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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 120537" 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 infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_December_2023_Russian_strikes_on_Ukraine" target="_blank">29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches the largest wave of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missiles</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_cities" target="_blank">Ukrainian cities</a> since the start of the war in a widespread overnight assault. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa" target="_blank">Odesa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv" target="_blank">Lviv</a> are all struck in the early hours of the morning. At least 30 people are killed and 144 others are injured. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-aerial-attack-missiles-drones-fe3fb596cdea0035573a6a677f17070c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of these <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> enters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> airspace as it flies over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a> territory, prompting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Poland" target="_blank">Polish government</a> to summon the Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_d%27affaires" target="_blank">charge d'affaires</a> for an explanation. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/unidentified-object-entered-poland-direction-ukraine-says-polish-army-2023-12-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-29/poland-says-unidentified-airborne-object-entered-from-ukraine" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed and 26 are injured in a shooting at a party in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Obregon" target="_blank">Ciudad Obregon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora" target="_blank">Sonora</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-6-killed-cartel-killings-sonora-1efa27100f3e190633064d78004ce7c8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 20 people are killed during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> caused by torrential rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwenga_Territory" target="_blank">Mwenga Territory</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kivu" target="_blank">South Kivu</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-landslides-rains-floods-deaths-82c892e9d99ac2590d48fdcc473aec07" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Argentina" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Argentina</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Argentine president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei" target="_blank">Javier Milei</a> sends a letter to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS" target="_blank">BRICS</a>, rejecting the bloc's invitation for Argentina to join. <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/el-gobierno-de-javier-milei-oficializo-que-la-argentina-no-entrara-a-los-brics-nid29122023/" target="_blank">(La Nación)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67842992" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a> files a genocide case against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> at the International Court of Justice. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-seeks-international-court-justice-genocide-order-against-israel-2023-12-29" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Iran</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict" target="_blank">Iran–Israel proxy conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" target="_blank">executed</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging" target="_blank">hanging</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Azerbaijan_province" target="_blank">West Azerbaijan province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, after being <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_conviction" target="_blank">convicted</a> of links to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad" target="_blank">Mossad</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy" target="_blank">spy</a> agency. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/29/iran-says-it-executed-four-people-accused-of-links-to-israels-mossad" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_China" target="_blank">Politics of China</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping_Administration" target="_blank">Xi Jinping Administration</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress_of_China" target="_blank">National People's Congress of China</a> appoints commander of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" target="_blank">People's Liberation Army Navy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Jun" target="_blank">Dong Jun</a> as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_National_Defense_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" target="_blank">Minister of National Defense</a>, succeeding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Shangfu" target="_blank">Li Shangfu</a>. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-appoints-new-defence-minister-dong-jun-replace-ousted-li-shangfu-4016416" target="_blank">(CNA)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 120537, 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 infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_December_2023_Russian_strikes_on_Ukraine']29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russia[/URL] launches the largest wave of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missiles[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_cities']Ukrainian cities[/URL] since the start of the war in a widespread overnight assault. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa']Odesa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv']Lviv[/URL] are all struck in the early hours of the morning. At least 30 people are killed and 144 others are injured. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-aerial-attack-missiles-drones-fe3fb596cdea0035573a6a677f17070c'](AP)[/URL] [*]One of these [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL] enters [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] airspace as it flies over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] territory, prompting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Poland']Polish government[/URL] to summon the Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_d%27affaires']charge d'affaires[/URL] for an explanation. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/unidentified-object-entered-poland-direction-ukraine-says-polish-army-2023-12-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-29/poland-says-unidentified-airborne-object-entered-from-ukraine'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Six people are killed and 26 are injured in a shooting at a party in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Obregon']Ciudad Obregon[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora']Sonora[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mexico-6-killed-cartel-killings-sonora-1efa27100f3e190633064d78004ce7c8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 20 people are killed during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] caused by torrential rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwenga_Territory']Mwenga Territory[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kivu']South Kivu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-landslides-rains-floods-deaths-82c892e9d99ac2590d48fdcc473aec07'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Argentina']Foreign relations of Argentina[/URL] [LIST] [*]Argentine president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei']Javier Milei[/URL] sends a letter to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS']BRICS[/URL], rejecting the bloc's invitation for Argentina to join. [URL='https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/el-gobierno-de-javier-milei-oficializo-que-la-argentina-no-entrara-a-los-brics-nid29122023/']([I]La Nación[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67842992'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [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/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL] files a genocide case against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] at the International Court of Justice. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-seeks-international-court-justice-genocide-order-against-israel-2023-12-29'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran']Capital punishment in Iran[/URL]; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict']Iran–Israel proxy conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment']executed[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging']hanging[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Azerbaijan_province']West Azerbaijan province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], after being [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_conviction']convicted[/URL] of links to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]’s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad']Mossad[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy']spy[/URL] agency. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/29/iran-says-it-executed-four-people-accused-of-links-to-israels-mossad'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_China']Politics of China[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping_Administration']Xi Jinping Administration[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress_of_China']National People's Congress of China[/URL] appoints commander of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy']People's Liberation Army Navy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Jun']Dong Jun[/URL] as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_National_Defense_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China']Minister of National Defense[/URL], succeeding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Shangfu']Li Shangfu[/URL]. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-appoints-new-defence-minister-dong-jun-replace-ousted-li-shangfu-4016416'](CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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