Retrospective archive
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At least 70 Palestinians were killed and 14 others reported missing in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis. The attacks targeted residential areas and displaced persons' shelters.
The Israeli Defense Forces report the interception of a ballistic missile and a drone launched from Yemen.
Luke Littler defeats Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the final at Alexandra Palace in London, England, to claim his first World Darts Championship title, becoming the youngest player to win a world title at the age of 17 years.
U.S. President Joe Biden blocks a buyout bid by Japanese Nippon Steel for U.S. Steel.
Remains of a courtyard and building complex dating back at least 300 years have been discovered during drainage work at the Castle Ward estate in County Down.
The largest known site of dinosaur footprints, including Cetiosaurus and Megalosaurus, has been discovered at a quarry in Oxfordshire, England, dating to the Middle Jurassic Bathonian stage 166 million years ago.
At least 26 Palestinians, including four children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on 1 January 2025. Ten others remain missing and are believed buried under rubble.
Darryl Wilson, a councillor for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, has resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party following a controversy regarding the selection for an Assembly seat. He will continue to serve as an independent councillor.
The Taliban government announces it will close all national and foreign NGOs in Afghanistan that employ women, citing compliance with Islamic regulations and issuing warnings of license revocation for non-compliance.
President Joe Biden has ordered a state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter to be held at Washington National Cathedral on 9 January. Flags will be lowered to half-staff for thirty days.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense reported strikes on several points beyond the disputed Durand Line in response to Pakistani aerial bombardments inside Afghan territory. No details were given on casualties or specific sites.
The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from Yemen, targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The missile is intercepted before reaching Israeli airspace. It is the first time that the THAAD missile defense system is used by Israel to intercept a missile during combat operations.
Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen, hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport, and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus present.
The Office for National Statistics reported no economic growth in the UK's third quarter, revised from a previous estimate of 0.1% growth, due to weaker performance in hospitality and services sectors.
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on 25 December 2024, using over 70 missiles and 100 drones, resulting in at least three fatalities and 20 injuries across multiple regions, with widespread blackouts reported.
The US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network withdrew a report claiming famine in northern Gaza after the US envoy to Israel disputed its population estimates, citing outdated figures and methodological flaws.
Israeli airstrikes hit al-Mawasi, a designated safe zone in Gaza, killing at least seven people. Further attacks across the Strip killed at least 43 others, including in a school and displaced persons' camps.
President Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison without parole. The decision excludes three individuals convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder.
All flights in and out of Belfast City Airport are cancelled after an Aer Lingus plane is forced to make an emergency landing during strong winds.
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 28 people, including children, in attacks on a school and residential buildings, according to Palestinian rescuers.
Puntland region of Somalia plans to introduce a new regional currency in 2025, following its shift to the US dollar in 2021 due to Somali shilling inflation. The move reflects ongoing economic fragmentation and federal tensions.
A missile launched from Yemen struck the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injuring sixteen people, with the Israeli military reporting interception and shrapnel damage to a nearby school.
The United States Senate passed a funding bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on 21 December 2024, averting a government shutdown. The measure extends funding through 14 March and includes disaster relief and aid for farmers.
The Police Ombudsman concluded that police lacked sufficient time to prevent republican paramilitaries from firing shots into the air during an INLA commemoration in Derry in 2021, despite appropriate planning.