DoD confirms that two US Army soldiers and one civilian American interpreter were killed and three others were wounded in an attack on them in Palmyra, Syria.
Danes are sending their final Christmas cards β€” the last ever to be delivered by the national postal service. From the year-end, PostNord β€” which traces its history in Denmark back to 1624 β€” will cease carrying letters and handle only packages.
Authorities in Minsk today released from prison the Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, along with another 122 political prisoners. The move comes as Belarus seeks to mend ties with Washington and the US lifts some sanctions.
Three Filipino fishermen reportedly injured after Chinese coast guard and militia vessels used water cannons and acted aggressively against fishing boats near a disputed shoal.
Thailand's interim prime minister reiterates a ceasefire agreement has not been reached with Cambodia and the Thai military will continue fighting on the disputed border, https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3155984/anutin-repeats-no-ceasefire-position
A formal petition has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office asking for the cancellation of trademarks of the words β€œTwitter” and β€œtweet” since X has allegedly abandoned them.
Russian missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts in Ukraine have disrupted supply of electricity. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-3-killed-35-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/
The progress of the WV National Guard sergeant who was shot in the head on duty in DC is β€œmiraculous,” his family members say medical professionals have told them. image
Security forces in Iran have detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and several other activists during a memorial ceremony in Mashhad.
WSJ - A US special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related articles headed to Iran from China. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-forces-raid-ship-seize-cargo-headed-to-iran-from-china-35a1e2ac