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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153005" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Syrian_opposition_offensives" target="_blank">2024 Syrian opposition offensives</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Damascus" target="_blank">Fall of Damascus</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">Fall of the Assad regime</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> leaves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">the country</a> on a flight from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport" target="_blank">Damascus International Airport</a> to an unknown destination. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/world/syria-news-live-bashar-al-assad-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-us-russia-iran-iraq-civil-war-damascus-aleppo-homs-hama-11733624419642.html" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian government</a> officials are reportedly in talks with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a> and are preparing to defect. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-intl#cm4eq0eru00143b6pwhulcx5f" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ghazi_al-Jalali" target="_blank">Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali</a> says he is not leaving Syria and will commit to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_transition_of_power" target="_blank">peaceful transition of power</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a>. Al-Jalali also calls on rebel forces not to damage state institutions in Damascus or harm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a>. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/08/syria-damascus-assad-regime-collapse" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian Army</a> says Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended and orders all of its troops to lay down arms and stop fighting. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-rebels-celebrate-captured-homs-set-sights-damascus-2024-12-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Syrian rebels seize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media" target="_blank">state television</a> and announce to the nation that Bashar al-Assad has been toppled and a new government will be formed. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20241208/e7764429b7494ef2b85f963c83556b45/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebel forces seize the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Palace%2C_Damascus" target="_blank">Presidential Palace</a> which is later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting" target="_blank">looted</a> by armed men and civilians. Videos on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> appear to show people ransacking bedrooms in the palace. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/dec/08/syrian-rebels-carry-furniture-from-presidential-palace-after-capturing-damascus-video" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/08/military-operations-administration-fighter-reach-entrance-of-syria-s-presidential-palace-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian state media reports that Assad is in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, and that he and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Assad_family" target="_blank">his family</a> have been granted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker" target="_blank">asylum</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian government</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/08/syrian-rebels-take-the-capital-damascus-say-bashar-al-assad-has-fled-the-country" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a> <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/syrias-president-bashar-al-assad-is-in-moscow-and-has-been-granted-asylum-confirms-russian-state-media-13269955" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The rebel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Operations_Command_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">Military Operations Command</a> says its forces have entered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a> and are searching for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a>, whose whereabouts are unknown. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heavy gunfire is reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzeh%2C_Syria" target="_blank">Barzeh</a> as rebel forces advance towards the city centre. Residents say <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">power is out</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebel forces take control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sednaya_Prison" target="_blank">Sednaya Prison</a> and begin releasing thousands of prisoners, including many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner" target="_blank">political prisoners</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/syria-rebels-monitor-say-gates-open-at-damascus-notorious-sednaya-jail-2f669832" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anti-government forces say the Assad government has been overthrown as they take full control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>. <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241208_15/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thousands of Damascene residents gather in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Square" target="_blank">Umayyad Square</a> to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">Syrian Defence Ministry</a> building is reportedly abandoned. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A video on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">X</a> shows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrians</a> tearing down posters of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_Hezbollah" target="_blank">leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah" target="_blank">Hassan Nasrallah</a> and former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> commander <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani" target="_blank">Qasem Soleimani</a> at the Iranian embassy in Damascus. <a href="https://www.albawaba.com/node/syrians-tear-nasrallah-poster-down-1595943" target="_blank">(Al Bawaba)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More statues of former Syrian president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez_al-Assad" target="_blank">Hafez al-Assad</a> are toppled across Damascus in celebration. <a href="https://madhyamamonline.com/world/statues-of-presidents-father-dragged-through-syrian-streets-1358083" target="_blank">(Madhyama Online)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Manbij_offensive" target="_blank">2024 Manbij offensive</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom" target="_blank">Operation Dawn of Freedom</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Turkish security</a> sources claim that 80% of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-held positions in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij" target="_blank">Manbij</a> have been taken by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army" target="_blank">Syrian National Army</a>. <a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/turkiye/80-of-manbij-under-control-cleared-of-pkk-ypg-turkish-security-sources-90068/" target="_blank">(Türkiye Today)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_foreign_affairs_of_Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish Foreign Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakan_Fidan" target="_blank">Hakan Fidan</a> threatens &quot;appropriate measures&quot; against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party</a>-aligned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">rebel