In light of the aggression launched by Israel against Gaza, and the world’s preoccupation with following it, the world is not devoid of news and other developments that may be important to groups of readers, and therefore Al Jazeera Net is interested in providing this service to them.
Below are the most prominent world news today, Tuesday, December 26, apart from the war on Gaza:
Pakistan: Classification of the Insaf Party as a leaderless political entity
The Election Commission of Pakistan announced an updated list of registered political parties in Pakistan, which includes 175 political parties officially registered in the country, which also have the ability to compete in general and regional elections.
According to Al Jazeera Net correspondent Muhammad Al-Akkad, it was noteworthy that the updated list did not include the founder of the Pakistan Insaf Party and the former prime minister as head of the party, which makes the Insaf Party a leaderless political entity, which is a new blow to the party as the elections date approaches.
Ukraine: We destroyed Russian marches
The Ukrainian Air Force said – today, Tuesday – that Ukrainian air defense systems destroyed last night 13 out of 19 drones launched by Russia into Ukraine.
Kiev also reported that its air force destroyed a ship belonging to the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, allegedly transporting Iranian-made drones used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
On the other hand, Russia said that it shot down two Ukrainian Su-24 fighters that attacked the port of Feodosia in the Crimean Peninsula, where the large Russian landing ship “Novocherkassk” suffered various damages, according to what was reported by the Russian “Sputnik” news agency, today, Tuesday.
Indonesia: The death toll from a nickel factory explosion has risen to 18 people
The death toll from an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel factory in eastern Indonesia has risen to 18 people, including 8 foreigners, while dozens continue to receive treatment in hospital, a company official said on Tuesday.
The accident occurred last Saturday morning while workers were making repairs to one of the smelters in the factory.
France: 5 bodies were found in an apartment near Paris
The French authorities announced that five bodies were found on Monday inside an apartment in the town of Meaux, east of the capital, Paris, noting that the judiciary had opened a felony murder investigation.
Media said that the victims were “a woman and her four children,” while the 33-year-old father was “hiding and hiding” and security forces were searching for him.
This incident comes after the Parisian region recently witnessed two crimes, each of which claimed the lives of 3 children, and the killer in each of them was the father.
India: Fog disrupts flights and trains
Air and railway services in the Indian capital, New Delhi, were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to a dense layer of fog that reduced visibility to about 50 meters in some areas.
The Meteorological Department says that the “dense fog” contains particles and other pollutants, and warned of its impact on the health of 20 million people residing in the city.
Russia: Opposition Navalny to prison in the Arctic
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny confirmed – today, Tuesday – his arrival at a prison in the Arctic and said that he is in good spirits.
Navalny posted an update on the X website after disappearing for more than two weeks. He also said that he met his lawyer, while his supporters said that he was transferred to a prison located in the Arctic.
Navalny (47 years old) is serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of “extremism,” noting that he was arrested at the beginning of 2021 after returning to Russia from a period of recovery in Germany following a poisoning attempt for which he blamed his country’s authorities.
