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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 119638" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<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 death toll in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> began <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">bombarding</a> the enclave more than ten weeks ago increases to at least 20,000 people, including 8,000 children and 6,200 women. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-20000-as-un-security-council-delays-vote-on-aid" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> make advances northeast of Kupyansk in northeastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Luhansk Oblast</a>, and north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhmut" target="_blank">Bakhmut</a> and southwest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avdiivka" target="_blank">Avdiivka</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/avdiivka-map-russian-advances-quarry-ukraine-holds-coke-plant-1854150" target="_blank">(Newsweek)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba" target="_blank">Toshiba</a> delists themselves from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange" target="_blank">Tokyo Stock Exchange</a> after 74 years. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/toshiba-be-delisted-after-74-years-faces-future-with-new-owners-2023-12-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">United States–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> releases ten <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" target="_blank">Americans</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal" target="_blank">Leonard Glenn Francis</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> releases <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Saab" target="_blank">Alex Saab</a>, an ally of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a>, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange" target="_blank">prisoner exchange</a> between both countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner" target="_blank">political prisoners</a> from jail. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/10-americans-detained-venezuela-released/story?id=105806200&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9si_Bouterse" target="_blank">Dési Bouterse</a>, former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Suriname" target="_blank">president of Suriname</a>, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_murders" target="_blank">December murders</a>. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2502261-desi-bouterse-definitief-veroordeeld-tot-20-jaar-cel-voor-decembermoorden" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial" target="_blank">Lincoln Memorial</a> with graffiti saying, &quot;Free Gaza&quot;. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4369746-lincoln-memorial-steps-vandalized-with-free-gaza-graffiti/amp/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Council_%28Kyrgyzstan%29" target="_blank">Parliament of Kyrgyzstan</a> votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">national flag</a>. The proposed changes are not yet official. <a href="https://akipress.com/news:750007:Voting_results_on_bill_on_change_of_flag_of_Kyrgyzstan/" target="_blank">(AKIpress)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Voters in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> head to the polls to elect the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">President</a>, members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-holds-presidential-vote-after-fraught-campaign-2023-12-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota" target="_blank">Minnesota</a> votes to change its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Minnesota" target="_blank">flag</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/minnesota-state-flag-new-design.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_20" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 119638, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] began [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']bombarding[/URL] the enclave more than ten weeks ago increases to at least 20,000 people, including 8,000 children and 6,200 women. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-20000-as-un-security-council-delays-vote-on-aid'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] make advances northeast of Kupyansk in northeastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast']Luhansk Oblast[/URL], and north of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhmut']Bakhmut[/URL] and southwest of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avdiivka']Avdiivka[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.newsweek.com/avdiivka-map-russian-advances-quarry-ukraine-holds-coke-plant-1854150'](Newsweek)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba']Toshiba[/URL] delists themselves from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange']Tokyo Stock Exchange[/URL] after 74 years. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/toshiba-be-delisted-after-74-years-faces-future-with-new-owners-2023-12-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']United States–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] releases ten [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans']Americans[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal']Leonard Glenn Francis[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] releases [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Saab']Alex Saab[/URL], an ally of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela']Venezuelan president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL], in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange']prisoner exchange[/URL] between both countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner']political prisoners[/URL] from jail. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/10-americans-detained-venezuela-released/story?id=105806200&cid=social_twitter_abcn'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9si_Bouterse']Dési Bouterse[/URL], former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Suriname']president of Suriname[/URL], is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_murders']December murders[/URL]. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2502261-desi-bouterse-definitief-veroordeeld-tot-20-jaar-cel-voor-decembermoorden'](NOS)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']2023 Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests_in_the_United_States']2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial']Lincoln Memorial[/URL] with graffiti saying, "Free Gaza". [URL='https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4369746-lincoln-memorial-steps-vandalized-with-free-gaza-graffiti/amp/']([I]The Hill[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Council_%28Kyrgyzstan%29']Parliament of Kyrgyzstan[/URL] votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan']national flag[/URL]. The proposed changes are not yet official. [URL='https://akipress.com/news:750007:Voting_results_on_bill_on_change_of_flag_of_Kyrgyzstan/'](AKIpress)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_general_election']2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Voters in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] head to the polls to elect the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']President[/URL], members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%29']National Assembly[/URL], provincial assemblies, and commune councils. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-holds-presidential-vote-after-fraught-campaign-2023-12-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota']Minnesota[/URL] votes to change its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Minnesota']flag[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/minnesota-state-flag-new-design.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_20"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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