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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
    • Theceasefire betweenIsrael andHamas ends when a deadline expires on the seventh day. MediatorQatar says that efforts are ongoing to renew the ceasefire and expressed regret over the resumption of Israeli bombardments.(AP)
    • More than 180Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are injured by Israeliairstrikes on different parts of theGaza Strip, including the community ofAbasan al-Kabira and a home northwest ofGaza City.(Al Jazeera)(AP)
    • Aid is stranded nearEgypt’s border with Gaza, with truck drivers saying they expected further delays to a complex delivery process that had briefly speeded up during the weeklong truce.(Al Jazeera)
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
    • Israelishelling kills a woman and her son inHula, Lebanon in southern Lebanon with a Hezbollah militant killed in an ensuing firefight with IDF.(Al Jazeera)
  • Hundreds ofMalawians travel to Israel to work as farm labourers.Kondwani Nankhumwa, leader of theDemocratic Progressive Party, has questioned the secrecy of the deal amidst the governments awareness of the ongoing war.(Al Jazeera)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict
    • TheTurkish Air Force launches airstrikes onKurdistan Workers' Party positions innorthern Iraq, reportedly destroying 16 of their targets and killing a number ofseparatistmilitants.(Reuters)
  • At least elevencivilians are killed in an attack by an armed group inMiqdadiyah,Diyala Governorate,Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility.(AP)
• Moro conflict
  • ElevenDawla Islamiyah andBangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed during a raid by thePhilippine Army inDatu Hoffer Ampatuan,Maguindanao del Sur.(AP)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Allied Karenni rebel groups and localPDF forces launch attacks on junta bases inKawkareik,Karen State.(The Irrawaddy)
• Somali Civil War
  • TheUnited Nations Security Council (UNSC) lifts anarms embargo on theSomali Armed Forces and theSomali government, while continuing sanctions against theal-Shabaabjihadist group.(AFP viaThe Defense Post)
• War in Sudan
  • The UNSC adopts a resolution to end the mandate of itsUnited Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) by December 3.(Radio Dabanga)

Arts and culture

• For his role in the filmPassages,Franz Rogowski is honored by theNew York Film Critics Circle asbest leading actor of the year.(Der Spiegel)(Variety)

Business and economy

• Sri Lankan economic crisis
  • Sri Lanka's efforts to restructure its debt run into difficulty when anad hoc group of privatecreditors object that the official creditors and Sri Lanka itself are being insufficiently transparent about their talks.(Reuters)

International relations

• 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • TheInternational Court of Justice (ICJ) ordersVenezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo inGuayana Esequiba ahead ofa referendum on its rights to thedisputed territory, but does not forbid Venezuela from going ahead with thereferendum as Guyana requested.(Reuters)
• Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War
  • TheInternational Committee of the Red Cross suspends theBelarus Red Cross after its Secretary GeneralDzmitry Shautsou refuses to resign following statements that the organization was involved in bringing Ukrainian children toBelarus for health improvement purposes.(AP)(Nasha Niva)
• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • ThePhilippine Coast Guard establishes asurveillance station on the disputedThitu Island in theSouth China Sea.(AP)

Law and crime

• Crime in Los Angeles
  • Aserial killer is suspected of having fatally shot threehomeless men during the past week inLos Angeles,California,United States.(ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 118th United States Congress
  • George Santos isexpelled from theUnited States House of Representatives over criminalcorruption charges and accusations of misspendingcampaign money.(Reuters)
• 2023 Malagasy presidential election
  • Madagascar'ssupreme court confirmsAndry Rajoelina's election aspresident after dismissing several challenges against the provisional results.(Reuters)

Science and technology

• South Korea launches its firstmilitaryreconnaissance satellite from theVandenberg Space Force Base inCalifornia,United States, carried by aSpaceXFalcon 9 rocket.(AFP viaSCMP)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • More than 190Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are wounded byIsraeliairstrikes on theGaza Strip, includingKhan Younis in the south.(Al Jazeera)
    • TheUnited Nations say the fighting will worsen the extremehumanitarian emergency in Gaza. UNaid chiefMartin Griffiths said that the people of Gaza had nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on.(Al Jazeera)
  • TheUnited States providesBLU-109bunker buster bombs and othermunitions toIsrael. Similar bombs made by the US were used by Israel in theJabalia refugee camp airstrikes, including a strike that levelled an apartment block, killing more than 100 people.(Al Jazeera)
• Islamic terrorism in Europe,Terrorism in France
  • 2023 Paris attack
    • One person is killed and two others are injured in a knife and hammer attack near theEiffel Tower inParis,France. The suspect is arrested bypolice.(Reuters)
• Moro conflict
  • Bomb maker Mundi Sawadjaan, a leader ofAbu Sayyaf and suspect in the2020 suicide bombings in Sulu, is killed bysecurity forces during amilitary operation inBasilan,Philippines.(The Star)
• Spillover of theInsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Chilas bus shooting
    • Eight people are killed and 26 others injured in amass shooting against a bus on theKarakoram Highway near the town ofChilas,Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan.(Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Thecooling tower of the decommissionedVoerdepower station inNRW,Germany isblown up.(NRZ)(RWE)(WDR)

Disasters and accidents

• December 2023 Mindanao earthquake
  • A person is killed when a 7.5 magnitudeearthquake strikes off the coast ofMindanao,Philippines.Tsunami warnings are issued for thePhilippines andJapan, but are later lifted.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Al-Qadir Trust case
  • ThePakistan Movement for Justice party appointsGohar Ali Khan as its new chairman, replacing party founder and formerPrime MinisterImran Khan, who remainsdetained on variouscharges.(AFP viaThe Daily Star)
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • Ukraine'ssecurity service stops formerpresidentPetro Poroshenko from leaving the country. Poroshenko'spolitical party,European Solidarity, said he had scheduled meetings inPoland and the United States.(Reuters via France 24)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 700Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours byIsraeliairstrikes in theGaza Strip.Rights groups object toIsrael's increased attacks in southern Gaza, which Israel had declared as a "safe zone".(Al Jazeera)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • TheUSSCarney and multiplecivilian-owned commercial ships are attacked by theHouthis in theRed Sea. At least threecargo ships are hit bymissiles, according to theUnited States Central Command.(The Washington Post)(The Drive)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
    • ACJTF-OIRdrone strike kills five militants nearKirkuk,Iraq, in response to rocket and drone attacks onU.S. andcoalition forces.(Al Arabiya)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 11 Israelis injured by a Hezbollah missile targeting an IDF base inBeit Hillel andGlobal Affairs Canada announced that a Canadian citizen was killed in Lebanon of unspecified causes.(CBC)
• Kivu conflict
  • TheEast African Community'stask force begins withdrawing fromNorth Kivu,Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the country refused to renew the force's mandate.(AFP via France 24)
• Moro conflict,Terrorism in the Philippines
  • Mindanao State University bombing
    • Four people are killed and around 50 others are injured in abombing during aCatholicMass atMindanao State University inMarawi,Bangsamoro,Philippines. TheIslamic State claims responsibility for the bombing.(Reuters)

Business and economy

• Alaska Airlines announces their intent toacquireHawaiian Airlines in a deal worth$1.9 billion. The new company will maintain separate operations for both brands.(Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Disasters and incidents

• 2023 Africa floods
  • At least 47 people are killed and 85 others are injured bylandslides caused byflooding inKatesh,Manyara,Tanzania.(AFP viaArab News)

Health and environment

• 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • COP28 PresidentSultan Al Jaber dismisses proposals for afossil fuel phase-out, with some attendees accusing Al Jaber ofclimate change denial.(The Guardian)

International relations

• Cambodia–China relations
  • China'sPeople's Liberation Army Navy warships become the first foreign naval vessels to dock at theReam Naval Base inCambodia.(AP)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Burkina Faso andNiger announce their withdrawal from theG5 Sahelsecurity alliance, citing its failure to make theSahel region safer.(BBC News)

