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* ... that '''[[German atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II|among the millions of prisoners of war murdered by the Germans during WWII]]''' there were also tens of thousands of their former allies, the Italians?
* ... that during World War II, US Army casualty telegrams were sent out in the name of Major General James Alexander Ulio?
* ... that during World War II, US Army casualty telegrams were sent out in the name of Major General '''[[James Alexander Ulio]]'''?
* ... that Nicolaas van Wijk, after helping to provide humanitarian aid during World War I, called the Partitions of Poland "an offense against God"?
* ... that '''[[Nicolaas van Wijk]]''', after helping to provide humanitarian aid during World War I, called the [[Partitions of Poland]] "an offense against God"?
* ... that '''[[History of education in Wales (1939–present)|schools in Wales during the Second World War]]''' were held in village halls?
* ... that war correspondent Bernard Gray was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?
* ... that war correspondent '''[[Bernard Gray (Sunday Pictorial journalist)|Bernard Gray]]''' was killed while travelling as an unofficial passenger aboard a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War?
:[[Luke Littler]] defeats [[Michael van Gerwen]] 7–3 in the final at [[Alexandra Palace]] in [[London]], [[England]], to claim his first [[PDC World Darts Championship|World Darts Championship]] title, becoming the youngest player to win a world title at the age of 17 years. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/live/c4gwz153e7et (BBC News)]
:Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between [[Sanaa]] and [[Hodeidah]] in [[Yemen]], hitting a number of facilities, including [[Sanaa International Airport]], and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the [[Director-General of the World Health Organization]] [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] present. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/26/israel-strikes-yemens-sanaa-airport-other-key-sites-reports (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/26/live-israel-pounds-gaza-as-three-babies-freeze-to-death-in-tent-camps?update=3409797 (Al Jazeera 2)] [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b15bx1jsjx (YNet)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyj88rye1jo (BBC)]
:In [[association football]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] wins the inaugural [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]] after defeating [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] 3–0 in the [[2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final|final]] in [[Lusail]], [[Qatar]]. [[Vinícius Júnior]] is awarded the [[FIFA Club World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/18/intercontinental-cup-final-report-real-madrid-pachuca (''The Guardian'')]
:The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'s Health Ministry announces that the mystery illness that has left at least 143 people dead in [[Kwango]] was a severe form of [[malaria]]. The [[World Health Organization]] says more [[malaria vaccine]]s are being sent to its health centres in the region. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/17/drc-health-ministry-says-mystery-disease-is-severe-form-of-malaria (''The Guardian'')]
:[[Gukesh Dommaraju]] defeats [[Ding Liren]] to win the [[World Chess Championship]] 7½-6½, becoming the youngest ever chess champion at the age of 18 years. [https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-chess-championship-d-gukesh-youngest-champion-age-record-garry-kasparov/article68977321.ece (Sportstar)]
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