The world on
Wednesday 3 December 2025
7 stories, region by region.
Asia-Pacific
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia announces that the search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on December 30, with Ocean Infinity conducting a 55-day underwater search in a targeted area of the southern Indian Ocean under its existing "no-find, no-fee" agreement with the government.
Middle East
Attacks on the Eternity C
The Houthis release eleven seamen from the Eternity C carrier.
Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, allowing Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
2025 Hadhramaut offensive
The Southern Transitional Council seizes swathes of territory from the government of Yemen in Hadhramaut Governorate, including Seiyun.
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Five Palestinians, including two children, are killed by Israeli drone strikes near Khan Younis.
Gaza war
The Israeli army says four of its soldiers were wounded in a Hamas attack in Rafah.
Gaza peace plan
The Israeli Knesset votes 39–0 to endorse the 20-point Gaza peace plan, in a vote boycotted by the member parties of the Netanyahu government.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 3 December 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.