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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 119847" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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_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 a mass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is hit in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomianskyi_District" target="_blank">Solomianskyi District</a>, injuring at least two people, while heavy damage is also reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holosiivskyi_District" target="_blank">Holosiivskyi District</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drone-hits-kyiv-apartment-building-setting-off-fire-officials-2023-12-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State" target="_blank">War against the Islamic State</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict" target="_blank">Turkey–Islamic State conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Security_%28Turkey%29" target="_blank">Police</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> arrests at least 304 people during simultaneous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_raid" target="_blank">raids</a> suspected of links to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> members. Suspects were detained in 32 provinces but the majority were in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" target="_blank">Istanbul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara" target="_blank">Ankara</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmir" target="_blank">Izmir</a>, Turkey’s three largest cities. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/turkey-islamic-state-suspects-detained-230e7a9e52a87194b68ea13fabef08b2" target="_blank">(AP)</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 UN Security Council passes a resolution on aid for Gaza. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/gaza-israel-aid-resolution-united-nations-b2468545.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Civil_War" target="_blank">Central African Republic Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return%2C_Reclamation%2C_Rehabilitation" target="_blank">3R</a> gunmen attack an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">army</a> outpost in the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzakoundou" target="_blank">Nzakoundou</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic" target="_blank">Central African Republic</a>, killing a soldier and wounding many more, before attacking and burning civilian homes in the village and killing 20 more people. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/central-africa-republic-rebels-attack-5bfbec1195afe722c40fe8a475a29a28" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">De facto Sudanese leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</a> announces he will meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti" target="_blank">Hemedti</a>. The announcement comes after the Rapid Support Forces took control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State" target="_blank">Gezira State</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/breaking-sudans-el-burhan-agrees-to-meet-with-hemedti" target="_blank">(Radio Dabanga)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> passes a series of regulations aimed at curtailing video game <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction" target="_blank">microtransactions</a> and playtime. The new rules include banning rewards for logging on for multiple consecutive days, and rewards for players if they spend money in the game for the first time. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-issues-draft-rules-online-game-management-2023-12-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador" target="_blank">Ecuadorian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Ecuador" target="_blank">vice president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Glas" target="_blank">Jorge Glas</a> requests <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_asylum" target="_blank">asylum</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-ecuador-vp-asks-asylum-mexico-lawyer-2023-12-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_22" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 119847, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/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 a mass [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is hit in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomianskyi_District']Solomianskyi District[/URL], injuring at least two people, while heavy damage is also reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holosiivskyi_District']Holosiivskyi District[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drone-hits-kyiv-apartment-building-setting-off-fire-officials-2023-12-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State']War against the Islamic State[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict']Turkey–Islamic State conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Security_%28Turkey%29']Police[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] arrests at least 304 people during simultaneous [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_raid']raids[/URL] suspected of links to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] members. Suspects were detained in 32 provinces but the majority were in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul']Istanbul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara']Ankara[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmir']Izmir[/URL], Turkey’s three largest cities. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/turkey-islamic-state-suspects-detained-230e7a9e52a87194b68ea13fabef08b2'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The UN Security Council passes a resolution on aid for Gaza. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/gaza-israel-aid-resolution-united-nations-b2468545.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Civil_War']Central African Republic Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*]Suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return%2C_Reclamation%2C_Rehabilitation']3R[/URL] gunmen attack an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Armed_Forces']army[/URL] outpost in the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzakoundou']Nzakoundou[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic']Central African Republic[/URL], killing a soldier and wounding many more, before attacking and burning civilian homes in the village and killing 20 more people. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/central-africa-republic-rebels-attack-5bfbec1195afe722c40fe8a475a29a28'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*][I]De facto[/I] Sudanese leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan']Abdel Fattah al-Burhan[/URL] announces he will meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti']Hemedti[/URL]. The announcement comes after the Rapid Support Forces took control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State']Gezira State[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/breaking-sudans-el-burhan-agrees-to-meet-with-hemedti'](Radio Dabanga)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] passes a series of regulations aimed at curtailing video game [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction']microtransactions[/URL] and playtime. The new rules include banning rewards for logging on for multiple consecutive days, and rewards for players if they spend money in the game for the first time. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-issues-draft-rules-online-game-management-2023-12-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador']Ecuadorian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Ecuador']vice president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Glas']Jorge Glas[/URL] requests [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_asylum']asylum[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-ecuador-vp-asks-asylum-mexico-lawyer-2023-12-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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