Current events: 2023-11-28

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
      • Hamas releases two Thai migrant workers, 10 Israeli hostages and a pet dog, while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel) (abc news)
• Two Palestinians are killed during clashes with Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel)
• New People's Army rebellion
  • The Philippine government and communist rebels, represented by the National Democratic Front, agree to resume peace talks after six years. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Rescuers in Uttarakhand, India, successfully drill through to 41 men who had been trapped for over two weeks following a tunnel collapse. (CNN)
• A rock burst at a mine in Heilongjiang, China, kills eleven miners. (ABC) International relations
• Russia–United States relations
  • A Russian district court extends American journalist Evan Gershkovich's detention until January 30, 2024, on espionage charges. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Tobacco control, Smoking in Australia
  • The Australian government announces a ban on the imports of disposable vapes, effective January 1, 2024, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction among children and young adults. (BBC News)

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