groups</a>, and states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> will never allow them control over any part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> or its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria" target="_blank">government</a>. <a href="https://shafaq.com/en/World/Turkish-FM-Ankara-monitors-threats-from-ISIS-and-PKK" target="_blank">(Shafaq)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_offensive_%282024%29" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Syrian regime forces reportedly surrender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor</a> to opposition forces, according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_al-Sham" target="_blank">Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t?post=asset%3Aba5147fa-5c8f-4eef-84c2-6dd9cb910dd2#post" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Israel and the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Syria" target="_blank">2024 Israeli invasion of Syria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> tanks and troops enter Syria's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Quneitra Governorate</a> to reportedly establish a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone" target="_blank">buffer zone</a>, marking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s first crossing of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Line_%28ceasefire_line%29" target="_blank">ceasefire line</a> in 50 years. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/reports-claim-israeli-tanks-crossing-into-syria-buffer-zone/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a> <a href="https://aje.io/pq3n3i?update=3371476" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli forces take control of the towns of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madinat_al-Baath" target="_blank">Madinat al-Baath</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Arnabah" target="_blank">Khan Arnabah</a>. <a href="https://factjo.com/news.aspx?Id=223422" target="_blank">(Factjo)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel captures the Syrian side of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon" target="_blank">Mount Hermon</a> without resistance. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-air-force-captures-syrian-side-of-mount-hermon-located-within-buffer-zone-without-resistance/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> launches targeted airstrikes on ammo and equipment depots at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzeh_Air_Base" target="_blank">Mezzeh Air Base</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalkhalah" target="_blank">Khalkhalah</a> air base in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria" target="_blank">southern Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/syria-live-rebels-say-assad-gone-regime-toppled-2024-12-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.elbalad.news/6408292" target="_blank">(Sada El-Balad)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Israeli airstrike targeted the Scientific Research Center in Damascus's security zone, which oversees <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon" target="_blank">chemical weapons</a> and ballistic missile programs. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/8/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> says the 1974 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_Disengagement_between_Israel_and_Syria" target="_blank">Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria</a> has &quot;collapsed&quot; and has ordered the IDF to occupy the Syrian side of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights" target="_blank">Golan Heights</a>. <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/israels-netanyahu-declares-end-syria-border-agreement" target="_blank">(New Arab)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">US intervention in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> praises the end of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria" target="_blank">Ba'athist Syria</a> regime and announces the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">US</a> will support <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> and their neighbors during their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_transition_of_power" target="_blank">political transition</a>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/08/biden-says-us-will-support-syria-and-its-neighbors-after-assad-dynasty-collapses.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turkish forces bombard positions in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>-controlled areas in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah" target="_blank">Al-Hasakah</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/en/350861/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Syrian opposition has taken control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij" target="_blank">Manbij</a> in the Aleppo countryside and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jableh" target="_blank">Jableh</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmeimim_Air_Base" target="_blank">Khmeimim Air Base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latakia_Governorate" target="_blank">Latakia Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 16 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrikes across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_al-Balah" target="_blank">Deir al-Balah</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureij" target="_blank">Bureij</a> refugee camp. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/8/israeli-attack-on-gaza-camp-kills-five-displaced-family-members" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War%23Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">the country</a> lost 43,000 soldiers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killed_in_action" target="_blank">killed in action</a> and 370,000 wounded, while estimating Russian casualties at 198,000 killed and over 550,000 wounded. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-announces-its-total-military-casualties-first-time/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reopening_of_Notre-Dame_de_Paris" target="_blank">Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris" target="_blank">Notre-Dame</a> cathedral in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_la_Cit%C3%A9" target="_blank">Île de la Cité</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, reopens and holds its first public <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_%28liturgy%29" target="_blank">mass</a> five years after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_fire" target="_blank">structural fire</a> damaged the building and destroyed its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spire_of_Notre-Dame_de_Paris" target="_blank">spire</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">French President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> holds the opening ceremony with dozens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_state" target="_blank">world leaders</a>. <a href="https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/world-leaders-gather-in-paris-for-vip-reopening-of-notre-dame-after-epic-restoration/a89993052.html" target="_blank">(Irish Independent)</a> <a href="https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1782606-20241208.htm?spTabChangeable=0" target="_blank">(RTHK)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The countdown to testing all untested exponents below 125 million (125,000,000) on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Internet_Mersenne_Prime_Search" target="_blank">Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search</a> has