Portal:Current events/2015 December 25
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian military intervention
- December 10th conference that agreed on principles to guide peace talks, which both Bashar al-Assad and Russia rejected. (The News Hub) (BBC) (Irish Independent)
Business and economics
- With the death of an 18-year-old Orlando, Florida, SeaWorld’s problems in the wake of recent earning shortfalls, decline in attendance, and drop the values of its shares. In response, the company plans new pricing and attractions. (CNN) (CNN) (CNNMoney)
Disasters and accidents
- December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
- At least 17 people are injured in Ishkashim district, a mountainous area where mainly impoverished farmers live in homes made with mud, according to Peshawar District Officer Muhmand Asim Khan. Other details about damage or casualties are not presently available. (NBC News) (CNN) (USGS) (BNO News)
- At least 17 people are injured in
International relations
- Japan–South Korea relations
- Shinzō Abe plans to create a new government-backed fund, containing over 100 million yen (US$831,200/£556,600) to help former South Korean "comfort women," and is also considering making an apology for the wartime sexual enslavement. (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (The Nikkei) (The Korea Times)
- India–Pakistan relations
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is met by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore for a two-hour meeting. Modi's surprise stopover is the first since Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Pakistan in 2004. (CNN) (The Hindu)