December 2025
Bulgaria joins the euro
Bulgaria - the poorest country in the European Union - has become the 21st member of the eurozone.
Reported - 31/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlere3x28lo
Trump says he is withdrawing National Guard troops
US President Donald Trump has said he is withdrawing National Guard troops from several US cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, after a Supreme Court ruling last week undermined his authority to use troops for policing.
Reported - 31/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dv1200j44o
Thailand releases Cambodian soldiers
Thailand has released 18 Cambodian soldiers that were captured in July during deadly border clashes.
Reported - 31/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74wjqvpkj0o
UAE says it will withdraw from Yemen
The United Arab Emirates has said it will withdraw its remaining forces from Yemen, after Saudi Arabia backed a demand from the Yemeni presidential council for them to leave within 24 hours.
Reported - 30/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xdxz48l7yo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/30/middleeast/saudi-arabia-yemen-port-strike-uae-intl
Trump administration withholding childcare funds from Minnesota
The Trump administration said it has frozen child care payments for the state of Minnesota after a YouTuber alleged that several centres run by Somali immigrants were taking public money without providing care.
Reported - 30/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75xnndvlyko
US carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil
The CIA has carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a dock in Venezuela that the United States has alleged is a port for trafficking drugs.
Reported - 30/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8484p7ggmo
Channel Tunnel services suspended
A power outage has led to the supension of all services through the Channel Tunnel, with passangers stuck overnight at ports and in their vehicles.
Reported - 30/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c93wkw37p0pt
Guinea junta chief wins presidential election
Junta chief General Mamady Doumbouya has won the Guinea presidential election by a landslide, getting 86.7% of the vote.
Reported - 30/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2520nyp8yo
Mexico train derails
At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured in a train derailment in Mexico's south-eastern Oaxaca region.
Reported - 29/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2328e70y7o
Kosovo's ruling party wins election
The ruling Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo's parliamentary elections.
Reported - 29/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3z3w4wy0go
Trump to meet Netanyahu in Florida
US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida for talks that are expected to cover Gaza and other Middle Eastern issues.
Reported - 29/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwypyq9dvggo
China holds military drills around Taiwan
China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island's key areas, as a warning against "separatist forces".
Reported - 29/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87l7xjp235o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/china-live-fire-military-drills-around-taiwan
Stabbings in Suriname
9 people, including 5 children, have been stabbed to death on the outskirts of Suriname's capital, Paramaribo. A suspect has been detained.
Reported - 28/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8966ew7y7o
Hamas supporters arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested 9 people accused of raising around €7m (£6m) for Hamas over more than 2 years.
Reported - 27/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxq59np394o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/28/europe/italy-arrests-hamas-charities-funding-intl
Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire begins
A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has come into effect along the border, with the two countries agreeing to freeze the front lines where they are now, ban reinforcements and allow civilians living in border areas to return as soon as possible.
Reported - 27/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q5je8048xo
Ramming and knife attack in Israel
2 people were killed when a Palestinian man launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel.
Reported - 26/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d9znp22pyo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/middleeast/israel-ramming-knife-attack-palestinian-suspect-intl
Israel recognises Somaliland
Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation.
Reported - 26/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g417md05go
Nigerian mosque bombing
At least 5 people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, with a further 35 injured.
Reported - 25/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0je3v3en01o
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/maiduguri-mosque-nigeria-suicide-attack-b2890364.html
Police officers killed in explosion in Moscow
3 people - including 2 police officers - have been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow.
Reported - 24/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz68z3wn1e3o
Libya's army chief killed in air crash
Libyan army chief General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddadhas been killed in an air crash in Turkey, along with 7 other people.
Reported - 24/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvgzyepdqno
US launches strikes against Islamic State
The US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in Sokoto state, north-western Nigeria.
Reported - 25/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj69j8l918do
https://news.sky.com/story/us-launches-airstrikes-on-islamic-state-targets-in-nigeria-13487369
Algerian law declares France's colonisation a crime
Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations.
