Sunday, December 7, 2025

13 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

  1. 2025 Beninese coup attempt

    Elements of the Benin Armed Forces, led by Pascal Tigri, announce a coup d'état against president Patrice Talon and the creation of a military junta, the Military Committee for Refoundation, after seizing state television. The coup attempt is ultimately unsuccessful.

  2. 2025 Beninese coup attempt

    The Nigerian Air Force launches precision airstrikes against pro-coup forces in Cotonou in support of the Beninese government, killing several putschists.

  3. 2025 Beninese coup attempt

    ECOWAS announces the deployment of ground troops to Benin from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

  4. 2025 Beninese coup attempt

    France provides military intelligence, surveillance aircraft, and logistical assistance to Benin and shares intelligence with Nigeria to help thwart the coup attempt.

Politics

  1. 2025 Hong Kong legislative election

    Hong Kong citizens vote for the members of the Legislative Council.

Crime & Justice

  1. Papiri kidnapping

    Nigerian authorities secure the release of 100 of the 315 students and staff abducted from a school in Niger State, while more than 160 others remain unaccounted for.

  2. Ecuadorian security crisis

    Thirteen suspected Los Lobos gang members are killed in a prison riot following two explosions in Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador.

  3. Justice

    Brazilian police report that two armed individuals stole eight Henri Matisse engravings and five works by Candido Portinari from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo after threatening a security guard and visitors.

Disasters

  1. Cyclone Ditwah

    The death toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 618.

  2. Cyclone Senyar

    The death toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 908, while 410 people remain missing. In Thailand, at least 216 people are also confirmed killed.

  3. Disasters

    A Fire and Rescue NSW firefighter is killed and dozens of homes are destroyed as bushfires spread across parts of New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia.

Sport

  1. 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

    In futsal, Brazil wins the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup after defeating Portugal 3–0 in the final held in Metro Manila, Philippines. Emilly is awarded the tournament's Golden Ball.

  2. 2025 Formula One World Championship

    In auto racing, McLaren's Lando Norris wins his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship after outscoring the defending champion, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, by two points at the end of the season's final race in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for December 7, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.