A Thai soldier is killed and eight others are injured after Cambodia shells Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand.
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December 8, 2025 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Rapid Support Forces capture Heglig, Sudan's largest oilfield, after the Sudanese Armed Forces withdraw from the area.
Thai F-16 jets carry out airstrikes on Cambodian military targets in Oddar Meanchey province and Preah Vihear, killing four Cambodian civilians and wounding ten more.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) captures all eight southern governorates of Yemen, opening possibilities for it to claim independence. Saudi Arabia withdraws all of its troops from Aden.
Arts and culture
Nominations for the Golden Globe Awards honoring productions in 2025 are released, with One Battle After Another topping the film categories with 9 nominations, while The White Lotus tops the television categories with 6 nominations. This is also the first year the awards will have a Best Podcast category.
Business and economy
China's trade surplus passes US$1 trillion for the first time despite significant pressure from U.S. tariffs.
Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus announces an agreement to acquire Czech Airlines and its subsidiary Smartwings, the largest Czech airline, for €154 million (US$180 million).
Disasters and accidents
Four tourists are killed and one other is missing when a wave hits a seawater pool in Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Spain. The victims had previously ignored the warnings and the closure of the seawater pool.
A Mw 7.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan, causing some public services to be suspended.
International relations
Turkey agrees to guarantee the transit of Russian natural gas to Hungary through the TurkStream pipeline.
Law and crime
Cuba's Supreme Court sentences former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life imprisonment for espionage and multiple economic-related offenses, and in a separate case imposes a 20-year term for bribery, influence peddling, and tax evasion.
The Honduran attorney general issues an international arrest warrant for former president Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. president Donald Trump recently pardoned after serving part of a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.
In Mexico, former Chihuahua governor César Duarte Jáquez is arrested for allegedly laundering more than Mex$96 million (US$5 million) in public funds.
An Ecuadorian judge orders former president LenĂn Moreno to stand trial on bribery charges linked to alleged payments made during the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair Dam.
Politics and elections
The Honduran electoral council resumes releasing updated presidential election results following an extended pause to conduct technical reviews and address inconsistencies in tally sheets, with the latest count showing National Party candidate Nasry Asfura narrowly ahead.
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