been stuck at four for the fortieth day in a row. <a href="https://archive.is/Nil9m" target="_blank">(Irish Dependent)</a> It has been stuck at four since October 30, 2024, and now, 39 days later, it is still stuck at that, due to unusually slow, stalled assignments. For example, exponent 124,844,501 has been stuck for 35 days, and it has a long time (50 days) before it expires so that it can be reassigned to another user. <a href="https://www.mersenne.org/assignments/?exp_lo=124817431&amp;exp_hi=125000000&amp;exprpdc=1&amp;extf=1&amp;exlldc=1&amp;exp1=1&amp;execm=1" target="_blank">(Mersenne)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air" target="_blank">Syrian Air</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76T" target="_blank">Ilyushin Il-76T</a> disappears from radar near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a>, Syria, after departing from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport" target="_blank">Damascus International Airport</a>. Initial rumors speculated that the plane was carrying the now overthrown former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria" target="_blank">President of Syria</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> fleeing the country due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">the fall of his regime</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Damascus" target="_blank">captured Damascus</a>, though <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> has confirmed that al-Assad and his family are in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>. <a href="https://www.tampafp.com/syrian-presidents-fate-uncertain-after-plane-disappears-from-radar" target="_blank">(Tampa Free Press)</a> <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/syria/assads-regime-on-the-brink-of-collapse-as-rebels-surround-damascus-3420387?ITO=msn#entry-3420433" target="_blank">(iNews.co.uk)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">National Police</a> arrests former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">national defense minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong-hyun_%28general%29" target="_blank">Kim Yong-hyun</a> and raids his home for his alleged role in helping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> institute <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law" target="_blank">martial law</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-arrests-ex-defense-minister-over-martial-law/a-70993411" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-koreas-ex-defense-minister-arrested-over-his-role-in-botched-martial-law-declaration/3417748" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ghanaian_general_election" target="_blank">2024 Ghanaian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ghana" target="_blank">Ghanaian President</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Congress_%28Ghana%29" target="_blank">National Democratic Congress</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mahama" target="_blank">John Mahama</a> wins the presidential election as incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-President_of_Ghana" target="_blank">vice president</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Patriotic_Party" target="_blank">New Patriotic Party</a> candidate concedes defeat. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/ghana-ruling-party-candidate-bawumia-concedes-election-loss/a-70994801" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx9nlyjke4o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Formula_One_World_Championship" target="_blank">2024 Formula One World Championship</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_racing" target="_blank">auto racing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren" target="_blank">McLaren</a> wins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Constructors%27_Champions" target="_blank">World Constructors' Championship</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" target="_blank">Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</a>, its first title since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Formula_One_World_Championship" target="_blank">1998</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/motorsports/mclaren-win-first-f1-constructors-championship-1998-decisive-lando-nor-rcna182920" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153005, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Syrian_opposition_offensives']2024 Syrian opposition offensives[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Damascus']Fall of Damascus[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']Fall of the Assad regime[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria']Syrian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] leaves [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']the country[/URL] on a flight from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport']Damascus International Airport[/URL] to an unknown destination. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.livemint.com/news/world/syria-news-live-bashar-al-assad-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-us-russia-iran-iraq-civil-war-damascus-aleppo-homs-hama-11733624419642.html'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria']Syrian government[/URL] officials are reportedly in talks with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL] and are preparing to defect. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-intl#cm4eq0eru00143b6pwhulcx5f'](CNN)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria']Syrian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ghazi_al-Jalali']Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali[/URL] says he is not leaving Syria and will commit to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_transition_of_power']peaceful transition of power[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL]. Al-Jalali also calls on rebel forces not to damage state institutions in Damascus or harm [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL]. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2024/12/08/syria-damascus-assad-regime-collapse'](Axios)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian Army[/URL] says Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended and orders all of its troops to lay down arms and stop fighting. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-rebels-celebrate-captured-homs-set-sights-damascus-2024-12-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Syrian rebels seize [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media']state television[/URL] and announce to the nation that Bashar al-Assad has been toppled and a new government will be formed. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20241208/e7764429b7494ef2b85f963c83556b45/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [*]Rebel forces seize the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Palace%2C_Damascus']Presidential Palace[/URL] which is later [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting']looted[/URL] by armed men and civilians. Videos on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] appear to show people ransacking bedrooms in the palace. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/dec/08/syrian-rebels-carry-furniture-from-presidential-palace-after-capturing-damascus-video']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/08/military-operations-administration-fighter-reach-entrance-of-syria-s-presidential-palace-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*]Russian state media reports that Assad is in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], and that he and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Assad_family']his family[/URL] have been granted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker']asylum[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']Russian government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/08/syrian-rebels-take-the-capital-damascus-say-bashar-al-assad-has-fled-the-country'](Euronews)[/URL] [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/syrias-president-bashar-al-assad-is-in-moscow-and-has-been-granted-asylum-confirms-russian-state-media-13269955'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The rebel [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Operations_Command_%28Syria%29']Military Operations Command[/URL] says its forces have entered [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL] and are searching for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria']Syrian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL], whose whereabouts are unknown. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [*]Heavy gunfire is reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzeh%2C_Syria']Barzeh[/URL] as rebel forces advance towards the city centre. Residents say [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']power is out[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Rebel forces take control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sednaya_Prison']Sednaya Prison[/URL] and begin releasing thousands of prisoners, including many [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner']political prisoners[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/syria-rebels-monitor-say-gates-open-at-damascus-notorious-sednaya-jail-2f669832']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [*]Anti-government forces say the Assad government has been overthrown as they take full control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL]. [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241208_15/'](NHK)[/URL] [*]Thousands of Damascene residents gather in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Square']Umayyad Square[/URL] to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29']Syrian Defence Ministry[/URL] building is reportedly abandoned. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]A video on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']X[/URL] shows [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrians[/URL] tearing down posters of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_Hezbollah']leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah']Hassan Nasrallah[/URL] and former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL] commander [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani']Qasem Soleimani[/URL] at the Iranian embassy in Damascus. [URL='https://www.albawaba.com/node/syrians-tear-nasrallah-poster-down-1595943'](Al Bawaba)[/URL] [*]More statues of former Syrian president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez_al-Assad']Hafez al-Assad[/URL] are toppled across Damascus in celebration. [URL='https://madhyamamonline.com/world/statues-of-presidents-father-dragged-through-syrian-streets-1358083'](Madhyama Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Manbij_offensive']2024 Manbij offensive[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom']Operation Dawn of Freedom[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']Turkish security[/URL] sources claim that 80% of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party']Kurdish[/URL]-held positions in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij']Manbij[/URL] have been taken by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army']Syrian National Army[/URL]. [URL='https://www.turkiyetoday.com/turkiye/80-of-manbij-under-control-cleared-of-pkk-ypg-turkish-security-sources-90068/'](Türkiye Today)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_foreign_affairs_of_Turkey']Turkish Foreign Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakan_Fidan']Hakan Fidan[/URL] threatens "appropriate measures" against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party']Kurdistan Workers' Party[/URL]-aligned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']rebel groups[/URL], and states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] will never allow them control over any part of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] or its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria']government[/URL]. [URL='https://shafaq.com/en/World/Turkish-FM-Ankara-monitors-threats-from-ISIS-and-PKK'](Shafaq)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_offensive_%282024%29']Deir ez-Zor offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Syrian regime forces reportedly surrender [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor']Deir ez-Zor[/URL] to opposition forces, according to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_al-Sham']Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t?post=asset%3Aba5147fa-5c8f-4eef-84c2-6dd9cb910dd2#post'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_Syrian_civil_war']Israel and the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Syria']2024 Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] tanks and troops enter Syria's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate']Quneitra Governorate[/URL] to reportedly establish a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone']buffer zone[/URL], marking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s first crossing of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Line_%28ceasefire_line%29']ceasefire line[/URL] in 50 years. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/reports-claim-israeli-tanks-crossing-into-syria-buffer-zone/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://aje.io/pq3n3i?update=3371476'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Israeli forces take control of the towns of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madinat_al-Baath']Madinat al-Baath[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Arnabah']Khan Arnabah[/URL]. [URL='https://factjo.com/news.aspx?Id=223422'](Factjo)[/URL] [*]Israel captures the Syrian side of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon']Mount Hermon[/URL] without resistance. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-air-force-captures-syrian-side-of-mount-hermon-located-within-buffer-zone-without-resistance/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] launches targeted airstrikes on ammo and equipment depots at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzeh_Air_Base']Mezzeh Air Base[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalkhalah']Khalkhalah[/URL] air base in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria']southern Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/syria-live-rebels-say-assad-gone-regime-toppled-2024-12-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.elbalad.news/6408292']([I]Sada El-Balad[/I])[/URL] [*]An Israeli airstrike targeted the Scientific Research Center in Damascus's security zone, which oversees [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapon']chemical weapons[/URL] and ballistic missile programs. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/8/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']Israeli Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] says the 1974 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_Disengagement_between_Israel_and_Syria']Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria[/URL] has "collapsed" and has ordered the IDF to occupy the Syrian side of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights']Golan Heights[/URL]. [URL='https://www.newarab.com/news/israels-netanyahu-declares-end-syria-border-agreement'](New Arab)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']US intervention in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] praises the end of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria']Ba'athist Syria[/URL] regime and announces the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']US[/URL] will support [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] and their neighbors during their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_transition_of_power']political transition[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/08/biden-says-us-will-support-syria-and-its-neighbors-after-assad-dynasty-collapses.