Reported - 24/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14vdpyj1vjo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/24/algeria-declares-frances-colonial-rule-a-crime-in-new-law
Gunmen abduct Muslim travellers in Nigeria
Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria's central Plateau state, ambushing their bus on Sunday night as it was driving between villages.
Reported - 23/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj0ll7ppewo
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251223-gunmen-kidnap-muslim-religious-event-central-nigeria
Israel extends order allowing closure of foreign broadcasters
Israel's parliament has extended an order allowing the government to shut down foreign broadcasters operating in the country, originally introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a threat to national security.
Reported - 23/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k47wg2j90o
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-extends-law-silence-al-jazeera-two-more-years
Government waters revises inheritance tax plan
Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been revised, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m.
Reported - 23/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e9n3y28g1o
Major incident declared over giant hole at canal
A major incident has been declared at a Shropshire canal where a giant hole has opened up, draining the canal and swallowing some narrowboats.
Reported - 22/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lvq0yk9dko
https://news.sky.com/story/major-incident-declared-in-shropshire-as-sinkhole-affects-canal-13486587
US pursuing third oil tanker
The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, having already seized two oil tankers this month - one of them on Saturday.
Reported - 22/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99722j4lkgo
Russian general killed in Moscow
A Russian general - Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov - has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow.
Reported - 22/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwn9wznx1o
US seizes second oil tanker
The US has seized a second oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Reported - 21/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mpy1ynnzzo
https://news.sky.com/story/us-seize-another-tanker-off-coast-of-venezuela-13486172
South Africa tavern attack
A shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal, South Africa, has left 9 people dead and another 10 injured.
Reported - 21/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79xyxdpzrxo
US carries out strike against IS in Syria
The US military has carried out a "massive strike" against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a recent attack on American forces in the country.
Reported - 20/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq7zzw618o
Knife attack at Taiwan metro
At least 3 people have been killed and 9 others injured during a knife attack in the Taiwanese capital Taipei.
The suspect later died after falling from a building.
Reported - 19/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx251p7k23mo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/mass-stabbing-tapei
Australia announces gun buyback scheme
The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack - its deadliest mass shooting in decades.
Reported - 19/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn09p4kjj4wo
US announces weapons sale to Taiwan
The Trump administration has announced a weapons sale worth around $11bn (£8.2bn) to Taiwan, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.
Reported - 18/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7095g45p1po
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/trump-largest-weapon-sale-taiwan-china-b2886931.html
FBI deputy director to leave post
Dan Bongino has said he will leave his role as the FBI's deputy director in January.
Reported - 18/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj0p5yl92o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/trump-fbi-deputy-director-dan-bongino
Brown University shooting suspect found dead
The primary suspect in Saturday's fatal mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead inside a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire.
Reported - 18/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crk71krz5mvt
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/brown-university-shooting-suspect-12-18-25
Trump expands access to cannabis
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will expand access to cannabis, by reclassifying it from a Schedule I narcotic, to a Schedule III drug - placing it under the same category as Tylenol with codeine.
Reported - 18/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8z684r6vlo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/trump-cannabis-executive-order
Kennedy Center to be renamed
The board of the Kennedy Center - which President Trump chairs - has voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center, reports to the White House.
Reported - 18/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp84pxvp87eo
Trump orders Venezuela blockade
US President Donald Trump has ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela by the large US naval presence in the area.
Reported - 17/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gej5ezyypo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/16/trump-orders-blockade-oil-tankers-venezuela
Bondi suspect Naveed Akram charged
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act.
His father, the second shooter, Sajid Akram was shot dead by police during the attack.
Reported - 17/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98nm1ry38jo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/16/australia/bondi-beach-shooting-suspects-intl-hnk-dst
Doctor strike begins
Doctors in England start their five-day strike at 07:00 this morning after a last minute offer by the Government to improve working conditions was rejected by the union.
Reported - 17/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98nqz29vg2o
MIT professor shot at his home dies
Massachusetts university professor Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, who was shot multiple times in his home on Monday, has died in hospital from his injuries.