Law and crime

• Crime in New York City
  • A man kills four of his family members and injures another in amass stabbing inQueens,New York City,United States. He also injures two respondingpolice officers before they shoot him dead.(CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • Venezuelans vote in areferendum on the territorial claim toGuayana Esequiba, which is disputed withGuyana.(BBC News)
• 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
  • FormerPrime MinisterMatata Ponyo Mapon withdraws his candidacy forpresident and endorsesKatanga GovernorMoïse Katumbi.(AFP viaThe Citizen)
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • In an interview withDer Spiegel,Mayor of KyivVitali Klitschko says thatUkraine is heading towardauthoritarianism and that thePresident's Office viewsmayors as an impediment to power consolidation.(Kyiv Independent)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 316Palestinians have been killed and 664 injured during the last 24 hours in theGaza Strip.(Al Jazeera)
    • FiveIsraeli soldiers are killed in clashes withHamas, bringing theIDF's death toll to 80 since the groundinvasion began.(Haaretz)
    • The Palestiniantelecoms companyPaltel reports thattelecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip asIsrael intensifies itsmilitary operations.(Al Jazeera)
    • United Nations shelters across Gaza record a spike ininfectious diseases such asdiarrhoea andskin infections, while only one hospital can take on complex surgery or critical trauma cases. One UN shelter in Gaza has also reported ahepatitis A outbreak on Friday.(Al Jazeera)
  • Qatariprime ministerMohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani calls for an "immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation" intoIsrael’s military activities in Gaza.(Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Battle of Marinka
      • TheBritishDefense Ministry reports thatRussia likely controls most ofMarinka inDonetsk Oblast.(Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News)
  • Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • TheWhite House says thatUnited States Congress funds designated for providingaid toUkrainewould run out by the end of the year, due to opposition from members of theRepublican Party, in a letter made available to the public.(Al Jazeera)
    • The Financial Times reports that theEuropean Union is facing difficulties in agreeing on a new aid package, due to opposition fromHungary.(Al Jazeera)
    • President of BulgariaRumen Radevvetoes a proposed agreement to provide Ukraine witharmored vehicles, returning the agreement toparliament.(Kyiv Independent)
  • Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Voronezh Oblast governorAleksandr Gusev announces the death ofmajor generalVladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of the14th Army Corps, at his combat post in Ukraine.(Reuters)

• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Tudun Biri drone strike
    • Anarmydrone strike inKaduna State mistakenly kills at least 85civilians and injures 60 others during aMuslim festival.(AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Gold prices reach a new peak ofUS$2,135.39 per ounce, surpassing the previous record from 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemic.(AFP viaThe Economic Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi
  • Thirteenhikers are found dead and eleven others are missing afterMount Marapi'seruption inWest Sumatra,Indonesia, on Sunday.(AFP via NDTV)

International relations

• Foreign relations of the European Union,Foreign relations of Niger
  • Niger'sgovernment announces the termination of itsmilitary missions with theEuropean Union, includingEUCAP Sahel Niger, amidst closer ties with neighboring countriesMali andBurkina Faso.(AFP via Euractiv)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • Voters inVenezuela approve the claim ofsovereignty overGuayana Esequiba in areferendum. TheNational Electoral Council announces that more than 10.5 million votes were cast with 95% being in favour of Venezuelan sovereignty over the region.(The Guardian)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
    • Doug Burgum 2024 presidential campaign
      • North Dakota GovernorDoug Burgum withdraws his candidacy forpresident.(The New York Times)
• Guinea-Bissauan PresidentUmaro Sissoco Embalódissolves theNational People's Assembly, citing an attemptedcoup d'état.(AFP via RFI)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli troops and tanks enterKhan Yunis in the south of theGaza Strip.Displaced families in the region are heading further south toRafah, a town on theEgyptian border.(Reuters)(Al Jazeera)
    • More than 100 people are killed inairstrikes near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, as Israeli forces encircle themedical facility in use as a shelter. Witnesses say anyone attempting to leave was being shot at by Israelisnipers.(Al Jazeera)
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
    • ALebanese soldier is killed and three others are injured byIsraeli shelling inOdaisseh,southern Lebanon.(Reuters)
  • At theGulf Cooperation Council summit,Qatariprime ministerAl Thani calls for a permanentceasefire in Gaza.(Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• TheDAX achieves a new record high, increasing by 0.78%, surpassing the previous record from July.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi
  • More bodies are found by rescuers on the slopes ofMount Marapi inWest Sumatra,Indonesia, bringing the death toll from Sunday'svolcanic eruption to 23.(AP)
• Seventeen people are killed when a bus falls into aravine inHamtic,Antique,Philippines.(AFP viaMalay Mail)
• Fourteen people are killed and 32 others are injured when adouble-decker bus veers off the road andcrashes into a tree inPrachuap Khiri Khan,Thailand.(AP)
• Ten people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine after crashing into a bridge nearTegucigalpa,Honduras.(Reuters viaThe Straits Times)
• ThePacific Northwest of the United Statesexperiences anatmospheric river, with record-breaking rainfall reported inWashington andOregon. One person is killed by flooding inPortland, Oregon.(AP)(CNN)

Health and environment

• New Zealand conservationists announce the first birth ofkiwi birds in the wild area aroundWellington in over a century.(AFP viaThe Manila Times)

International relations

• Diplomatic impact of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war,Israel–United States relations
  • TheU.S. State Department announcesvisa restrictions forextremist Israeli settlers involved inviolence againstPalestinians in theWest Bank.(AFP via RFI)
• Rwanda–United Kingdom relations
  • Rwanda asylum plan
    • Rwanda and theUnited Kingdom sign atreaty inKigali, Rwanda, on the relocation ofasylum seekers to Rwanda. The new treaty will also see Britishlawyers stationed in Rwandan courts.(BBC News)

Law and crime

• Arrest and trial of Alberto Fujimori
  • TheConstitutional Court of Peru orders the release of formerPresidentAlberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prisonsentence forcrimes against humanity, reinstating a previously revokedpardon onhumanitarian grounds.(AFP via France 24)
• Ecuadorian security crisis
  • TheNational Assembly approves the Private Security and Surveillance Law, aimed at strengthening and regulatingsecurity companies to combat thecountry's risingcrime rates.(Xinhua)

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• War in Sudan
  • U.S. Secretary of StateAntony Blinken accuses both sides of the conflict of committingwar crimes, includingcrimes against humanity andethnic cleansing.(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• Alandslide at agold mine inBolívar,Venezuela, kills 12miners.(Reuters)
• AGuyana Defence Force helicopter goes missing while on a borderoperation nearVenezuela.(Newsday)

Health and environment

• Authorities says thatdengue fever is on the rise inMali, as at least 21 deaths and 600 cases linked to the disease are reported.(AP)

International relations

• China–Italy relations
  • Italy withdraws fromChina'sBelt and Road Initiative. Both countries have indicated a desire to maintainopen channels of political dialogue.(AFP viaThe Hindu)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • TheUnited States Senate blocks a supplemental fundingbill that included financial aid for Ukraine.(The Guardian)
  • International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Russian crude oil price cap sanctions
      • Politico reports that efforts tocapRussia's oil revenues has essentially failed, due to widespread circumvention, loopholes and the ongoing fuel business.(Politico)
      • In October,Russia earned$11.3 billion fromoil exports, exceeding the amount earned prior to the start of the war.(Bloomberg)
    • G7 nations agree to imposetrade restrictions onnon-industrial diamonds from Russia.(AFP via RFI)

Law and crime

• 2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting
  • Three people are killed and three others injured during amass shooting at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas inLas Vegas,Nevada,United States. The perpetrator is shot dead by police.(BBC News)
• FormerPeople's Deputy of UkraineIllia Kyva, who defected to Russia in March 2022, is found dead inMoscow Oblast.(Meduza)
• Four people are injured in a mass shooting on ashopping street inBrussels,Belgium. The incident is being investigated as a gang-related crime.(Politico)

Politics and elections

• 118th United States Congress
  • FormerSpeakerKevin McCarthy announces that he will resign from theUnited States House of Representatives at the end of the year.(CBS News)
• Rwanda asylum plan
  • Robert Jenrick resigns asMinister of State for Immigration, citing disagreements with theUK government'sasylum plan.(AFP via NDTV)

Science and technology

• Nuclear power in China
  • China announces the world's firstfourth-generation nuclear reactor has started commercial operations at theShidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant.(Reuters)

Sports

• Inassociation football, theMajor League Soccer (MLS) finesLos Angeles FC $100,000 and suspended supporter group 3252 for engaging in misconduct including the lighting of illegal flares during the team match in theconference finals.(Los Angeles Times)

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Arts and culture

• Baldur's Gate 3 winsGame of the Year atThe Game Awards 2023.(Polygon)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash
  • TheGuyanese government confirms that fivemilitary officers who were in aBell 412EPhelicopter that crashed near the border withVenezuela were killed and that two others survived the crash. The helicopter went missing on Wednesday during bad weather conditions. It is the deadliest incident inGuyanese military history.(AP)
• 2023 Mahé explosion
  • TheSeychelles declares astate of emergency after a largeexplosion in an industrial area onMahé destroys commercial buildings and nearby residential housing, injuring people and also damaging theSeychelles International Airport. A separate state of emergency is also declared for ongoingfloods in the country, which have killed at least three people.(Al Jazeera)
• ARoyal Saudi Air ForceF-15SA Strike Eagle crashes during a training mission inDhahran,Saudi Arabia, killing both pilots.(AP)

