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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153011" 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/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/2024_Al-Mustariha_massacre" target="_blank">2024 Al-Mustariha massacre</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a> reports that a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Turkish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> on the village of Al-Mustariha in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa_Governorate" target="_blank">Raqqa Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, kills twelve family members, most of whom were women and children. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%b2-%d8%b1-%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%aa%d9%84-11-%d9%85%d8%af/740030/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</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><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The opposition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army" target="_blank">Syrian National Army</a> takes control of the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij" target="_blank">Manbij</a>, with 50 people killed in fighting between the Syrian National Army and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>. <a href="https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2024/9-december-07-manbij-is-confirmed-under-sna-control-after" target="_blank">(LiveUA)</a> <a href="https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-832625" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8/740005/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
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<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">Lieutenant General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mahmoud_%28military_officer%29" target="_blank">Ali Mahmoud</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad" target="_blank">Maher al-Assad</a>'s office manager and leader of several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a> campaigns, is found dead in his office in a suburb of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d8%b1%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%87%d9%88%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3/739991/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a> <a href="https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/309674-top-aide-to-assad-s-brother-found-dead" target="_blank">(Naharnet)</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/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">Israeli Defense Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz" target="_blank">Israel Katz</a> orders the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli Defense Forces</a> to quickly occupy the entire <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNDOF_Zone" target="_blank">Syrian buffer zone</a> and to establish a new security zone further into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria" target="_blank">southern Syria</a> free of all insurgent infrastructure and heavy weapons. <a href="https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/16928916" target="_blank">(Israel Hayom)</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 several airstrikes on the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daraa" target="_blank">Daraa</a> and also carries out a series of airstrikes on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Syrian_Air_Force_bases" target="_blank">Syrian Air Force bases</a>, destroying the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Syrian Air Force</a>'s entire fleet of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" target="_blank">MiG-29</a> fighter jets. <a href="https://www.eremnews.com/news/arab-world/zqlok20" target="_blank">(Erem News)</a> <a href="https://vinnews.com/2024/12/09/israel-attacks-syrian-bases-eroding-weapons-air-and-missile-capabilities/" target="_blank">(VIN News)</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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 50 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed and 84 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including ten at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" target="_blank">flour distribution</a> zone in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-flour-distribution-line-residential-area-kill-22" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian peace process</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> delegation holds another round of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> talks in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" target="_blank">Cairo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_Service_%28Egypt%29" target="_blank">General Intelligence Service</a> chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad. <a href="https://en.apa.az/asia/hamas-delegation-holds-ceasefire-talks-in-cairo-with-egypts-intelligence-chief-455109" target="_blank">(APA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 110 elderly people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_Soleil" target="_blank">Cité Soleil</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>, following accusations by a gang leader that the people practiced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou" target="_blank">witchcraft</a> against the gang leader's child. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241209-haiti-gang-massacres-at-least-110-elderly-people-in-cit%C3%A9-soleil-over-alleged-witchcraft" target="_blank">(France24)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kanlaon_eruption" target="_blank">2024 Kanlaon eruption</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHIVOLCS" target="_blank">PHIVOLCS</a> raises the alert level of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanlaon_Volcano" target="_blank">Kanlaon Volcano</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> to Level 3 after an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_eruption" target="_blank">explosive eruption</a> occurred at the summit vent. <a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/phivolcs-kanlaon-volcano-eruption-alert-level-update-bulletin-december-9-2024/" target="_blank">(Rappler)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_The_Hague_explosion" target="_blank">2024 The Hague explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The rescue operation at the scene of an explosion at several apartments in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague" target="_blank">The Hague</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>, two days ago, officially ends, with the final total being six people killed and five others injured. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/09/search-for-the-hague-explosion-victims-ends-with-six-confirmed-dead" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ten people are killed and two others are missing in <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/Sukabumi" target="_blank">Sukabumi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Java" target="_blank">West Java</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-west-java-rain-landslide-flash-floods-cd3ea5fb6ae47b53aa87ba307c73a4c3" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_boat" target="_blank">fishing boat</a> collides with a sand <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge" target="_blank">barge</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongju" target="_blank">Gyeongju</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, killing seven people with another person missing. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-capsized-fishing-boat-gyeongju-199c41bc8863dae87ea85c9c41439f8e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military helicopters</a> collide during a training flight in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isparta" target="_blank">Isparta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>, killing six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">soldiers</a>. <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/military-helicopter-crash-kills-6-in-southwestern-turkiyes-isparta/news" target="_blank">(Daily Sabah)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/turkey-helicopters-midair-collision-670cb7f74d7fa0ed933a5a1d4e5c1161" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed, 26 others are injured, and three others are missing in an explosion at a factory in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calenzano" target="_blank">Calenzano</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Florence" target="_blank">Metropolitan City of Florence</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.rainews.it/maratona/2024/12/esplosione-in-raffineria-eni-a-calenzano-nel-fiorentino-morti--feriti-e--dispersi-video-aggiornamento-tempo-reale-47677a0a-2860-403f-b0e8-a5f837314f60.html" target="_blank">(Rai News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">Austria–Syria relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">Germany–Syria relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Refugees of the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> announce that they will freeze all new and ongoing asylum applications by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrians</a> and will review previous asylum claims by Syrians following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">fall of the Assad regime</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/09/germany-and-austria-freeze-syrian-asylum-applications-local-media-report" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Nauru_relations" target="_blank">Australia–Nauru relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru" target="_blank">Nauru</a> announce a joint <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty" target="_blank">security treaty</a> that will see Australia sending Nauru <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU%24" target="_blank">AU$</a>100 million (US$64 million) in direct support over five years in exchange for Nauru consulting Australia before signing any <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilateralism" target="_blank">bilateral agreements</a> with other countries. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/australia-nauru-ink-landmark-security-deal/a-70998063" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Australia-seals-Nauru-aid-deal-to-counter-China-s-influence" target="_blank">(Nikkei Asia)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson" target="_blank">Killing of Brian Thompson</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A suspect is arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona%2C_Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Altoona</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, for the murder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare" target="_blank">UnitedHealthcare</a> CEO <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thompson_%28businessman%29" target="_blank">Brian Thompson</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-monday/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> launches an investigation into American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit" target="_blank">chip</a> manufacturer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia" target="_blank">Nvidia</a> over suspected violations of China's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Monopoly_Law_of_China" target="_blank">anti-monopoly law</a>. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-targets-nvidia-antitrust-probe-escalating-us-chip-tensions-4795866" target="_blank">(CNA)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Azad_Kashmir_protests" target="_blank">2024 Azad Kashmir protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The local <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Azad_Kashmir" target="_blank">government</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Kashmir" target="_blank">Azad Kashmir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, repeals an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order" target="_blank">executive order</a> that banned protests following four days of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartal" target="_blank">shutter-down demonstrations</a> in May. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/pakistan-administered-kashmir-repeals-protest-restrictions-after-strike" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1986522/Pakistan-forced-revoke-controversial-public-gatherings-ban" target="_blank">(Daily Express)</a></li>
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<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials" target="_blank">Corruption Investigation Office</a> imposes a blanket <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban" target="_blank">travel ban</a> on <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> for his failed attempt at imposing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law" target="_blank">martial law</a> last week. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/south-korea-imposes-travel-ban-on-president-yoon-as-leadership-crisis" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/12/577f2b48095a-update1-s-korea-justice-ministry-orders-travel-ban-for-president-yoon.html" target="_blank">(Kyodo News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_peace_process" target="_blank">Syrian peace process</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_al-Bashir" target="_blank">Mohammed al-Bashir</a> is appointed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian transitional government</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/9/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tonga" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga" target="_blank">Tonga</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siaosi_Sovaleni" target="_blank">Siaosi Sovaleni</a> resigns ahead of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_no_confidence" target="_blank">vote of no confidence</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tonga-pm-sovaleni-resigns-ahead-no-confidence-vote-local-media-reports-2024-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153011, 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/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom']Operation Dawn of Freedom[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Al-Mustariha_massacre']2024 Al-Mustariha massacre[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights']Syrian Observatory for Human Rights[/URL] reports that a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']Turkish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] on the village of Al-Mustariha in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa_Governorate']Raqqa Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], kills twelve family members, most of whom were women and children. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%b2-%d8%b1-%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%aa%d9%84-11-%d9%85%d8%af/740030/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Manbij_offensive']2024 Manbij offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The opposition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army']Syrian National Army[/URL] takes control of the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij']Manbij[/URL], with 50 people killed in fighting between the Syrian National Army and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2024/9-december-07-manbij-is-confirmed-under-sna-control-after'](LiveUA)[/URL] [URL='https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-832625']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8/740005/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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] [*]Lieutenant General [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mahmoud_%28military_officer%29']Ali Mahmoud[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad']Maher al-Assad[/URL]'s office manager and leader of several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] campaigns, is found dead in his office in a suburb of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b8%d8%b1%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%87%d9%88%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%84-%d9%84%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3/739991/'](SOHR)[/URL] [URL='https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/309674-top-aide-to-assad-s-brother-found-dead'](Naharnet)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29']Israeli Defense Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz']Israel Katz[/URL] orders the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli Defense Forces[/URL] to quickly occupy the entire [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNDOF_Zone']Syrian buffer zone[/URL] and to establish a new security zone further into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria']southern Syria[/URL] free of all insurgent infrastructure and heavy weapons. [URL='https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/16928916']([I]Israel Hayom[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] launches several airstrikes on the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daraa']Daraa[/URL] and also carries out a series of airstrikes on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Syrian_Air_Force_bases']Syrian Air Force bases[/URL], destroying the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force']Syrian Air Force[/URL]'s entire fleet of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29']MiG-29[/URL] fighter jets. [URL='https://www.eremnews.com/news/arab-world/zqlok20']([I]Erem News[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://vinnews.com/2024/12/09/israel-attacks-syrian-bases-eroding-weapons-air-and-missile-capabilities/'](VIN News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/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], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 50 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed and 84 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including ten at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid']flour distribution[/URL] zone in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-flour-distribution-line-residential-area-kill-22'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process']Israeli–Palestinian peace process[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] delegation holds another round of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] talks in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo']Cairo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL], with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_Service_%28Egypt%29']General Intelligence Service[/URL] chief Hassan Mahmoud Rashad. [URL='https://en.apa.az/asia/hamas-delegation-holds-ceasefire-talks-in-cairo-with-egypts-intelligence-chief-455109'](APA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 110 elderly people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_Soleil']Cité Soleil[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL], following accusations by a gang leader that the people practiced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou']witchcraft[/URL] against the gang leader's child. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241209-haiti-gang-massacres-at-least-110-elderly-people-in-cit%C3%A9-soleil-over-alleged-witchcraft'](France24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kanlaon_eruption']2024 Kanlaon eruption[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHIVOLCS']PHIVOLCS[/URL] raises the alert level of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanlaon_Volcano']Kanlaon Volcano[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL] to Level 3 after an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_eruption']explosive eruption[/URL] occurred at the summit vent. [URL='https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/phivolcs-kanlaon-volcano-eruption-alert-level-update-bulletin-december-9-2024/'](Rappler)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_The_Hague_explosion']2024 The Hague explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*]The rescue operation at the scene of an explosion at several apartments in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague']The Hague[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL], two days ago, officially ends, with the final total being six people killed and five others injured. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/09/search-for-the-hague-explosion-victims-ends-with-six-confirmed-dead'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Ten people are killed and two others are missing in [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/Sukabumi']Sukabumi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Java']West Java[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-west-java-rain-landslide-flash-floods-cd3ea5fb6ae47b53aa87ba307c73a4c3'](AP)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_boat']fishing boat[/URL] collides with a sand [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge']barge[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongju']Gyeongju[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], killing seven people with another person missing. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-capsized-fishing-boat-gyeongju-199c41bc8863dae87ea85c9c41439f8e'](AP)[/URL] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']military helicopters[/URL] collide during a training flight in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isparta']Isparta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL], killing six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']soldiers[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/military-helicopter-crash-kills-6-in-southwestern-turkiyes-isparta/news']([I]Daily Sabah[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/turkey-helicopters-midair-collision-670cb7f74d7fa0ed933a5a1d4e5c1161'](AP)[/URL] [*]Two people are killed, 26 others are injured, and three others are missing in an explosion at a factory in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calenzano']Calenzano[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Florence']Metropolitan City of Florence[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rainews.it/maratona/2024/12/esplosione-in-raffineria-eni-a-calenzano-nel-fiorentino-morti--feriti-e--dispersi-video-aggiornamento-tempo-reale-47677a0a-2860-403f-b0e8-a5f837314f60.html'](Rai News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93Syria_relations']Austria–Syria relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Syria_relations']Germany–Syria relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_civil_war']Refugees of the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] announce that they will freeze all new and ongoing asylum applications by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrians[/URL] and will review previous asylum claims by Syrians following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']fall of the Assad regime[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/09/germany-and-austria-freeze-syrian-asylum-applications-local-media-report'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Nauru_relations']Australia–Nauru relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru']Nauru[/URL] announce a joint [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty']security treaty[/URL] that will see Australia sending Nauru [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU%24']AU$[/URL]100 million (US$64 million) in direct support over five years in exchange for Nauru consulting Australia before signing any [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilateralism']bilateral agreements[/URL] with other countries. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/australia-nauru-ink-landmark-security-deal/a-70998063'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Australia-seals-Nauru-aid-deal-to-counter-China-s-influence'](Nikkei Asia)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson']Killing of Brian Thompson[/URL] [LIST] [*]A suspect is arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altoona%2C_Pennsylvania']Altoona[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania']Pennsylvania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], for the murder of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare']UnitedHealthcare[/URL] CEO [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thompson_%28businessman%29']Brian Thompson[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-monday/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] launches an investigation into American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit']chip[/URL] manufacturer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia']Nvidia[/URL] over suspected violations of China's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Monopoly_Law_of_China']anti-monopoly law[/URL]. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-targets-nvidia-antitrust-probe-escalating-us-chip-tensions-4795866'](CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Azad_Kashmir_protests']2024 Azad Kashmir protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]The local [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Azad_Kashmir']government[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Kashmir']Azad Kashmir[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], repeals an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order']executive order[/URL] that banned protests following four days of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartal']shutter-down demonstrations[/URL] in May. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/pakistan-administered-kashmir-repeals-protest-restrictions-after-strike'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1986522/Pakistan-forced-revoke-controversial-public-gatherings-ban']([I]Daily Express[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law']2024 South Korean martial law[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials']Corruption Investigation Office[/URL] imposes a blanket [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban']travel ban[/URL] on [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] for his failed attempt at imposing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law']martial law[/URL] last week. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/south-korea-imposes-travel-ban-on-president-yoon-as-leadership-crisis'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/12/577f2b48095a-update1-s-korea-justice-ministry-orders-travel-ban-for-president-yoon.html'](Kyodo News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_peace_process']Syrian peace process[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_al-Bashir']Mohammed al-Bashir[/URL] is appointed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria']Prime Minister[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian transitional government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/9/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tonga']Prime Minister[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga']Tonga[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siaosi_Sovaleni']Siaosi Sovaleni[/URL] resigns ahead of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_no_confidence']vote of no confidence[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tonga-pm-sovaleni-resigns-ahead-no-confidence-vote-local-media-reports-2024-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_9"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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