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- Syrian civil war
- Northwestern Syria offensive
- 2024 Hama offensive
- Rebels capture Al-Saan, Shaykh Hilal and Suruj in Hama Governorate. (SOHR)
- Heavy fighting is reported in and around Hama as rebel forces close in on the city from three directions. (France24)
- Rebels entered Hama city and captured 3 neighbourhoods. (Aljazeera Mubashar)
- 2024 Hama offensive
- Northwestern Syria offensive
- Israel–Hamas war
- 4 December 2024 al-Mawasi attack
- Two consecutive Israeli Air Force strikes on an evacuation zone in Al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip kill at least 20 refugees due to explosion injuries and a resulting fire that engulfed several refugees shelters. (Al Jazeera)
- 4 December 2024 al-Mawasi attack
- Russia–NATO relations
- A Russian Navy warship fires warning shots at a German helicopter conducting a routine patrol over the Baltic Sea, forcing the helicopter pilots to make evasive maneuvers. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemns the incident as part of Russia's hybrid warfare against NATO. (Anadolu Agency)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- The Pakistan Army kill five jihadist insurgents and capture two others in a raid in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Cuba blackouts
- Another round of blackouts leaves millions of households without power in Cuba. The energy ministry says it is prioritizing restoring electricity to hospitals and water pumping facilities. (Reuters)
- An Iranian Air Force training jet crashes in Fars province, Iran, killing both pilots. (IRNA)
Law and crime
- The CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, is assassinated by a masked gunman while attending a business conference in Manhattan. (Reuters)
- A gunman attacks the Feather River School of the Seventh-Day Adventists in Palerno, California, killing himself and injuring two students. The condition of the students remains unknown. (NBC News)
- Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested during police raids across Italy. (Ansa)
Politics and elections
- 2024 South Korean martial law
- 2024 South Korean protests
- The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and other professional unions in South Korea announce a labor strike on December 5 and 6 in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise martial law yesterday, calling for his resignation. (Maeil Business Newspaper) (Bloomberg)
- The South Korean won drops to a two-year low following President Yoon's declaration of martial law yesterday. Several ETFs on the Korea Exchange also drop to a one-year low. (Invezz)
- Foreign embassies in Seoul warn their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations, citing the possibility of violence and death. (The Korea Herald)
- The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against President Yoon in response to the attempt to impose martial law on the nation. (BBC News)
- 2024 South Korean protests
- 2024 Georgian post-election protests
- Ahali party leader Nika Gvaramia is arrested in a police raid on his office. The move comes as the government continues to crack down on the opposition due to protests against delaying negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators are injured during clashes with riot police. (AP)
- 2024 Namibian general election
- The Electoral Commission of Namibia certifies the results of the general election, announcing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party as the new President, the first female president in the country's history. (The South African) (DW)
- 2024 French political crisis
- The Barnier government collapses after 331 of 577 deputies vote in favor of a no-confidence motion. This is the first time since 1962 that a French government collapses after a no-confidence motion. The left calls on President Emmanuel Macron to resign and hold early presidential elections. (Reuters)
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