Law and crime

• Weiss special counsel investigation
  • U.S. first sonHunter Biden is indicted on nine tax-relatedcharges, threefelonies and ninemisdemeanors, inCalifornia.(AP)
• Bryansk school shooting
  • A 14-year-old girlopens fireat a school inBryansk,Russia, killing one person and injuring five others beforekilling herself.(AP)
• TheDanish Parliament votes to criminalize thedesecration ofreligious texts after a series ofQuran-burnings byfar-right activists.(AFP via France 24)
• A woman tries to burn down the former residence ofMartin Luther King Jr. at theMartin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park inAtlanta, Georgia, US, before bystanders intervene.(NPR)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • TheUnited Statesvetoes aUnited Nations Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarianceasefire inGaza. Thirteen other members voted in favor, whileBritain abstained.(Reuters)
  • The Gaza Antiquities Ministry reports that theGreat Mosque of Gaza, the oldestmosque in theGaza Strip, was destroyed byIsraeli bombardment.(South China Morning Post)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches 19cruise missiles fromTu-95s atUkrainian cities, including the capitalKyiv, killing at least onecivilian inDnipropetrovsk Oblast and injuring several others. At least 14 missiles are intercepted.(Reuters)
  • Military aid to Ukraine
    • TheKiel Institute reports that pledges of aid toUkraine have significantly decreased, reaching their lowest level since the beginning of the war. The amount of aid pledged to Ukraine has dropped by nearly 90% compared to the same period in 2022.(Al Jazeera)
• Syrian civil war
  • Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
    • Syria says that an Israeliairstrike killed four people in a vehicle inMadinat al-Baath,Quneitra Governorate. Local media reports that the victims were affiliated withIran-backed militias. Shortly after the airstrike, rocket sirens are triggered in Israel'sGalilee region.(The Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed and dozens areevacuated during a fire at a hospital inTivoli,Lazio,Italy.(AP)

International relations

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • Amid growing border tensions betweenGuyana andVenezuela, the U.S. embassy in Guyana announces that theUnited States Southern Command will conduct joint flight operations with theGuyana Defence Force.(Reuters)
• Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
  • Armenia andAzerbaijan agree to exchangeprisoners of war and work towards apeace treaty to formally end theNagorno-Karabakh conflict and normalize relations.(BBC News)
• Accession of Ukraine to the European Union
  • Prime Minister of HungaryViktor Orbán reiteratedHungary's opposition to openingEuropean Union accession talks with Ukraine, citing concerns about Ukraine's readiness and the potentialeconomic impact on the EU.(The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Mexican authorities raid and close 31pharmacies inEnsenada,Baja California. The pharmacies were found to be selling counterfeit andfentanyl-laced pills. Working with marines and health inspection authorities, they seized 4,681 medication boxes suspected of being offered for sale without proper safety measures.(AP)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • Zhuque-2 successfully launches into orbit as the first rocket to achieve this using fuel composed of methane, the same asSpaceX'sStarship.(Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guatemalan general election
  • TheGuatemalan Attorney General's Office says that the results of the election are void and should be annulled, due to counting anomalies in the first round in June.(France 24)

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• Mexican drug war
  • Eleven members ofLa Familia Michoacana and three civilians are killed and seven injured during a shootout between criminals and civilian farmers from Texcapilla, municipality ofTexcaltitlán, Mexico. The attack took place in a soccer camp while the criminals threatened civilians if they didn't pay tribute.(AP)(Política Expansión)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Sri Lankan blackouts
  • A nationwidepower outage occurs inSri Lanka due to a system failure.(Reuters)
• A series oftornadoes hitsTennessee,United States, killing six people.(Reuters)

International relations

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • TheUnited Nations Security Council holds a closed-door meeting on the ongoing crisis betweenVenezuela andGuyana over theGuayana Esequiba region, but takes no immediate action.(AP)

Sports

• 2023–24 NBA season
  • 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament
    • Inbasketball, theLos Angeles Lakers win the inauguralNBA In-Season Tournament after defeating theIndiana Pacers 123–109 in the championship game.LeBron James is named the tournament'smost valuable player.(AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• 2023 Major League Soccer season
  • MLS Cup 2023
    • Inassociation football, theColumbus Crew win their thirdMLS Cup in franchise history, defeating the defending championsLos Angeles FC 2–1.(Columbus Dispatch)

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• War in Sudan
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • Two people are killed and seven others are wounded in an attack on aRed Crosshumanitarian aid convoy inKhartoum,Sudan.(BBC News)
  • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan andHemedti agree to meet in person before the end of the year to end the war between theRapid Support Forces and theSudanese Armed Forces inSudan.(AP)
• Yemeni civil war
  • French NavyfrigateLanguedoc shoots down twodrones over theRed Sea that were launched fromYemen, according to theFrench Armed Forces Ministry.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A fire at a work camp inPará,Brazil, kills nine workers.(ABC News)
• A nationwidepower outage occurs inKenya as a result of possibesabotage of the country'selectrical grid, according to Transport MinisterKipchumba Murkomen.(BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Inauguration of Javier Milei
  • Javier Milei is sworn in as thePresident of Argentina.(NPR)

Science and technology

• After holding an impromptuonline poll,X ownerElon Musk restores thesuspended accounts of far-right conspiracy theorist and radio show hostAlex Jones, as well as his websiteInfoWars. More than 2 million people voted in the poll.(CNN)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • SevenIsraeli troops are killed in clashes in theGaza Strip, bringing the total number ofIDF personnelkilled in action to 104.(Haaretz)
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
    • An Israeliartillery strike kills the mayor ofTaybeh,Marjeyoun District,Lebanon.(Reuters)
  • International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
    • Egypt andMauritania invokeUnited Nations Resolution 377 for theUN General Assembly to discuss an immediate humanitarianceasefire at an emergency session inNew York City, in response to theUnited Statesvetoing aUN resolution with a similar objective.(Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • MINUSMA officially departsMali after ten years ofpeacekeeping in the country. The two remaining MINUSMA bases inGao andTimbuktu are expected to end operations before MINUSMA's mandate expires on December 31.(Al Jazeera)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Representatives fromMyanmar's rulingmilitary junta hold talks withthree rebel groups, facilitated byChina, amid anongoing rebel offensive.(Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Representatives ofPrime Minister of HungaryViktor Orbán meet withUnited StatesRepublicans inWashington to discuss endingEU andUS military support to Ukraine.(WION)
    • TheUnited Kingdom announces that it will donate twoRoyal NavySandown-class minehunters toUkraine. Doubts are raised over thelogistics and timing of their arrival, withTurkey controlling access to theBlack Sea through theBosphorus.(BBC News)
  • United StatesSenatorJD Vance says that Ukraine should bewilling to give up part of its territory to end the war. Vance and other Republicans have opposed the aid package proposed in theUnited States Congress forUkraine.(The Guardian)
• Yemeni civil war
  • M/T Strinda, a Norwegian-ownedchemical tanker, is hit by at least onemissile launched fromYemen, with the vessel reportedly in flames in theRed Sea. TheUSSMason is responding to a distress call from the ship, according to U.S. officials.(The Drive)

International relations

• War in Sudan
  • TheSudaneseMinistry of Foreign Affairs declares fifteenEmiratidiplomatspersonae non gratae over the UAE's support of theRapid Support Forces.(Dabanga Sudan)

Law and crime

• Two people are killed and another is injured in a shooting inSion, Switzerland.Swiss police say that the suspect is in custody.(AP)
• Four people are killed and another is injured in a shooting inLas Vegas,Nevada,United States.(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • TenIsraeli troops are killed in clashes in theGaza Strip, including acolonel of theGolani Brigade killed inShuja'iyya,Gaza City, bringing the total number ofIDF personnel killed to 115.(Reuters)(The Guardian)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Daraban police station attack
    • ATehreek-e-Jihad militantblows himself up byramming acar bomb outside apolice station being used by thearmy inDaraban,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan, before five gunmenopen fire, killing at least 23 people and injuring 34 others.(Al Jazeera)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Twosoldiers are killed by animprovised explosive device while riding a motorcycle inKarimama,Alibori,Benin.(AFP viaThe Guardian)
• Mexican drug war
  • Six gunmen from theSinaloa Cartel andJalisco New Generation Cartel were killed after an encounter between criminal factions, in the locality of Boquilla del Carmen, municipality ofVillanuevaZacatecas. Police and soldiers also find two people wounded, as well as one armed suspect and guns and a grenade.(AP)(El Financiero)

Business and economy

• 2021–2023 inflation
  • Sri Lankan economic crisis
    • TheInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) resumes itsUS$2.9 billionbailout forSri Lanka, releasing a $337 million tranche, after the country secures adebt restructuring agreement withChina, its largest bilateralcreditor.(AFP via NDTV)
  • The IMF approves a $681 milliondisbursement forBangladesh, the second portion of a $4.7 billion loan package.(EFE)
• Visa policy of Kenya
  • Kenyan PresidentWilliam Ruto announces that alltourists will no longer require atravel visa to enter the country from January, with the visa being replaced byelectronic travel authorisation.(Reuters)
• TheEntertainment Software Association announces that the annual gaming expoE3 will no longer take place, after having run for over 28 years.(The Washington Post)
• TheUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports thatMyanmar has surpassedAfghanistan as the world's largest producer ofopium.(AFP via France 24)