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Turkish forces bombard positions in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL]-controlled areas in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah']Al-Hasakah[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/en/350861/'](SOHR)[/URL] [*]The Syrian opposition has taken control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij']Manbij[/URL] in the Aleppo countryside and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jableh']Jableh[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmeimim_Air_Base']Khmeimim Air Base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latakia_Governorate']Latakia Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 16 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrikes across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_al-Balah']Deir al-Balah[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureij']Bureij[/URL] refugee camp. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/8/israeli-attack-on-gaza-camp-kills-five-displaced-family-members'](Al Jazeera)[/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/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War%23Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']the country[/URL] lost 43,000 soldiers [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killed_in_action']killed in action[/URL] and 370,000 wounded, while estimating Russian casualties at 198,000 killed and over 550,000 wounded. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-announces-its-total-military-casualties-first-time/']([I]Politico[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reopening_of_Notre-Dame_de_Paris']Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris']Notre-Dame[/URL] cathedral in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_la_Cit%C3%A9']Île de la Cité[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris']Paris[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], reopens and holds its first public [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_%28liturgy%29']mass[/URL] five years after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_fire']structural fire[/URL] damaged the building and destroyed its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spire_of_Notre-Dame_de_Paris']spire[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']French President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] holds the opening ceremony with dozens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_state']world leaders[/URL]. [URL='https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/world-leaders-gather-in-paris-for-vip-reopening-of-notre-dame-after-epic-restoration/a89993052.html']([I]Irish Independent[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1782606-20241208.htm?spTabChangeable=0'](RTHK)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The countdown to testing all untested exponents below 125 million (125,000,000) on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Internet_Mersenne_Prime_Search']Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search[/URL] has been stuck at four for the fortieth day in a row. [URL='https://archive.is/Nil9m']([I]Irish Dependent[/I])[/URL] It has been stuck at four since October 30, 2024, and now, 39 days later, it is still stuck at that, due to unusually slow, stalled assignments. For example, exponent 124,844,501 has been stuck for 35 days, and it has a long time (50 days) before it expires so that it can be reassigned to another user. [URL='https://www.mersenne.org/assignments/?exp_lo=124817431&exp_hi=125000000&exprpdc=1&extf=1&exlldc=1&exp1=1&execm=1'](Mersenne)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air']Syrian Air[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76T']Ilyushin Il-76T[/URL] disappears from radar near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL], Syria, after departing from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport']Damascus International Airport[/URL]. Initial rumors speculated that the plane was carrying the now overthrown former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria']President of Syria[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] fleeing the country due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']the fall of his regime[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Damascus']captured Damascus[/URL], though [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] has confirmed that al-Assad and his family are in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL]. [URL='https://www.tampafp.com/syrian-presidents-fate-uncertain-after-plane-disappears-from-radar']([I]Tampa Free Press[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://inews.co.uk/news/syria/assads-regime-on-the-brink-of-collapse-as-rebels-surround-damascus-3420387?ITO=msn#entry-3420433']([I]iNews.co.uk[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law']2024 South Korean martial law[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28South_Korea%29']National Police[/URL] arrests former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defense_%28South_Korea%29']national defense minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yong-hyun_%28general%29']Kim Yong-hyun[/URL] and raids his home for his alleged role in helping [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] institute [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law']martial law[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-arrests-ex-defense-minister-over-martial-law/a-70993411'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-koreas-ex-defense-minister-arrested-over-his-role-in-botched-martial-law-declaration/3417748'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ghanaian_general_election']2024 Ghanaian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ghana']Ghanaian President[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Congress_%28Ghana%29']National Democratic Congress[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mahama']John Mahama[/URL] wins the presidential election as incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-President_of_Ghana']vice president[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Patriotic_Party']New Patriotic Party[/URL] candidate concedes defeat. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/ghana-ruling-party-candidate-bawumia-concedes-election-loss/a-70994801'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx9nlyjke4o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Formula_One_World_Championship']2024 Formula One World Championship[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_racing']auto racing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren']McLaren[/URL] wins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Constructors%27_Champions']World Constructors' Championship[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix']Abu Dhabi Grand Prix[/URL], its first title since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Formula_One_World_Championship']1998[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/motorsports/mclaren-win-first-f1-constructors-championship-1998-decisive-lando-nor-rcna182920'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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