December 15-21, 2025: Week in Review
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December 22, 2025

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December 15, 2025
Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity (Le Monde)
Cambodia says Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory near shelters for displaced (AP News)
December 16, 2025
December 17, 2025
Over 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan this year, WHO reports (Le Monde)
December 18, 2025
The hidden trauma of Malian refugee women and girls (Deutsche Welle)
Lebanon: Migrant workers exploited under 'kafala' system (Deutsche Welle)
December 19, 2025
U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria (The New York Times)
Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say (AP News)
December 20, 2025
Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final ‘dirty trick’ by officials (Toronto Star)
Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown (NPR)
Kenya: A ‘house of hope’ for women at risk of FGM (Deutsche Welle)
December 21, 2025
India's deportations split families after Kashmir attack (Deutsche Welle)
