Headlines for December 31, 2025

Israel Bans More Than Two Dozen Aid Agencies From Operating in Gaza, Saudi Arabia Carries Out Strikes on Yemen’s Port City of Mukalla, Russia Launches Overnight Drone Attack in the Ukrainian Port City of Odesa, Mass Protests in Iran Spread to Universities, Two Oil Tankers Reportedly Arrive in Venezuela Despite the Trump Administration’s Blockade, U.S. Sanctions 10 People and Firms from Iran and Venezuela, Protests Led by Bolivian Miners Enter Second Week, Honduran Presidential Runner-Up Salvador Nasralla Challenges Results of Election, Florida Executes Record 19 People on Death Row in 2025, Unsealed Court Order Reveals DOJ Officials Pushed for Kilmar Ábrego García’s Indictment, Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Deportation Protections for Immigrants From South Sudan, Trump Admin Announced It’s Freezing Child Care Payments to Minnesota, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani to Be Sworn In as Mayor by New York Attorney General Letitia James