International relations

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • Vincentian prime ministerRalph Gonsalves announces thatSaint Vincent and the Grenadines will host a meeting between the leaders ofVenezuela andGuyana on 14 December to discuss the two countries' ongoing dispute overGuayana Esequiba and to prevent an armed escalation.(Al Jazeera)
• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/22
    • TheUnited Nations passes a resolution by a vote of 153–10, with 23 abstentions, demanding an immediate humanitarianceasefire in the war inGaza, the unconditional and immediate release of allhostages, and for both sides to comply with thelaw of war.(Reuters)

Law and crime

• Illegal immigration to Mexico
  • Mexico’simmigration agency detains two buses carrying 102 migrants in the southern Mexican state ofOaxaca. The majority of the migrants came from theWest African nations ofSenegal andGuinea, as well as six fromDjibouti, two from Congo and one fromMauritania.(AP)
• Severaldrug dealers and asoldier are killed during ashootout atJordan'sborder withSyria.(Al Jazeera)
• Adistrict court inFukushima,Japan, convicts three formersoldiers forsexually assaulting a colleague,Rina Gonoi, during amilitary exercise in 2021, sentencing them to two years in prison and suspending them from the military for four years.(AFP via WION)
• Five members of a family are shot by gunmen inGuayaquil, Ecuador. Four children die instantly, while their mother died two days later, while their father is injured. The gunmen intended to target members of the Los Lagartos gang in an adjacent house, according toEcuadorian police.(Express)

Science and technology

• NASA'sPerseverance finds evidence that an ancientriver delta onMars held a crater-filling lake billions of years ago.(NASA)

Sports

• 2023–24 Süper Lig
  • Halil Umut Meler attack [tr]
    • Inassociation football,MKE Ankaragücü presidentFaruk Koca is arrested after attackingrefereeHalil Umut Meler following the club's match againstÇaykur Rizespor.(ITV News)

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• Mexican drug war
  • Six people are killed and two others are injured in ashootout between rivaldrug cartels inVillanueva,Zacatecas. After the encounter, authorities arrest a suspect and decommissions five assault rifles, grenades and ammunition.(AP)(El Universal)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Operation 1027
    • Allied rebel forces say that they have seized the town of Maw Luu inSagaing Region.(The Irrawaddy)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Foursoldiers and two civilian drivers are killed and twoSouth Korean workers arekidnapped in anambush against a convoy inRivers State,Nigeria.(Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against infrastructure
    • ARussianballistic missile attack inKyiv injures over 50 people.(The Guardian)
• Yemeni civil war
  • A commercialtanker,Ardmore Encounter, is attacked off the coast ofYemen in theRed Sea withmissiles and by gunmen usingspeedboats. The ship fended off the attack and suffered no damage. Separately, theUSSMason shoots down adrone launched by theHouthis.(Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Bulgarian authorities begin dismantling the 45-meter-highMonument to the Soviet Army inSofia, erected in 1954 to commemorate theSoviet Union'sinvasion of the country duringWorld War II.(AP)

Business and economy

• Tesla recalls two million cars in theUnited States due to insufficientsafety controls within the vehicles'AutoPilot system. This applies "to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015." Tesla will fix the issue with an automatic software update.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Sixteen people are killed in amultiple-vehicle collision on a highway nearCaracas,Venezuela.(AFP viaNST)
• Five people are killed and 35 injured after a bus slid down a mountain inBalqa Governorate,Jordan.(Al Bawaba)
• Three people are killed and 30 injured after a water tank collapses onBarddhaman Junction railway station,West Bengal,India.(The Indian Express)

Health and environment

• 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • The controversial conference ends with a historic agreement urging nations to transition away from allfossil fuels.(AFP viaThe Daily Star)

Law and crime

• The UK'sInformation Commissioner's Office imposes a£350,000 (US$442,755) fine on theMinistry of Defence for adata breach that exposed theemail addresses of 265Afghans seekingrefuge from theTaliban.(AFP viaManila Bulletin)
• Thai police seize a record haul ofmethamphetamine tablets in the western province ofKanchanaburi, consisting of an estimated 50 million tablets hidden in sacks in a six-wheeler truck stopped at a joint police-military checkpoint.(AP)
• AColombiancongressional committee orders a preliminary investigation into PresidentGustavo Petro over allegations of crimes in the financing of hiselection campaign, following reports of alleged irregular campaign contributions involving his son.(AP)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Pakistani protests
  • Pakistan’stop court allowsmilitary courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime MinisterImran Khan on charges of attackingmilitary installations duringdemonstrations that broke out followingKhan’s arrest.(AP)
• 2023 Swiss federal election
  • Viola Amherd is elected as thePresident of Switzerland by theFederal Assembly.(Reuters viaThe Star)
• Impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden
  • TheUnited States House of Representatives votes to formally authorize its ongoingimpeachment inquiry intoPresidentJoe Biden.(Reuters)
• Donald Tusk is sworn in as thePrime Minister of Poland, initiatinghis third cabinet.(AP)
• 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal
  • Japanese Economic MinisterYasutoshi Nishimura,Internal MinisterJunji Suzuki,Agriculture MinisterIchiro Miyashita, andChief Cabinet SecretaryHirokazu Matsuno resign following a scandal involving allegedkickbacks within the rulingLiberal Democratic Party.(AFP via France 24)
• Mark Drakeford announces his resignation asFirst Minister of Wales and leader ofWelsh Labour. Aleadership election will be held by the end of March 2024 to select Drakeford's replacement.(BBC News)
• 2023 Indian Parliament breach
  • Two individuals enter theLok Sabha chamber and release a smoke canister, causing panic and adjournment of the session. The attack takes place on the 22nd anniversary of the2001 Indian Parliament attack.(BBC News)
  • 15 opposition MPs are suspended byVice President of IndiaJagdeep Dhankhar for 'unruly conduct' after they chanted slogans demanding a statement from the home ministerAmit Shah. The suspension of one MP,S. R. Parthiban, is revoked after it is revealed that he was not present in parliament for the session.(BBC News)(The Indian Express)

Science and technology

• Voyager program
  • Voyager 1, the farthestspacecraft fromEarth, launched 46 years ago, stops sending data to Earth due to a technical glitch. However, the spacecraft can still receive commands.(CNN)

Sports

• 2023–24 NBA season
  • TheNational Basketball Association suspendsGolden State Warriors playerDraymond Green indefinitely due to Green's recurringunsportsmanlike conduct.(AFP viaSCMP)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • Tanzanian Foreign MinisterJanuary Makamba confirms that a 21-year-oldTanzanian student was "killed immediately after being captured byHamas"on 7 October.(AFP viaNew Vision)
  • International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Danish terror plot
      • Seven people are arrested inDenmark,Germany, and theNetherlands after police discover possibleterrorist plans to attackJewish institutions in Europe. Four of the detained are identified asHamas members by police, a claim which Hamas has denied.(Reuters)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Jaish ul-Adlmilitants attack apolice station inRask,Sistan and Baluchestan province,Iran, killing eleven officers and wounding others. Several gunmen are also killed in the ensuingshootout.(Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against infrastructure
    • Romania says that aRussiandrone has crashed in its territory, leaving acrater inGrindu, Tulcea, near theUkrainian border.Romanian Air ForceF-16s andGerman Air ForceEurofighter Typhoons conducted joint patrols in response to the violation ofNATO airspace.(Reuters)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Maersk calls for "political action" after aballistic missile launched by theHouthis inYemen narrowly misses one of theircontainer ships in theBab-el-Mandeb strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be from theYemeni Navy also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast.(The Drive)

Business and economy

• Visa policy of Iran
  • Iran liftstravel visa requirements fortourists in 33 countries, including allGulf states and oneEU member state,Croatia.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Beijing Subway collision
  • At least 515 people are injured in arear-end collision betweenrailroad cars on theChangping line of theBeijing Subway inChina near theXi'erqi station amidsnowfall.(AP via1News)

International relations

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • Venezuelan PresidentNicolás Maduro andGuyanese PresidentIrfaan Ali hold talks inKingstown,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Both leaders agree to use neither threats nor force against the other. A joint commission is announced to address the existing issues, with a report expected within three months.(Reuters)(AP)
• 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • Togolese Foreign MinisterRobert Dussey announces an agreement with theNigerien military junta for thecountry's transition tocivilian rule, ready for presentation to theECOWAS with the aim of lifting Niger's suspension from the body.(AFP viaThe Hindu)
• Bulgaria–Russia relations
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokespersonMaria Zakharova says thatBulgaria will "fully pay the consequences" of its "shameful decision" to remove theSoviet-eraMonument to the Soviet Army inSofia.(The Daily Express)
• Finland–United States relations
  • Finland announces the creation of a defense cooperation agreement with theUnited States. The agreement will grant Finland access toAmerican military resources for use in defensive operations, while the US will gain military access to Finland in the event of conflict.(Reuters)
• Potential enlargement of the European Union
  • Accession of Ukraine to the European Union,Accession of Moldova to the European Union,Accession of Georgia to the European Union
    • The EU announces the opening of accession talks withMoldova andUkraine and the granting of candidate status toGeorgia.(Euronews)

