With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area. | Al Jazeera English

Hindutva activists tried to storm Bangladesh’s High Commission in New Delhi, protesting the neighbouring country’s failure to protect Hindu minorities after a 25-year-old man was lynched over blasphemy allegations. | Al Jazeera English

Tarique Rahman, leader of Bangladesh’s opposition, has returned after 17 years in self-imposed exile in London. The aspiring prime minister left the country in 2008, claiming politically motivated persecution, and has now come back ahead of upcoming elections. | Al Jazeera English

Algeria’s parliament unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation a crime. Lawmakers celebrated in the chamber as they demanded an apology, reparations and assigned France legal responsibility for the harms caused during colonial rule. | Al Jazeera English