ABUJA / WASHINGTON:On Christmas Day (December 25, 2025), the United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in northwest Nigeria, marking a significant military response to long-standing jihadist violence that has disproportionately affected Christian communities, according to U.S. officials and international media reports. Airstrikes and Official Statements U.S. President Donald Trump announced in…

MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Tanzania — December 25, 2025:A rescue helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all five people on board, officials confirmed on Thursday. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission when it went down in a remote high-altitude zone between Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit, at an altitude of around 4,670–4,700…

Dhaka / Khulna, Dec 22, 2025 — Bangladesh has witnessed a fresh outbreak of political violence after Motaleb Shikdar, a prominent student-linked political leader, was shot in the head on Monday in the southwestern city of Khulna, just days after the country was shaken by the assassination of youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi. According to…