Law and crime

• Bloody Sunday
  • A formerBritishparatrooper will stand trial in the killing of twocivil rights protesters during amassacre, whereBritish soldiers shot 13 protesters during aprotest march in theBogside area ofDerry,Northern Ireland.(AP)
• Disappearance of Alex Batty
  • Alex Batty, a British boy who went missing inSpain in 2017 when he was 11, is found alive inFrance.(BBC News)
• AUnited StatesNavy officer,Ridge Alkonis, jailed inJapan after being found guilty of thenegligent driving deaths of two local civilians, has been transferred into American custody, where he was booked into a federal detention center.(AP)
• Ex-FBI agentCharles McGonigal issentenced to over four years in prison for violatingU.S. sanctions on Russia, including laundering money for oligarchOleg Deripaska.(BBC News)
• Hong Kong police announceHK$1 million (US$128,000)bounties for fiveactivists residing overseas, includingSimon Cheng,charging them withincitingsecession under thenational security law.(AFP via CNN-News18)
• TheNew South Wales Court of Criminal AppealacquitsKathleen Folbigg, overturning her 2003conviction for the deaths of her four children, following new scientific evidence revealing raregenetic mutations as the cause of the deaths.(AFP via NDTV)
• Online marketplace companyTemu files alawsuit against online fashion retailerShein, accusing Shein of "mafia-style intimidation of suppliers".(CNBC)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis,Killing of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka
    • TheIsrael Defense Forces says that it mistakenlyshot dead threehostages infriendly fire incidents in theShuja'iyya neighborhood ofGaza City.(The Times of Israel)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Militants attack aregional policeheadquarters and twomilitary posts in northwestPakistan, triggeringshootouts that killed five security personnel and fiveinsurgents.(AP)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • Red Sea crisis
    • TwoLiberian-flagged vessels in theBab-el-Mandeb strait are attacked withdrones andballistic missiles launched byHouthi militants inYemen, causing a fire on one of the ships. No injuries are reported.(Reuters)
    • Shipping firmsHapag-Lloyd andMaersk announce a suspension of allcontainer shipments through theRed Sea until further notice amid Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.(AFP via France 24)

Arts and culture

• Albania returns 20icons toNorth Macedonia that weretrafficked a decade ago, according toAlbania's Culture Ministry. A handover ceremony is held at theNational History Museum in the Albanian capital,Tirana.(AP)

Business and economy

• PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obradorinaugurates the first part of thetouristMaya Train, that runs in a rough loop around theYucatán Peninsula. The$20 billion, 950-mile line will connectbeach resorts andarchaeological sites.(AP)
• TheInternational Energy Agency forecasts that globalcoal consumption is expected to reach a record high this year, as demand in emerging anddeveloping economies remains strong. The demand for coal is predicted to increase by 1.4 percent this year, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time.(Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• English Channel migrant crossings
  • One person is killed and another is hospitalized after a boat carrying more than 60migrants experienced difficulties as it attempted to cross theEnglish Channel fromFrance to theUnited Kingdom.(AP)

International relations

• 2023 Gaza humanitarian crisis,2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
  • Israel authorizes the temporary use of itsKerem Shalom border crossing to deliverhumanitarian aid to theGaza Strip.(AFP viaNST)

Law and crime

• 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • AnECOWAS court orders formerPresidentMohamed Bazoum to be freed from arrest and reinstated as president.(AP via ABC News)
• Indigenous peoples in Guatemala
  • A ruling from theInter-American Court of Human Rights findsGuatemala to have violatedindigenous rights by allowing a largenickel mine to operate on tribal land.(AP)
• News of the World royal phone hacking scandal
  • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex wins aphone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of theDaily Mirror in the first of several lawsuits against Britishtabloids to go to trial. TheHigh Court found that phone hacking was widespread at theMirror Group and thatprivate investigators gathered information unlawfully.(AP)
• Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election
  • AUnited States federal jury ordersRudy Giuliani, former lawyer for formerPresidentDonald Trump, to pay$148 million indamages fordefaming twoGeorgianelection officials with falseelectoral fraud claims.(AFP via France 24)
• Fourteen workers at theTenerife South Airport inTenerife,Canary Islands,Spain, are arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage. Police seize allegedly stolen items worth almost€2 million.(AP)
• Keretsky grenade incident
  • Acouncillor detonates threegrenades at a meeting of the village council of Keretsky,Zakarpattia Oblast,Ukraine, injuring 27 people, including himself.(AFP viaBarron's)
• Stateprosecutors inThailand indict a member of the country’sSenate,Upakit Pachariyangkun, on six charges involvingnarcotics trafficking,money laundering and association with a transnationalcriminal organization.(AP)
• Chile'spolice arrest at least 55 people in one of the country's largestfiscal fraud cases, amounting to about $275 million and implicating small- and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country. The suspects will stand trial for tax crimes, criminal association,money laundering, customs fraud and making false declarations.(AP)

Politics and elections

• Corruption in Belgium,Chinese intelligence activity abroad
  • A joint investigation by theFinancial Times,Der Spiegel, andLe Monde reveals that BelgianVlaams Belang politicianFrank Creyelman acceptedbribes from theChinese Ministry of State Security for three years in order to influence discussions within theEuropean Union. Creyelman was subsequently expelled from the party.(Financial Times)

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• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • AnIDF129th Battalion soldier is killed and two other soldiers were injured by a Hezbollah drone strike nearMargaliot, which also caused a fire in a building. Another drone was shot down by the IDF, which then shelled and launched airstrikes on Hezbollah targets.(JPost)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Operation 1027
    • TheThree Brotherhood Alliance claims to have capturedNamhsan in the northernShan State, following a jointoffensive against theMyanmar military despite a temporaryceasefire mediated byChina.(AFP via France 24)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Southern Ukraine campaign
    • Russia says that twocivilians are killed and two others are injured in aUkrainianmissile strike on the Russian-occupied village ofNova Maiachka inKherson Raion.(AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • Red Sea crisis
    • TheRoyal Navy'sHMSDiamond shoots down adrone launched fromHouthi-controlled territory inYemen over theRed Sea using aSea Viper missile.(The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Libya migrant boats sinking
  • A boat departing fromZuwarah,Libya, carrying about 86illegal immigrants from variousAfrican countries,sinks in theMediterranean Sea, killing about 61 of them.(The Telegraph)
• At least 13 people are killed after athunderstorm strikesBahía Blanca,Argentina.(Reuters)
• Three people are killed and two others injured when a wall of the Gate of Floggers collapses while it is being renovated inKairouan,Tunisia.(The Guardian)

Health and environment

• TheChina Meteorological Administration issues alow-temperature warning,forecasting acold wave affecting most of thecountry.(AFP viaThe Straits Times)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Iran
  • Iranexecutes an allegedMossad agent inSistan and Baluchistan province.(Reuters)
• Gansu ultramarathon disaster
  • Acourt inBaiyin,Gansu,China,sentences five organizers of a 2021ultramarathon to prison terms ranging from three to five and a half years, following the deaths of 21 runners due toextreme weather during the event.(AFP viaThe Straits Times)
• Fifteen suspecteddrug smugglers are killed and about 2 millionmethamphetamine tablets are seized during ashootout withsoldiers atThailand'sborder withMyanmar.(AP)
• A court in theHoly See sentencesCardinalGiovanni Angelo Becciu to five and a half years in prison forembezzlement.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Emir of KuwaitNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies at 86. His half-brother,Crown PrinceMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, succeeds him as the newemir.(AFP viaTBS)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
    • Pope Francis accuses theIDF of committingwar crimes, in response toIsraelisnipers killing twoPalestinian Christians and injuring seven others who were taking refuge in theHoly Family Church inGaza City yesterday.(Reuters)
    • TheFrench Foreign Ministry condemns Israel's the bombing ofRafah four days earlier for killing one of its staff members, and demands an "immediate and durable"ceasefire.(Al Jazeera)
  • Jabalia airstrikes
    • Israeli Air Forceairstrikes inJabalia kill at least 90 people, according to theGaza Health Ministry.(CBC)
• Mexican drug war
  • Salvatierra massacre
    • InMexico, twelve people are killed during amass shooting at aChristmas season party inSalvatierra,Guanajuato. Three others are killed and four injured at a bar inTulum,Quintana Roo, while four people are killed inSalamanca, Guanajuato.(AP)
• War in Sudan
  • Battle of Wad Madani
    • TheSudanese Armed Forces says that it has repelled aRapid Support Forces (RSF) assault onWad Madani, the capital ofGezira State. The RSF reportedly withdraws following heavy resistance.(Sudan Tribune)
• Syrian civil war
  • Militaryshelling inAleppo Governorate kills sixcivilians inDarat Izza and two in Abzimou.(Middle East Eye)

