Cambodian children write letters to soldiers, while relief sites fill with donations for those displaced by the fighting near the Thai border. Al Jazeera's Assed Baig is in a centre in Phnom Penh where there's been a surge of unity since clashes with Thailand began. | Al Jazeera English

Palestinian videographer Rami Abu Saada filmed his conversation with a Palestinian girl who expressed despair, saying death would be an escape from the dire conditions in Gaza. The moment sheds light on the profound psychological and physical pressures imposed by Israel's genocidal war. | Al Jazeera English

A massive crowd in Dhaka, Bangladesh, including interim leader Mohammad Yunus, filled the streets to mourn Sharif Osman Hadi, a leader of the 2024 student-led uprising, who was shot dead outside a mosque by a masked gunman. | Al Jazeera English

India has launched what it says is the heaviest satellite ever lifted from the country, using an Indian-made launcher. The BlueBird Block-2 is the largest commercial communications satellite in orbit and is designed to provide space-based cellular broadband to smartphones. | Al Jazeera English

A powerful winter storm has unleashed torrential rain across Southern California, triggering flash flooding and prompting evacuation orders. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in six counties and warn the dangerous conditions could continue through Christmas Day. | Al Jazeera English

For Project Force, Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopoulos looks at the groups pressuring Mali's government as it hosts a regional summit focused on cooperation with its neighbours - who also face the same security challenges. | Al Jazeera English

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, which insures the Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems. | Al Jazeera English

Leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are hoping to find a way to repel advancing fighters linked to al-Qaeda. Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan explains what’s at stake at an Alliance of Sahel States summit in Bamako. | Al Jazeera English