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A woman was rescued by passersby after being swept along by floodwaters in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, as heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across Turkiye’s largest city. Several neighbourhoods were affected, with roads submerged and homes and businesses inundated. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

''Before the war I was beautiful.'' A young girl in Gaza says witnessing all the death and destruction in Israel’s war has made her ugly. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

“NAZA”, a documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing in Gaza, received a 25-minute ovation at the Venice Film Festival. It features Israeli intelligence personnel and whistleblowers discussing how Palestinians were targeted. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

When part of Nepal’s Langtang Lirung glacier collapsed, millions of cubic metres of rock and ice plunged over a kilometre, triggering an earthquake and a debris flow that destroyed the China–Nepal border crossing and nearby villages. Al Jazeera’s Daniel McKerrell explains. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

A Russian drone strike hit a major shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 100, including 22 children. Officials said the attack came in two waves, with the second strike occurring as emergency crews were responding to the scene. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people and striking a Wildberries logistics hub near Moscow. Russia claimed to have intercepted 822 drones. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian crude oil in a protected marine area. The tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of oil has created an oil slick estimated at 2,000 square kilometres. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Pro-Palestine activists smeared red paint on the walls and windows of a defence production company called Terma in Denmark. Campaigners say the company profits from the weapons used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

People took to the streets in Japan to voice their anger following their gov't’s decision to start the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, later this week 👇 [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

24 Indian crew members were rescued from an oil tanker after it was struck by a US missile off the coast of Oman. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

An eyewitness captured the moment a car fell into a river as a bridge collapsed in China. Local media says the vehicle had broken down and couldn’t reverse, and the occupants got out before floodwaters swept it away. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

The WHO has raised the Ebola risk in eastern DR Congo to very high. The Bundibugyo strain, with a 30–50% fatality rate and no approved vaccine, has spread from Ituri into other provinces and into neighbouring Uganda. Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan explains. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Pope Leo XIV, falsely characterising him as supporting a nuclear-armed Iran. The first US-born head of the Roman Catholic Church has spoken out against nuclear proliferation and the US-Israeli war on Iran. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Unprecedented security measures are in place in Pakistan's Islamabad ahead of indirect talks between US and Iranian delegations, with 10,000 police, paramilitary and military personnel securing key sites around the city. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Islamabad. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Demonstrators denouncing US President Donald Trump's policies took over streets across the US on Saturday, for the third ‘No Kings’ rally. More than 3,200 events were planned in all 50 states against what protesters see as an authoritarian form of governance. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Iranian missiles have caused widespread damage across Israel in the latest wave of attacks, as President Donald Trump says US-Israeli strikes have destroyed the majority of Iran’s missile launchers. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Iranian officials have firmly denied any negotiations with the US. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei rejected claims of talks, while Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called it “fake news” aimed at influencing oil markets. Al Jazeera's @Alihashem reports. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Israeli President Isaac Herzog was forced to take cover as a missile struck nearby shortly after he gave a press conference in Israel's Kiryat Shmona. During the speech, Herzog said Israel cannot return to last year’s ceasefire and must secure “strategic depth inside Lebanon.” [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Video shows damage inside Dubai International Airport’s passenger terminal after an Iranian drone attack injured four people. Dubai Airports’ media office says emergency teams were immediately activated in coordination with relevant authorities. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Sirens blared across Israel in warning of possible Iranian retaliatory missile attacks after Israel launched what it described as a ‘pre-emptive’ strike on Iran, declaring a state of emergency. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Security forces in Argentina fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at protesters opposing proposed labour reforms. Unions say the bill would curb the right to strike and weaken worker protections. President Javier Milei argues it is key to his free-market agenda. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Video shows the aftermath of a fatal rail accident in southern Spain, where a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming train, forcing the second train off the tracks and down an embankment. Spanish state media says at least 39 people were killed in the crash. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]

Palestinians gathered for the lighting of Bethlehem’s Christmas tree in Manger Square after more than two years of subdued celebrations due to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. [ 网页链接 ↗ ]