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

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