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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 118337" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis" target="_blank">2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amid growing border tensions between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana" target="_blank">Guyana</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Georgetown" target="_blank">U.S. embassy in Guyana</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" target="_blank">United States Southern Command</a> will conduct joint flight operations with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Guyana Defence Force</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-expresses-support-guyanas-sovereignty-amid-border-tensions-with-venezuela-2023-12-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Institute" target="_blank">Kiel Institute</a> reports that pledges of aid to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> have been significantly scaled back, falling to their lowest level since the start of the war. Aid promised to Ukraine between August and October 2023 fell almost 90 percent from the same period in 2022. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/8/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-653" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches 19 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95" target="_blank">Tu-95s</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian cities</a>, including the capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, killing at least one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilian</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a> and injuring several others. At least 14 missiles are intercepted. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missiles-kill-one-wound-four-air-strike-ukraine-kyiv-2023-12-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_during_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> says an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> has killed four people in a vehicle in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madinat_al-Baath" target="_blank">Madinat al-Baath</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Quneitra Governorate</a>. Local media reports the victims were affiliated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>-backed militias. Shortly after the airstrike, rocket sirens are triggered in Israel's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee" target="_blank">Galilee</a> region. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-777230" target="_blank">(''The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Gaza Antiquities Ministry reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Gaza" target="_blank">Great Mosque of Gaza</a>, the oldest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" target="_blank">mosque</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, was destroyed by Israeli bombardment. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3244472/gazas-great-omari-mosque-ruins-after-israeli-bombing-hamas-says" target="_blank">(South China Morning Post)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–Azerbaijan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a> agree to exchange <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" target="_blank">prisoners of war</a> and work towards a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_treaty" target="_blank">peace treaty</a> to formally end the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" target="_blank">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a> and normalize relations. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67655940" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Guatemalan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Guatemala" target="_blank">Attorney General's Office</a> says that the results of the 2023 general election, won by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo" target="_blank">Bernardo Arévalo</a>, are &quot;null and void&quot; and should be &quot;annulled&quot;. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States" target="_blank">Organization of American States</a> condemned the actions and called them an &quot;attempted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">coup d'état</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/ministerio-publico-de-guatemala-dice-que-las-elecciones-ganadas-por-arevalo-no-son-validas/" target="_blank">(Prensa Libre)</a> <a href="https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/rafael-curruchiche-dice-que-las-elecciones-generales-deberian-anularse/" target="_blank">(Prensa Libre)</a> <a href="https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/oea-condena-intento-de-golpe-de-estado-en-guatemala/" target="_blank">(Prensa Libre)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 118337, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis']2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Amid growing border tensions between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana']Guyana[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Georgetown']U.S. embassy in Guyana[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command']United States Southern Command[/URL] will conduct joint flight operations with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana_Defence_Force']Guyana Defence Force[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-expresses-support-guyanas-sovereignty-amid-border-tensions-with-venezuela-2023-12-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Institute']Kiel Institute[/URL] reports that pledges of aid to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] have been significantly scaled back, falling to their lowest level since the start of the war. Aid promised to Ukraine between August and October 2023 fell almost 90 percent from the same period in 2022. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/8/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-653'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches 19 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95']Tu-95s[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine']Ukrainian cities[/URL], including the capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], killing at least one [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilian[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL] and injuring several others. At least 14 missiles are intercepted. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missiles-kill-one-wound-four-air-strike-ukraine-kyiv-2023-12-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_during_the_Syrian_civil_war']Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] says an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] has killed four people in a vehicle in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madinat_al-Baath']Madinat al-Baath[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate']Quneitra Governorate[/URL]. Local media reports the victims were affiliated with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]-backed militias. Shortly after the airstrike, rocket sirens are triggered in Israel's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee']Galilee[/URL] region. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-777230'](''The Jerusalem Post)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Gaza Antiquities Ministry reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Gaza']Great Mosque of Gaza[/URL], the oldest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque']mosque[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], was destroyed by Israeli bombardment. [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3244472/gazas-great-omari-mosque-ruins-after-israeli-bombing-hamas-says']([I]South China Morning Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_relations']Armenia–Azerbaijan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL] agree to exchange [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war']prisoners of war[/URL] and work towards a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_treaty']peace treaty[/URL] to formally end the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict']Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[/URL] and normalize relations. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67655940'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election']2023 Guatemalan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Guatemala']Attorney General's Office[/URL] says that the results of the 2023 general election, won by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo']Bernardo Arévalo[/URL], are "null and void" and should be "annulled". The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States']Organization of American States[/URL] condemned the actions and called them an "attempted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']coup d'état[/URL]". [URL='https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/ministerio-publico-de-guatemala-dice-que-las-elecciones-ganadas-por-arevalo-no-son-validas/']([I]Prensa Libre[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/rafael-curruchiche-dice-que-las-elecciones-generales-deberian-anularse/']([I]Prensa Libre[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.prensalibre.com/ahora/guatemala/elecciones-generales-guatemala-2023/oea-condena-intento-de-golpe-de-estado-en-guatemala/']([I]Prensa Libre[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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