Calling it a “declaration of vengeance” after a deadly attack on US troops last week, the US military launched more than 70 strikes on alleged ISIL targets in Syria. | Al Jazeera English

Thousands of demonstrators marched in the US city of Minneapolis to protest raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota. | Al Jazeera English

Videos show deserts and mountains blanketed with snow in Saudi Arabia’s Hail and Tabuk region, as a cold weather snap hits several cities. | Al Jazeera English

Syrian gov't soldiers and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have agreed to cease fire after a night of fighting in Aleppo. Several civilians died in the clashes. The violence comes just days before an end-of-year deadline to merge the SDF with the Syrian army. | Al Jazeera English

Video shows the moment the US military seizes a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, prompting anger in Caracas, with officials condemning the seizure as ‘theft and hijacking’. | Al Jazeera English

Police in the UK arrested protesters during demonstrations in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian network banned as a 'terror group' by the British government. The High Court is deliberating whether the ban is legal, while six detained activists on hunger strike are at risk of death. | Al Jazeera English