs airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike United States War on drugs airstrike War on drugs /feed/2025/12/31/five-people-are-killed-while-others-escape-after-the-united-states-conducts-airstrikes-on-three-alleged-drug-boats-at-an BBC News 31 bc3eadab83058cf49136c8078be0febc99f9cb8c 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdq1ple2l4o 2025 Five people are killed while others escape after the United States conducts airstrikes on three alleged drug boats at an undisclosed location.