Reported - 16/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly08y25688o
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/17/mit-shooting-death-nuno-loureiro
Rebels to withdraw from DR Congo city
A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from the recently captured city of Uvira at the request of the USA, who recently brokered a peace agreement in country.
Reported - 16/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87l528ljeyo
UK will rejoin Erasmus student scheme
The UK will rejoin the Erasmus study scheme from 2027, 6 years after announcing it would end its participation as part of a deal to leave the European Union (EU).
Reported - 16/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4ng7ee9vwo
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme-13484526
Nick Reiner charged with murder of his parents
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed murder charges against Nick Reiner over the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner.
Reported - 16/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjv5md3jzo
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/16/rob-reiner-son-nick-reiner-charged
Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in LA home
Film-maker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home, with authorities investigating the incident as a homicide.
Reported - 15/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0np02znezo
Morocco flash floods
Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco's coastal Safi region.
Reported - 15/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwyzlly6eno
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/15/dozens-dead-after-flash-floods-hit-moroccan-city-of-safi
Chile elects next president
Chile has elected José Antonio Kast to be its next president, with more than 58% of the vote in his third attempt at running for president.
Reported - 15/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kde07lvvro
Brown University shooting
2 students are dead and 9 other people are injured after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. A manhunt is underway to find the shooter.
Reported - 14/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3rjw1xnqdvt
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/brown-university-shooting-12-13-25
Bondi Beach shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a terror attack on Bondi Beach as more than a thousand people attended a celebration for the first day of Hanukkah. Both gunmen were apprehended, one of them dying.
Reported - 14/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgk391yzm7t
Arrests over plot to attack German Christmas market
5 men have been arrested in Germany suspected of being involved in a plot to drive a vehicle into people at a Christmas market.
3 Moroccans, an Egyptian and a Syrian were detained on Friday.
Reported - 14/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dz7r708dxo
Belarus frees prisoners
Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country.
Reported - 13/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpwlkklyxo
Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria
2 US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman. 3 other service members were injured in the attack, during which the gunman was "engaged and killed".
Reported - 13/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d9vpxjp2go
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-soldiers-attacked-syria-b2883978.html
Israel targets senior Hamas official in Gaza
Israel has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad on Saturday in a strike on a vehicle inside Gaza.
Reported - 13/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dklj3rxvo
Thai PM dissolves parliament
Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dissolved parliament after nearly a week of renewed fighting with Cambodia, with a general election to be called within 45 to 60 days.
Reported - 12/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v11rd200yo
Portugal braced for general strike
Portugal prepares for severe disruption to transport, flights, hospitals, schools and other public services on Thursday, as the two main union federations stage a general strike.
Reported - 11/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxwrvl1734o
Myanmar military air strike hits hospital
At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar's military hit a hospital.
Reported - 11/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxq3lg2gwxo
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, alleging it is a "crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran".
Reported - 11/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w9lg11jw0o
Lithuania declares emergency situation over Belarus balloons
The Lithuanian government has declared a "nationwide emergency situation" in response to airspace incursions from Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes.
Reported - 10/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39pr3d10wlo
https://news.sky.com/story/lithuania-declares-state-of-emergency-over-belarus-balloons-13481251
Astronaut and cosmonauts return to Earth
Nasa's Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) after completing a 245-day mission.
Reported - 09/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c93n0939q5yo
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-jonny-kim-crewmates-return-from-space-station/
Deadly office fire in Jakarta
A fire at an office building in Jakarta, Indonesia, has killed at least 22 people as authorities continue to search for casualties.
Reported - 09/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyp98vxk78o
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/indonesia/indonesia-jakarta-fire-office-building-rcna248346
Trump unveils $12bn farm aid bailout
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a $12bn (£9bn) farm aid package aimed at helping farmers impacted by low crop prices and the administration's ongoing trade wars.
Reported - 08/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrj58qed2wo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/trump-farmers-aid-package
Earthquake strikes northern Japan
At least 30 people were injured after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on Monday night, forcing thousands of people to evacuate in addition to a tsunami warning being issued.
