Current events: 2024-11-22

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kursk offensive
    • Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova states that 46 Russian civilians among one thousand claimed to have been forcibly relocated by Ukraine into its territory have been returned, following extensive negotiations involving the Red Cross. (Reuters)
  • Northern Ukraine campaign
    • Two people are killed and 12 others are injured in a Russian drone attack on civilian infrastructure in Sumy, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sectarian violence in Pakistan
  • 2024 Kurram massacre
    • Large crowds of protesters gather in Parachinar, Pakistan, to protest the massacre of 50 Shiite Pakistanis and the ongoing sectarian violence across the remote region. (Reuters) (MENAFN)
• 2024 Laos methanol poisoning
  • A second Australian tourist dies after alcohol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos, bringing the death toll from the incident to six. Eight remain hospitalized. (ABC News Australia)

Law and crime

• Conscription of yeshiva students, Israel–Hamas war
  • The Israel Defense Forces issue over 1,000 arrest warrants to ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel for evading draft orders. (CNN) (The Times of Israel)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Senegalese parliamentary election
  • The National Autonomous Electoral Commission of Senegal certifies the results of the parliamentary election, with the ruling Patriots of Senegal (PASTEF) party winning 130 out of 165 seats. (RFI) (Al Jazeera)

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