America Venezuela Flight connections with the Dutch island of Aruba, less than 30km off Venezuela's coat, will be resumed for the first time since 2019; Maduro had suspended them after humanitarian aid was flown in, judging the move as international interference
Asia Iraq Tickets are now on sale for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, to be held in Basra from 6 January to 19 January 2023
Asia Cambodia The government has established three new towns - Sampov Poun, Arey Ksat and Oudong Me Chey - following requests from the Ministry of the Interior
Africa Cameroon Cameroon-born writer Imbolo Mbue has won the "Les Afriques" 2022 literary prize with her novel "May we live long", which tells the story of a small West African village
Africa Tunisia Tunisia's powerful trade union, the UGTT, has warned the country's president that chaos could ensue if the second round of parliamentary elections is not postponed
Asia Mongolia At the Chinggis Khaan Museum, the opening ceremony of the exhibition of new stamps dedicated to the '860th birth anniversary of Chinggis Khaan' was held
Asia Maldives As part of his visit to the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited Dhaandhoo, where he met with residents of the island; the first time in 20 years that a Maldivian president has visited the island
Africa South Africa Eskom's CEO has promised a Christmas Day respite from the prolonged and unprecedented power cuts the country has been experiencing for months, though the state-owned company warned that people must prepare for a prolonged electricity crisis
Asia Armenia Red Cross vehicles from Artsakh to Armenia will return with medicines, according to Zara Amatuni, head of the ICRC's communication programmes in Armenia
Europe Greece Yesterday, President of the Republic Sakellaropoulou received carolers who performed traditional local Christmas carols sung in many parts of Greece, from Thrace to the island of Kastellorizo
Europe Lithuania Several Lithuanian municipalities will switch off their Christmas lights for an hour as a sign of solidarity with war-torn Ukraine, as part of an international campaign called '60 minutes of darkness'
America Haiti The crew of an US Coast Guard cutter repatriated dozens of people, men women and children, to Haiti after attempting to enter the US illegally
Africa Liberia According to the 14th Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report, revenue generated from extractive industries increased by $13,1 million in 2021 from the previous year to $84,6 million
Oceania Fiji After the tensions of 2022 general elections, the head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong in his Christmas message says the country needs “healed and peaceful politicians and leaders”