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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 120255" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict" target="_blank">Nigerian bandit conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Plateau_State_massacres" target="_blank">2023 Plateau State massacres</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 140 people are killed by armed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandit" target="_blank">bandits</a> in more than 17 communities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State" target="_blank">Plateau State</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangu%2C_Nigeria" target="_blank">Mangu</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokkos" target="_blank">Bokkos</a>. Most houses in those villages were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">burned down</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-plateau-herdsmen-farmers-attack-9e9e9cf4615f6e31053881e8d2233bca" 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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone launched</a> from the direction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" target="_blank">Red Sea</a> is shot down near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egyptian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_town" target="_blank">resort city</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahab" target="_blank">Dahab</a>, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Egyptian military</a>. The drone fell into the sea causing no casualties or damage. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosions-heard-skies-over-egypts-dahab-city-al-qahera-news-tv-2023-12-26/" 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/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropucha-class_landing_ship" target="_blank">Ropucha-class</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_ship" target="_blank">landing ship</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_landing_ship_Novocherkassk" target="_blank">Novocherkassk</a> is destroyed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodosia" target="_blank">Feodosia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>. At least one person is killed and four others are injured in the attack. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/26/ukraine-claims-to-have-destroyed-russian-ship-in-crimea-attack" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-navy-ship-crimea-3d558083dcd765d8b9daccc461865b21" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Iraq_%282017%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Islamic State insurgency in Iraq</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two men from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting" target="_blank">hunting</a> trip in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> are killed when their vehicle hits a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">roadside bomb</a> planted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgent" target="_blank">insurgents</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Anbar Governorate</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iraq-kuwaiti-saudi-hunters-killed-islamic-state-e9ffe1f404ce1c317c322f5278fa7ece" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu" target="_blank">Daihatsu</a>, a unit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker" target="_blank">automaker</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota" target="_blank">Toyota</a>, shuts down all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_line" target="_blank">production lines</a> at its four factories in Japan, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Japan" target="_blank">transport</a> ministry officials investigate improper tests for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_certification" target="_blank">safety certifications</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-daihatsu-toyota-safety-scandal-shutdown-1e5808bd4fe335f585a9049a2cb64e0a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Africa_floods" target="_blank">2023 Africa floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-two people are killed during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Central" target="_blank">Kasaï-Central</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-flooding-kasai-rainfall-cb521113d3f4ed3e5355890359646391" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_North_American_winter" target="_blank">2023–24 North American winter</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_warning" target="_blank">Blizzard warnings</a> are issued for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains" target="_blank">Great Plains</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest" target="_blank">Midwest</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna131172" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed, two are injured and others are missing due to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_fire" target="_blank">fire</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_house" target="_blank">guest house</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahova_County" target="_blank">Prahova</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romania</a>. Six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_safety" target="_blank">fire safety</a> warnings were issued by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector" target="_blank">inspectors</a> for the property previously. <a href="https://www.euronews.ro/articole/incendiu-puternic-la-o-pensiune-din-prahova-a-fost-activat-planul-rosu-de-interve" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/romania-guesthouse-fire-dead-95a9e2f2cb74fa412d8f09728f1d018c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">Nuclear program of Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" target="_blank">International Atomic Energy Agency</a> says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> has reversed a slowdown of its enrichment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium" target="_blank">uranium</a>, at which it is enriching uranium to up to 60%, bringing it closer to the enrichment level required to make a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">nuclear weapon</a>. The increased production was verified at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natanz_nuclear_enrichment_facility" target="_blank">Natanz nuclear enrichment facility</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-undoes-slowdown-enrichment-uranium-near-weapons-grade-iaea-2023-12-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_nuclear_accident" target="_blank">Fukushima nuclear accident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_High_Court" target="_blank">Tokyo High Court</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electric_Power_Company" target="_blank">TEPCO</a>, the operator of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Fukushima nuclear power plant</a>, will be solely responsible for compensating evacuees, while reducing the amount by half of what a lower court had initially ordered, and absolved the government of any liability. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-ruling-evacuees-compensation-tepco-a844a85ecdff3e2526e81e242d4c89ed" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_France" target="_blank">Crime in France</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevres" target="_blank">Sevres</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France" target="_blank">Île-de-France</a>, a man is arrested for killing his four children and their mother. At their flat in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaux" target="_blank">Meaux</a> the previous day, the five victims were found dead. The mother and two daughters were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing" target="_blank">stabbed</a> several times, while the couple's two sons were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxia" target="_blank">suffocated</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown" target="_blank">drowned</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/france-family-killed-father-arrested-bdbd246a5acedc11ac64ed17a067c024" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_26" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 120255, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria']Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict']Nigerian bandit conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Plateau_State_massacres']2023 Plateau State massacres[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 140 people are killed by armed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandit']bandits[/URL] in more than 17 communities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State']Plateau State[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangu%2C_Nigeria']Mangu[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokkos']Bokkos[/URL]. Most houses in those villages were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']burned down[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-plateau-herdsmen-farmers-attack-9e9e9cf4615f6e31053881e8d2233bca'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone launched[/URL] from the direction of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea']Red Sea[/URL] is shot down near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egyptian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_town']resort city[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahab']Dahab[/URL], according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Armed_Forces']Egyptian military[/URL]. The drone fell into the sea causing no casualties or damage. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosions-heard-skies-over-egypts-dahab-city-al-qahera-news-tv-2023-12-26/'](Reuters)[/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/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropucha-class_landing_ship']Ropucha-class[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_ship']landing ship[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_landing_ship_Novocherkassk']Novocherkassk[/URL][/I] is destroyed by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodosia']Feodosia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL]. At least one person is killed and four others are injured in the attack. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/26/ukraine-claims-to-have-destroyed-russian-ship-in-crimea-attack'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-navy-ship-crimea-3d558083dcd765d8b9daccc461865b21'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Iraq_%282017%E2%80%93present%29']Islamic State insurgency in Iraq[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two men from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting']hunting[/URL] trip in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] are killed when their vehicle hits a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']roadside bomb[/URL] planted by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgent']insurgents[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate']Al Anbar Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iraq-kuwaiti-saudi-hunters-killed-islamic-state-e9ffe1f404ce1c317c322f5278fa7ece'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu']Daihatsu[/URL], a unit of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker']automaker[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota']Toyota[/URL], shuts down all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_line']production lines[/URL] at its four factories in Japan, while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Japan']transport[/URL] ministry officials investigate improper tests for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_certification']safety certifications[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-daihatsu-toyota-safety-scandal-shutdown-1e5808bd4fe335f585a9049a2cb64e0a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Africa_floods']2023 Africa floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]Twenty-two people are killed during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Central']Kasaï-Central[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-flooding-kasai-rainfall-cb521113d3f4ed3e5355890359646391'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_North_American_winter']2023–24 North American winter[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_warning']Blizzard warnings[/URL] are issued for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains']Great Plains[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest']Midwest[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna131172'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Six people are killed, two are injured and others are missing due to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_fire']fire[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_house']guest house[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahova_County']Prahova[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romania[/URL]. Six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_safety']fire safety[/URL] warnings were issued by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector']inspectors[/URL] for the property previously. [URL='https://www.euronews.ro/articole/incendiu-puternic-la-o-pensiune-din-prahova-a-fost-activat-planul-rosu-de-interve'](Euronews)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/romania-guesthouse-fire-dead-95a9e2f2cb74fa412d8f09728f1d018c'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran']Nuclear program of Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency']International Atomic Energy Agency[/URL] says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] has reversed a slowdown of its enrichment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium']uranium[/URL], at which it is enriching uranium to up to 60%, bringing it closer to the enrichment level required to make a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon']nuclear weapon[/URL]. The increased production was verified at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natanz_nuclear_enrichment_facility']Natanz nuclear enrichment facility[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-undoes-slowdown-enrichment-uranium-near-weapons-grade-iaea-2023-12-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_nuclear_accident']Fukushima nuclear accident[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_High_Court']Tokyo High Court[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Electric_Power_Company']TEPCO[/URL], the operator of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant']Fukushima nuclear power plant[/URL], will be solely responsible for compensating evacuees, while reducing the amount by half of what a lower court had initially ordered, and absolved the government of any liability. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-ruling-evacuees-compensation-tepco-a844a85ecdff3e2526e81e242d4c89ed'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_France']Crime in France[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevres']Sevres[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France']Île-de-France[/URL], a man is arrested for killing his four children and their mother. At their flat in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaux']Meaux[/URL] the previous day, the five victims were found dead. The mother and two daughters were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing']stabbed[/URL] several times, while the couple's two sons were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxia']suffocated[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown']drowned[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/france-family-killed-father-arrested-bdbd246a5acedc11ac64ed17a067c024'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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