Business and economy

• TheCivil Aviation Authority approvesSaxaVord Spaceport on theScottish island ofUnst as theUnited Kingdom's firstspaceport for vertical rocket launches. The first launches are expected to take place in 2024.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Nine workers are killed and three others are injured by anexplosion at a factory inNagpur district,Maharashtra,India.(AA)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Serbian parliamentary election
  • Serbians elect members of theNational Assembly.(Reuters)
  • PresidentAleksandar Vučić declares victory for hisSerbian Progressive Party, claiming amajority with 127 seats, whileopposition leaderRadomir Lazović of theGreen–Left Front raises concerns ofelectoral irregularities includingvote buying andfalsification.(AFP via news.com.au)
• 2023 Chadian constitutional referendum
  • Chadians vote in areferendum on a newconstitution.(AFP viaArab News)
• 2023 Chilean constitutional referendum
  • By a margin of 56% to 44%,Chileans vote to reject the proposed newconstitution drafted by theConstitutional Council.(AP)

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• War in Sudan
  • Battle of Wad Madani
    • TheRapid Support Forces launch a second assault and captureWad Madani, the capital ofGezira State, after being repelled by theSudanese Armed Forces yesterday.(Sudan Tribune)(Sudan Tribune 2)
    • The RSF capture the city ofRufaa, north of Wad Madani.(France 24)
    • TheInternational Organization for Migration say at least 250,000 people have fled Gezira State since the start of hostilities in the region.(The Globe and Mail)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • Red Sea crisis
    • ANorwegian-ownedtanker en route toRéunion, M/VSwan Atlantic, is attacked in theRed Sea. The owner of the ship saying that it was hit by an "unidentified object" that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries.(Reuters)
    • Britishmultinationaloil andgas companyBP suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to an increase inHouthi attacks on commercial vessels.(BBC News)
    • U.S. Defense SecretaryLloyd Austin announces a coalition of ten nations, calledOperation Prosperity Guardian, to enforce security in the Red Sea andGulf of Aden amid Houthi attacks.(CNN)(The Independent)
• Syrian civil war
  • Jordanian intervention in the Syrian civil war
    • TheRoyal Jordanian Air Force carries outairstrikes in southernSyria againstdrug gangs linked to theSyrian government.(AP)
• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Allied Democratic Forces kill ten people in amass shooting inKyabandara,Kamwenge District,WesternUganda.(Daily Monitor)

Arts and culture

• Christianity in Malaysia
  • TheDepartment of Islamic Development Malaysia permitshalal-certified bakeries in thecountry to includeChristmasgreetings on cakes, overturning a previous directive that prohibited such messages.(AFP viaThe News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions
  • The Sundhnúkur volcanic eruption occurs on theReykjanes Peninsula inIceland after weeks ofearthquakes prompting the evacuation of 4,000 people. TheIcelandic Meteorological Office says that the risk oflava flowing toward the town ofGrindavík is high.(RÚV)
• 2023 Jishishan earthquake
  • At least 127 people are killed and over 720 others are injured by a magnitude 5.9earthquake inJishishan,Gansu,China.(AFP via CNA)
• At least 13 people are killed and at least 88 are injured by anexplosion at anoil terminal inConakry,Guinea.(Reuters)
• A majorwinter storm hits theNortheasternUnited States, killing four people and causingflash flood warnings, flight cancellations and school closures.(AP)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in China
  • Chinaexecutesserial killerLao Rongzhi for themurders of seven people between 1996 and 1999.(WION)
• Around half ofIranianpetrol stations are disrupted bycyberattacks. Iranianstate media reports that theIsraeli-linked Predator Sparrowhacker group claims responsibility for the attacks.(Reuters)

Science and technology

• Twitter under Elon Musk
  • TheEuropean Union formally beginslegal action againstX, formerly known as Twitter, due to illegal content anddisinformation on the platform, as well as breaches of transparency.(BBC News)

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• Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
    • TheUnited Nations Security Council votesunanimously to start the withdrawal of theUnited Nations peacekeeping force from theDemocratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal will start inSouth Kivu in eastern Congo, gradually handing over its responsibilities to the Congolese government.(AP)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeliairstrikes in theGaza Strip kill at least 29 people in a residential area inRafah, and at least 13 people inJabalia.(Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign,Anderson v. Griswold
    • TheColorado Supreme Court disqualifies formerU.S. presidentDonald Trump from the state's primaryballot under theFourteenth Amendment.(NBC News)
• 2023 Indian Parliament breach
  • Forty-nineLok SabhaMPs are suspended fromparliament for taking part in protests relating to a security breach in parliament, bringing the total number of suspensions to 141: 95 from the Lok Sabha, and 46 from theRajya Sabha.(BBC News)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • The death toll in theGaza Strip sinceIsrael beganairstrikes increases to at least 20,000 people.(Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • InPakistan, Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of theseparatistBaloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 othermilitants inBalochistan.(AP)

Business and economy

• 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
  • 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
    • Junior doctors inEngland begin their longeststrike action yet, spanning nine days, to addresspay-related disputes with theNational Health Service.(AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• 2018–present Argentine monetary crisis
  • Argentine presidentJavier Milei announces a series ofeconomicderegulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations includingproperty andlabor laws, to address the crisis.(AFP via France 24)
• Japaneseelectronics companyToshiba is delisted from theTokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when amining cart runs off the tracks inJixi,Heilongjiang,China.(AP)

Health and environment

• Canada implements asingle-use plastic ban as part of its initiative to achievezero plastic waste by 2030, despite acourt ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional.(AFP viaDaily Tribune)

International relations

• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war,Israel–Malaysia relations
  • Malaysian prime ministerAnwar Ibrahim announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo.(Al Jazeera)
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • Venezuela releases tenAmericans andextraditesfugitiveLeonard Glenn Francis, while theUnited States releasesAlex Saab, an ally ofVenezuelan presidentNicolás Maduro, in aprisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20political prisoners from jail.(AP)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
    • Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of theLincoln Memorial inWashington, D.C. with graffiti reading "Free Gaza".(The Hill)
• December murders
  • FormerSurinamese presidentDési Bouterse issentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982murders of 15 men.(NOS)
• Murder of Brianna Ghey
  • AManchester Crown Courtjuryconvicts two teenagers ofmurderingtrans girl Brianna Ghey inWarrington,Cheshire, England.(AFP via NDTV)
• TheParliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify thenational flag.(AKIpress)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
  • Voters in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo electtheir president, members of theNational Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21.(Reuters)
• 2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
  • PresidentUmaro Sissoco Embaló dismissesPrime MinisterGeraldo Martins, appointingRui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor.(AFP via France 24)
• TheU.S. state ofMinnesota votes to change itsflag.(The New York Times)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Siege of Gaza City
      • TheIsrael Defense Forces says that it has established full "operational control" of theShuja'iyya neighborhood inGaza City, which has been the scene of intense clashes betweenIsraeli troops andHamas in recent weeks.(The Times of Israel)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • Red Sea crisis
    • At least 10 more nations, includingAustralia andGreece, join theUnited States-ledOperation Prosperity Guardiantask force to counterHouthi attacks in theRed Sea.(Reuters)
• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • FourIndian soldiers are killed and three others are injured after gunmen opened fire against two army vehicles inJammu and Kashmir,India.(AP)

International relations

• Angola leavesOPEC over a dispute oncrude oil production quotas.(BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2023 Prague shooting
  • Fifteen people are killed and 24 others are injured in amass shooting atCharles University inPrague,Czech Republic. The perpetrator, a student at the university, kills himself after police arrived. The perpetrator had also killed his father prior to the shooting and is also suspected of killing a man and his daughter on December 15.(AP)
• An unidentified victim ofGary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, is identified by authorities as Lori Anne Razpotnik after 38 years.(CNN)
• InPakistan, police assault and arrest several protestors during a march fromTurbat toIslamabad, where around 200 people planned to rally to draw attention to the killing of a man inpolice custody inBalochistan in November.(AP)
• TheNational Telecommunications Commission of thePhilippines announces a 30-day suspension of the broadcast operations ofSonshine Media Network International following allegations of franchise violations.(Bloomberg)(CNN Philippines)
• Atrial court inButuan, Philippines publicizes the conviction of threeKAPA personnel, including its founder, of syndicatedfraud for being the masterminds in the country's largestillegal investment scheme.(CNN Philippines)

Science and technology

• AStanford Internet Observatory investigation finds more than 3,200 images of suspectedchild sexual abuse in the AI databaseLAION, an index used to train AI image-makers such asStable Diffusion. In response, LAION temporarily removes its datasets.(AP)
• TheInternational Trade Commission rejects Apple’s appeal to a order blocking the company from using technology underlying the Blood oxygen measurement feature on itssmart watches. In response, Apple suspends sales of the products.(AP)

