At least 21 people have been killed in sudden flash floods triggered by more than an hour of torrential rainfall in Safi province of Morocco, a North African country. Another 32 people were injured, though most were released from hospital after receiving primary treatment, according to AFP.
A massive wildfire raged in the Dzukou Valley of Nagaland for the third day, with strong winds expanding the affected area and pushing the flames towards Japfu mountain range, raising ecological and safety concerns.
At least 10 people have been killed after two gunmen carried out a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, sending a shockwave across Australia, officials said.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attack on a UN base in Abyei of Sudan, where six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured.
Iranian authorities have arrested prominent human rights and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, drawing sharp international concern.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dissolved parliament just three months into his tenure, announcing a general election within 45 to 60 days via a royal decree on Friday (December 12).