We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

A retired Twin Cities police officer was killed while helping a driver stuck on an icy road early Monday morning. Police in ...

Now, her family is raising funds to cover her funeral expenses and helping her 7-year-old daughter. Jaye Elaine Pollard was ...

A retired Brooklyn Park police officer was run over and killed in Sherburne County while helping a stranded motorist, ...

Sykia Harper-Brown, 43, of Philadelphia, exchanged “heated” text and Facebook messages with the victim, including threats, ...

Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday evening from a ...

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