Sports

• TheEuropean Court of Justice rules that threats byFIFA andUEFA to sanctionfootball clubs that wish to join theEuropean Super League are unlawful.(Bleacher Report)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720
    • TheUN Security Council passes a resolution on aid forGaza.(The Independent)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Two IDF soldiers of the188th Armored Brigade are killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack inShtula,Upper Galilee ofnorthern Israel.(Times Of Israel)
• Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
  • Kashmir conflict
    • FourIndian soldiers are killed and three others are wounded after suspected rebels ambushed military vehicles in the southernmost border district ofRajouri inKashmir.(AP)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Jihadist insurgency in Niger
    • TheFrench Armed Forces complete theirwithdrawal fromNiger, marking the end of their presence inSahel, following demands fromNiger's military junta.(AFP via France 24)
• Piracy around the Horn of Africa
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia
    • Adhow trading vessel is seized by heavily-armedpirates near the town ofEyl off the coast ofPuntland,Somalia, theUnited Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports, citing military authorities.(AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches a massdrone attack onKyiv,Ukraine, striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is damaged inSolomianskyi District, injuring at least two people, and heavy damage is also reported inHolosiivskyi District.(Reuters)
• War against the Islamic State
  • Turkey–Islamic State conflict
    • Police inTurkey arrest at least 304 people suspected of links to theIslamic State during simultaneousraids conducted across the country.(AP)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • Suspected3R gunmen attack anarmy outpost in the village ofNzakoundou,Central African Republic, killing a soldier and injuring many others, before attacking and burning civilian homes in the village and killing 20 villagers.(AP)
• Spillover of theKivu conflict
  • Nineteen civilians and a policeman are killed, while nine other people are injured, in an attack by the RED–Tabara rebel group inVugizo,Makamba,Burundi.(AFP viaThe Hindu)
• War in Sudan
  • De facto ruler ofSudanAbdel Fattah al-Burhan announces that he will meet withRapid Support Forces leaderHemedti. The announcement comes after the Rapid Support Forces took control ofGezira State from theSudanese Armed Forces.(Radio Dabanga)

Arts and culture

• Catholic Church and homosexuality
  • A number ofCatholicbishops around the world, including inAfrica andPoland, say they will not implement the newVaticanpolicy allowing blessings for same-sex couples announced byPope Francis.(AP)

Business and economy

• Corruption in the United States
  • Delaware’s largest hospital system,ChristianaCare, will pay more than $47 million to settlewhistleblower allegations by its formercompliance officer that it providedkickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulentMedicaid billing.(AP)
• Hungarian Foreign MinisterPéter Szijjártó announcesChineseelectric vehicle manufacturerBYD Company will open its first European EV production factory inSzeged,Hungary, and is expected to provide thousands of jobs to the region.(AP)
• China passes a series of regulations aimed at limiting video gamemicrotransactions. The new rules include banning rewards for logging on for multiple consecutive days and banning rewards for players if they spend money in a game for the first time.(Reuters)

Health and environment

• TheWorld Health Organization reports that reported cases ofdengue globally to a record 5.2 million in 2019, withclimate change and the growing spread of virus-carryingmosquitoes being the main causes.(AP)

International relations

• Algeria–Mali relations
  • Mali recalls itsambassador inAlgeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, deepeningdiplomatic tensions over efforts to end theseparatist andIslamistinsurgencies in northern Mali.(AP)

Law and crime

• Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
  • A formerColombiansoldier, Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios,pleads guilty toconspiring in theassassination ofHaitianPresidentJovenel Moïse.(AP)
• Killing of Elijah McClain
  • Ajury inColorado,United States,convicts twoparamedics ofnegligent homicide in Elijah McClain's death in 2019.(AFP via NDTV)
• Kenya'santi-corruption commission charges the country’s formertourism minister and two others witheconomic crimes for the allegedfraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitalitycollege.(AP)
• FormerEcuadorianvice presidentJorge Glas requestsasylum inMexico.(Reuters)

Sports

• 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
  • Inassociation football, EnglishclubManchester City win their firstClub World Cup title after defeating Brazilian clubFluminense 4–0 in thefinal.Rodri wins the tournament'sGolden Ball award.(AFP viaManila Bulletin)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 attack on theChem Pluto
    • A drone launched fromIran strikes theLiberian-flagged,Japanese-owned chemical tankerChem Pluto in theIndian Ocean.(Reuters)
• Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • SeventeenPKK militants and 12Turkish soldiers are killed during two days ofshootouts in northernIraq.(AP)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 113 people are killed and over 300 others are injured following coordinated attacks by local "bandits" on more than 20 communities inBokkos andBarkin Ladi,Plateau State, with hostilities continuing into early Monday.(AFP viaThe Hindu)
• Yemeni Crisis
  • United Nations Special Envoy for YemenHans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a newceasefire and to participate in aUN-ledpeace process.(AFP viaThe Philippine Star)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Israeli launch airstrikes onKfar Kila and shellDeir Mimas, Lebanon with anAl-Manar cameraman injured.(LOrientleJour)

Law and crime

• Human rights in India
  • Kashmir conflict
    • Locals inIndian-controlledKashmir say theIndian Armytortured three detainees to death, with five other surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture.(AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Russian presidential election
  • TheCentral Election Commission rejects journalistYekaterina Duntsova's candidacy forpresident, citing errors in Duntsova's submitted documents.(AFP via France 24)

Science and technology

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • TheArabic edition ofWikipedia is taken offline for one day in protest of theongoing war in Gaza.(Roya News)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • FifteenIsraeli soldiers are killed in clashes withHamas in theGaza Strip, bringing the total number ofIDF personnel killed to 153 since its ground invasion began.(Sky News)
    • At least 70 people are killed in anIsraeliairstrike against theal-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.(Al Jazeera)
• Syrian civil war,2024 Iran–Israel conflict
  • SeniorIRGC generalRazi Mousavi killed by an Israeli airstrike inDamascus.(I24News)
• War in Sudan
  • Residents ofWhite Nile State flee south toward the border withSouth Sudan amid rumours of an impendingRapid Support Forces assault on the region.(Radio Dabanga)

Disasters and accidents

• Eighteen workers are killed and 41 others are injured in a fire at a nickel smelter plant inMorowali,Central Sulawesi,Indonesia.(Reuters)(AP)

International relations

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • TheUnited Kingdom announces that it will deploy the patrol vesselHMS Trent off the coast ofGuyana amid Guyana's dispute withVenezuela over the Essequibo region.(Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2023 Serbian parliamentary election,2023 Belgrade City Assembly election
  • 2023 Serbian election protests
    • Hundreds of opposition supporters inBelgrade,Serbia, aretear gassed bypolice outside theCity Assemblybuilding while protesting alleged vote irregularities during last week's general election.(AP)
• Police inSri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-longmilitary-backed crackdown, leading to the seizure of nearly 440 kilograms (970 lb) ofnarcotics.(AFP via CNA)

Sports

• India'sMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspends the newly-elected governing body of theWrestling Federation of India, accusing it of ignoring rules by hastily announcing championships.(Al Jazeera)

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• Myanmar civil war
  • Operation 1027
    • TheTa'ang National Liberation Army of theThree Brotherhood Alliance captures the town ofMantong in northernShan State.(The Irrawaddy)
• Syrian civil war
  • Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
    • High-rankingIranian generalSayyed Razi Mousavi is killed in anIsraeliairstrike inSyria.(BBC News)
• New People's Army rebellion
  • NineNew People's Army rebels are killed by thePhilippine Armed Forces during clashes nearMalaybalay,Bukidnon, amid a unilateraltruce declared by thecommunist rebels.(AFP viaSCMP)
• Turkish–Kurdish conflict
  • Twenty-sixKurdishseparatistmilitants and eightcivilians are killed byairstrikes launched byTurkey in theautonomous region ofRojava inSyria.(AP)
• War in Sudan
  • Local leaders andgovernment officials in easternSudan call on the general population to mobilize and prepare for potentialRapid Support Forces attacks. TheSudanese Armed Forces is reportedly arming civilians amid fears that they will not be able to stop themilitia.(Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Two people are killed and 29 others are injured in afire at a residential building inSeoul,South Korea.(Xinhua viaThe Star)

Law and crime

• Sri LankanPresidentRanil Wickremesinghe grants amnesty to more than 1,000convicts and releases them fromjails across the country to mark Christmas.(Al Jazeera)

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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Battle of Marinka
      • Ukraine'scommander-in-chiefValerii Zaluzhnyi confirms the loss of the city ofMarinka toRussian forces.(BBC News)(The New York Times)
  • Crimea attacks
    • TheRussianRopucha-classlanding shipNovocherkassk is destroyed by aUkrainianairstrike inFeodosia,Crimea, killing at least one person and injuring four others.(Al Jazeera)(AP)
• Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
  • Nigerian bandit conflict
    • 2023 Plateau State massacres
      • Armedbandits kill about 140 people inPlateau State,Nigeria. Many houses areburned down.(AP)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Adrone launched from the direction of theRed Sea is shot down near theEgyptianresort town ofDahab, according to theEgyptian military. The drone fell into the sea with no casualties or damage reported.(Reuters)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Islamic State insurgency in Iraq,Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
    • Two men fromKuwait andSaudi Arabia on ahunting trip inIraq are killed when their vehicle hits aroadside bomb planted byIslamic Stateinsurgents inAl Anbar Governorate.(AP)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • A civilian and nine IDF soldiers injured in Hezbollah missile attacks onSt. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church inIqrit,northern Israel.(Times of Israel) [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1703602610-hezbollah-missile-hits-greek-orthodox-church-in-northern-israel (I24News)

