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- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
- Russian forces shell the city of Kramatorsk, damaging at least fourteen homes, according to the city's mayor. There are no reports of casualties. This is despite Russia declaring a unilateral ceasefire. (The Straits Times)
- Battle of Donbas
- Donetsk People's Republic officials accuse Ukraine of shelling Donetsk with artillery. (The Straits Times)
- 2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali Civil War
- Al-Shabaab gunmen storm a village in Hirshabelle State, killing at least six people. The village was captured from al-Shabaab last week. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- 2022–2023 food crises
- The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirms that international food prices hit a record high in 2022 amid concerns of shortages. (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 food crises
Disasters and accidents
- At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda. (The East African)
International relations
- Afghanistan–China relations
- The Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin. It is the first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban returned to power. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Censorship in Saudi Arabia, Censorship of Wikipedia
- Saudi Arabia sentences two Wikipedia administrators to 32 and 8 years of prison in relation to their activities on the website. (The Guardian)
- State security police in Uzbekistan arrest four over the deaths of 19 children who consumed deadly cough syrup from the Marion Biotech laboratory this week. (RFE/RL)
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