Reported - 08/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7091k5pg31o
Thai-Cambodia border clashes
Thailand has launched airstrikes along its border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of attacking first, testing the peace treaty that they signed in recent months.
Reported - 08/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7l0rjz05eo
Paramount launches rival bid for Warner Brothers Discovery
Paramount Skydance has made another offer to buy Warner Brothers Discovery, which it hopes will beat rival Netflix's offer to buy the company's studio and streaming networks.
It is reported that Netflix had a $72bn (£54bn) deal accepted, while Paramount has now upped their bid to $108.4bn (£81bn).
Reported - 08/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj69xzpzrdyo
https://news.sky.com/story/paramount-launches-hostile-takeover-bid-for-warner-bros-13480913
Deadly nightclub fire in Goa
A fire at a popular nightclub in India's coastal region of Goa has killed 25 people, which is believed to have been caused by indoor fireworks.
Reported - 07/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdj82d0nd4eo
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-23-people-dead-after-fire-in-goa-india-13480407
Benin coup stopped by loyalist troops
Benin's government says its armed forces have stopped an attempted coup after soldiers claimed on national television they had seized power.
Reported - 07/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v7n9wzkyo
Fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Border clashes have started again between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, with each sides accusing the other of breaking the ceasefire.
Reported - 06/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn09zp87pz8o
South Africa mass shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in Saulsville township, South Africa.
Reported - 06/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvkrkl2jlo
UK and Norway form naval alliance
The UK and Norway have signed a defence pact that will see them operate a combined fleet to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.
Reported - 04/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v152ep9l0o
US Supreme Court allows Texas remapping
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that is believed to favour the Republican party in the 2026 midterm elections, by voting to overturn a lower court's previous ruling to block the remapping.
Reported - 04/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1v21p3ydo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-supreme-court-texas-congressional-maps
New mayoral elections to be delayed in England
Elections for 4 newly-created mayors in England (Greater Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk, Hampshire & the Solent, and Sussex & Brighton) that were due in May next year are now expected to be delayed until May 2028.
Reported - 04/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjg2r7z9zo
Trump pardons Democratic congressman
US President Donald Trump has said he will pardon Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar, who was charged last year with accepting around $600,000 (£478,000) in bribes.
Reported - 03/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v9z7z1z2o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/trump-pardons-democrat-henry-cuellar
Bulgaria ditches budget plan after protests
Bulgaria's government has said it will withdraw its controversial 2026 budget plan after mass protests were held against it on Monday night in the capital, Sofia.
Reported - 02/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjezwzw088jo
German army ammunition stolen from lorry
A shipment of German ammunition, in the region of 20,000 rounds, has been stolen from a delivery lorry in the eastern town of Burg.
Reported - 02/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q5n3x0jn9o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/02/europe/german-army-ammunition-stolen-latam-intl
Dell family to donate funds for American children
Tech businessman Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, have announced plans to donate $250 to 25 million children across the US, totalling $6.25bn to be deposited into investment accounts.
Reported - 02/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvgq184vgqo
OBR chairman resigns
Richard Hughes, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), has resigned following the accidental leak that saw much of the Chancellor's budget details released early.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd74v35p77jo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/obr-report-leak-reeves-budget-b2875484.html
Cameroon opposition leader dies in detention
Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, 5 weeks after his arrested, as his party accuses authorities of denying medical attention.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9204y4w5o
Trump releases fraud executive
US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who had just started a 7-year prison sentence over a $1.6 billion fraud scheme.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vmn61l75ro
US Admiral ordered second Venezuela boat strike
The White House has said that Admiral Frank Bradley was the one who ordered a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, after survivors were found shipwrecked by the initial strike, an order that may be considered a war crime.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r95q9kv1go
Luigi Mangione in court
Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last year, appeared in court on Monday as his lawyers try to have key evidence dismissed from the case.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33mz477p4po
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/us/luigi-mangione-court-appearance-case
UK MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.
Reported - 01/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9dyd84lwo