- Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas marketThe Saxony-Anhalt premier said he could not rule out more deaths due to the number of seriously injured.
- US avoids government shutdown after bill passesCongress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.
- Inside the abandoned homes of Assad's ruthless enforcersJamil Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by people who lived on his street, is among the senior regime figures who have fled with their families.
- Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prisonThe BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.
- Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription serviceIt's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
- Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on KyivA reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.