Business and economy

• Daihatsu, a subsidiary ofJapaneseautomakerToyota, suspends all production at its four factories in Japan amid atransport ministry investigation intoimproper tests forsafety certifications.(AP)
• Theadministration ofArgentina's newpresidentJavier Milei says thegovernment will not renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office, as part of plans for cutbacks to the government.(AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Africa floods
  • Twenty-two people are killed byfloods inKasaï-Central,Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses and structures are damaged, with a major road being cut off.(AP)
• 2023 Totota fire
  • At least 40 people are killed during the explosion of agas tanker inTotota,Liberia.(Al Jazeera)
• Afire at aguest house inPrahova,Romania leaves six people dead, two others injured, and several others missing.(Euronews)(AP)

International relations

• Nuclear program of Iran
  • TheInternational Atomic Energy Agency says thatIran has reversed a slowdown of itsenrichment ofuranium, and is now enriching uranium at up to 60%, bringing the country closer to reaching the enrichment level required to make anuclear weapon.(Reuters)

Law and crime

• Fukushima nuclear accident
  • TheTokyo High Court rules thatTEPCO, the operator of theFukushima nuclear power plant, will be solely responsible forcompensating evacuees and reduced the amount to half the amount a lower court initially ordered, while also absolving thegovernment of any liability.(AP)
• A man is arrested inSevres,Île-de-France,France, for killing his four children and theirHaitian mother at their flat inMeaux the day before.(AP)

Sports

• 2023–24 NBA season
  • Inbasketball, theDetroit Pistons lose their27th consecutive game and break thesingle-season record for the most consecutive losses in aNational Basketball Association regular season, surpassing the records set by the2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers and2013–14 Philadelphia 76ers, who both lost 26 straight games.(The Detroit News)

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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against infrastructure
    • Russiandrone andartillery strikes kill at least five people and causepower outages for around 70% of households inKherson, according toKherson governorOleksandr Prokudin.(AP)

Business and economy

• Renewable energy in Colombia
  • Colombia approves regulations that encourage local communities andindigenous groups to produce energy usingrenewable sources and sell the energy to thenational grid.(BBC News)
• Thousands ofunion members and activists inArgentina protest adecree fromPresidentJavier Milei imposingderegulation andausterity measures meant to revivethe country's economy.(AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Death of Ana Clara Benevides
  • Aforensics report byRio de Janeiro's Forensic Medical Institute inBrazil finds thathyperthermia led tocardiorespiratory arrest that killedSwiftie Benevides. It says she did not havepreexisting conditions orsubstance abuse that could have led to her death.(Reuters)
• At least 10 people are killed bythunderstorms and strong winds in theeasternAustralianstates ofQueensland andVictoria.(ABC News Australia)
• AHellenic Air ForceT-2 Buckeyetrainerjet crashes in a rural area nearKalamata,Greece, killing the pilot.(AP)

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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Southern Ukraine campaign
    • Greek-ownedcargo shipVyssos travelling toUkraine hits aRussiannaval mine in theBlack Sea, injuring three crew members, Ukraine says.(BBC News)(Xinhua)
• Mexican drug war
  • La Familia Michoacanadrug cartelkidnap 14 people fromTexcaltitlán,state of Mexico, in retaliation for a previous incident in which 10 cartel members were killed by residents of the town.(AP)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 13 people are killed when a bus catches fire aftercolliding head-on with a truck on a highway inGuna district,Madhya Pradesh,India.(India Today)
• At least 10 people are killed and 57 others are injured in amultiple-vehicle collision onmotorwayOtoyol 7 inSakarya Province,Turkey.(AP viaNew Haven Register)

International relations

• Bulgaria andRomania reach an agreement withAustria to become members of theSchengen Area through sea and air routes in March, with discussions regarding the opening of land borders scheduled to begin next year.(AFP viaLe Monde)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Qatar
  • A court inQatar reduces thesentences of eight retiredIndianNavy officers who had beensentenced to death forspying.(AP)
• Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a victim of her mother'sMunchausen syndrome by proxy, is released early from prison after serving seven years of a ten-year sentence forconspiring tomurder her mother Dee Dee Blanchard in the U.S. state ofMissouri in 2015.(BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign,2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
    • FormerPresidentDonald Trump is returned to theprimary ballot inColorado, after theColorado Republican Party appealed Trump's removal under the14th Amendment earlier this month. Separately,Maine Secretary of StateShenna Bellowsremoves Trump fromthe state's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment.(CBS)(AP)

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• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against infrastructure
    • 29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine
      • Russia launches the largest wave ofdrones andmissiles onUkrainian cities since the start of the war in a widespread overnight assault across the country, killing at least 39 people and injuring at least 160 others.(AP)(Ukrainian Pravda)
      • One of theRussiancruise missiles entersNATO airspace as it travels overPolish territory, prompting thePolish government to summon the Russiancharge d'affaires for an explanation.(Reuters)(Bloomberg)
• Mexican drug war
  • Six people are killed and 26 others are injured in amass shooting at a party inCiudad Obregón,Sonora,Mexico. The shooting's target, acartel member, is among those killed.(AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Africa floods
  • At least 20 people are killed bylandslides caused by torrential rains inMwenga,South Kivu,Democratic Republic of the Congo.(AP)
• Around 120 people are rescued from a breakawayice floe onUpper Red Lake nearBemidji, Minnesota,United States.(CNN)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Argentina
  • Argentine presidentJavier Milei sends a letter toBRICS, rejecting the bloc's invitation forArgentina to join it.(La Nación)(BBC News)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Iran,Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Four people areexecuted byhanging inWest Azerbaijan province,Iran, after beingconvicted of links toIsrael'sMossadspy agency.(Al Jazeera)
• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war,Israel–South Africa relations
  • South Africa files agenocide case against Israel at theInternational Court of Justice.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

• TheNational People's Congress ofChina appointsCommander of the People's Liberation Army NavyDong Jun asMinister of National Defense, succeedingLi Shangfu.(CNA)

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• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling
      • Ukraine launchesdrone andmissile strikes against the city ofBelgorod,Russia, killing 25 people, and injuring 110 others, according to theRussian Defense Ministry.(AP)(BBC News)
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Bombing of Kharkiv
      • Russian forces attackKharkiv withmissiles, injuring at least 16 people, including a foreign journalist, and damagingcivilianinfrastructure.(The Kyiv Independent)
• Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
  • FourHezbollah members and two othermilitants are killed by threeairstrikes atSyria'sborder withIraq.(AP)
• Israel–Hamas war

TheIsrael Defense Forces says that dozens of militants killed inGaza amid continued tank and aerial assaults onKhan Yunis.(Times of Israel)

• Syrian civil war,2024 Iran–Israel conflict,Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 25 militants killed in a targeted attack an Iranian arms shipment in the Syrian city ofAbu Kamal bordering Lebanon.(SyriaHR)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 South Africa floods
  • Flash flooding kills 21 people inKwaZulu-Natal,South Africa.(ABC News)
• Three people are killed and three are injured in a houseexplosion inNorthfield Township,Michigan,United States.(NBC News)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Albania
  • A court inAlbania orders that formerpresident andprime ministerSali Berisha be placed underhouse arrest following accusations ofcorruption.(Reuters)

Science and technology

• Googlesettles a $5 billionprivacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on users using "incognito" mode in itsChromebrowser, misleading users by implying their internet activities would not be tracked, while advertising technologies continued to collect information.(ABC News)

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• Israel–Hamas war
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
      • TenHouthimilitants are killed during an engagement between four Houthi boats andUnited States Navy helicopters defending thecargo shipMaersk Hangzhou in theRed Sea.(Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Bombing of Kharkiv
    • Russian forcesbombardKharkiv.Ukrainian authorities say that 26 people were injured and manyresidential buildings in the city center were destroyed. TheUkrainian Air Force reports shooting down 21 of 49attacking drones.(tagesschau.de)(tagesschau.de 2)
• Afghan conflict
  • Talibandefense ministerMullah Yaqoob says that security forces have killed or arrested several militants fromTajikistan andPakistan who are accused of multiple attacks inAfghanistan.(AP)

Law and crime

• Cologne Cathedral bomb plot
  • InBochum,NRW,Germany,police arrest a fifth suspect in relation to acar bombing atCologne Cathedral whichIslamic State – Khorasan Province had planned for today.(DW)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
  • PresidentFélix Tshisekedi is declared the winner of thegeneral election.(BBC News)
• Abdication of Margrethe II
  • Eighty-three-year oldMargrethe II ofDenmark announces herabdication during hertelevisedNew Year's Eve address, effective January 14.(BBC News)

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