Friday, December 12, 2025

Brazil–United States relations

The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, citing a shift in U.S. foreign policy.

Corruption in Bolivia

A Bolivian judge orders former president Luis Arce into five months of pre-trial detention in La Paz while authorities investigate alleged embezzlement linked to the diversion of public funds for projects in Indigenous communities during his tenure as economy minister under Evo Morales.

Corruption in the Philippines

Civil society groups and church representatives file complaints against Philippine vice president Sara Duterte at the Office of the Ombudsman, accusing her of plunder, violations of Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, bribery, and betrayal of public trust.

Justice

Police in Mashhad, Iran, arrest Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi during a ceremony honoring deceased lawyer and human rights activist Khosrow Alikordi.

Gaza humanitarian crisis

Fourteen people are killed, including three children who died of hypothermia, amid a severe storm in the Gaza Strip. At least 13 homes previously damaged by Israel have also collapsed.

Disasters

At least eight people are killed and multiple others are injured when a tank truck crashes and explodes in Tiko, Southwest Region, Cameroon.

Disasters

Four people are killed and eleven others are rescued when an under-construction building on top of a Hindu temple collapses in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.