Israel moves to ban dozens of aid organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, as harsh winter conditions grip Gaza
![The sun sets over a tent camp sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive, on New Year’ Eve in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31T160729Z_51674241_RC2QRIARA3QY_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AID-1767207379.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Federica Marsi is a journalist covering migration and environmental issues.
Israel moves to ban dozens of aid organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, as harsh winter conditions grip Gaza
![The sun sets over a tent camp sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive, on New Year’ Eve in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31T160729Z_51674241_RC2QRIARA3QY_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AID-1767207379.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
UAE says it will voluntarily withdraw ‘counterterrorism’ units, its only remaining military force in Yemen.
![Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, December 30, 2025. [SABAA TV/Handout via REUTERS]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-30T134227Z_34190452_RC21RIAD3MX6_RTRMADP_3_YEMEN-SECURITY-AFTERMATH-1767107850.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates on Friday, December 26, 2025.

Ukraine returns fire as Russia says intercepted 29 drones, two days after US-led peace talks end in Miami.

Israeli strikes hit Sidon district; 100 Palestinians lose homes as Israel tears down residential building.
![Displaced Palestinian woman Hanan Abu Taibah holds her children inside a tent as families struggle to stay warm during winter, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22T120213Z_296646396_RC20JIASCZMM_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-WEATHER-1766410446.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates about the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, December 22, 2025.

European leaders gather in Brussels to decide on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine for the next two years.

Israel has continued to launch attacks across Gaza in violation of the ceasefire with Hamas, injuring at least 11 people

High-level talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine gain momentum as the two countries exchange drone attacks.
![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen line up for a photo opportunity at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025. [Kay Nietfeld/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-15T192448Z_1743838704_RC27HIACJ3IA_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-GERMANY-ZELENSKIY-1765830669.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates about the Bondi Beach shooting on December 15, 2025.
