- Former president of Mauritania gets 5 years for corruptionFormer Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and self-enrichment, according to his attorneys.
- Argentina's Milei extends public invitation to Musk: 'We need to talk, Elon'Libertarian President-elect Javier Milei of Argentina invited Elon Musk to "talk" after the billionaire CEO of X, formerly Twitter, shared a video interview of his.
- Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano erupts, killing at least 22 climbersRescuers are scouring Mount Marapi in Indonesia for a missing climber after a volcanic eruption over the weekend killed at least 22 climbers.
- German man arrested after allegedly forming armed group opposing COVID measuresA 39-year-old German man has been arrested in Portugal for allegedly forming an armed group named "Paladin" in early 2021 to oppose COVID-19 measures.
- US military identifies all 8 crew members of deadly Air Force Osprey crash near JapanThe United States Air Force has identified the eight pilots and passengers of the Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan on Nov. 29.
- NATO chief issues vague warning on Ukraine-Russia war: 'Be prepared for bad news'NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that "wars develop in phases," before admitting about Ukraine in an interview, "We should also be prepared for bad news."
- Kim Jong Un praises mothers’ roles in raising communists, revolutionariesNorth Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gave a speech at a national conference honoring mothers this week, celebrating the maternal role in forming young communists.
- Israel constructs large pumps to flood Hamas terror tunnels with seawater: Wall Street JournalIsrael has assembled five large pumps that would flood Hamas tunnels beneath Gaza with seawater, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials familiar with the plan.
- Niger’s junta revokes key security agreements with EU and turns to Russia for defense partnershipNiger's termination of two security agreements with western allies and a subsequent pivot to Russia leaves the Sahel without any EU or US partnerships, as Islamic militancy is on the rise in the region.
- US tourist paddleboarding in Bahamas killed by shark: policeAn American woman from Boston, Massachusetts, was killed in a shark attack Monday while paddleboarding with a male relative off the coast of the Bahamas, police said.