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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153016" 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/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/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrian</a> residents of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hader%2C_Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Hader</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamidiya%2C_Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Hamidiya</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Batna" target="_blank">Umm Batna</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Quneitra Governorate</a> are displaced from their homes after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military forces</a> entered with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_vehicle" target="_blank">military vehicles</a>, with troops entering Umm Batna and probing its entirety. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%ba%d9%84%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%88%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%a2%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa/740567/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
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<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_Kobani_offensive" target="_blank">2024 Kobani offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Turkish military forces</a> and the pro-Turkish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Freedom_Operations_Room" target="_blank">Dawn of Freedom Operations Room</a> launch a &quot;violent&quot; attack with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank" target="_blank">tanks</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tishrin_Dam" target="_blank">Tishrin Dam</a> crossing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates" target="_blank">Euphrates</a>, which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a> warns could trigger a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure" target="_blank">dam failure</a> and severe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_crisis" target="_blank">humanitarian crisis</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%87%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a-%d8%b9%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%b3%d8%af-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%8a%d9%87%d8%af%d8%af-%d8%a8/740592/" 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">Pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish</a> factions are filmed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executing" target="_blank">executing</a> dozens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" target="_blank">surrendered prisoners</a> of the pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_population" target="_blank">Kurdish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij_Military_Council" target="_blank">Manbij Military Council</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a5%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%89-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%81/740679/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Large-scale <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest" target="_blank">protests</a> erupt in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij" target="_blank">Manbij</a> against pro-Turkish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Freedom_Operations_Room" target="_blank">Dawn of Freedom Operations Room</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge" target="_blank">revenge killings</a> and crimes against regional civilians. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%ac-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7/740663/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
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<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">At least six civilians are reported to have been killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire" target="_blank">gunfire in celebration</a> of 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.syriahr.com/%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%b5-%d8%b9%d8%b4%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%ad%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%88%d8%b7/740680/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian transitional government</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Syria" target="_blank">constitution</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Assembly_of_Syria" target="_blank">parliament</a> will be suspended during the three-month transitional period. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/12/syria-s-new-govt-says-to-suspend-constitution-parliament-for-three-months-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Satellite images and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarineTraffic" target="_blank">MarineTraffic</a> data confirms that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy" target="_blank">Russian Navy</a> has abandoned its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_naval_base" target="_blank">Tartus naval base</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_city" target="_blank">port city</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" target="_blank">Tartus</a>. Five Russian warships remain in a holding pattern in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Mediterranean" target="_blank">Eastern Mediterranean</a> sea, out of range of rebel artillery and drones. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/12/syria-rebels-assad-russia-tartus-warships-planes-medvedev/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Russia" target="_blank">police officers</a> are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on the barracks of a police regiment building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grozny" target="_blank">Grozny</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya" target="_blank">Chechnya</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/drones-attack-chechnya-local-media-reports/" target="_blank">(Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict" target="_blank">Islamic State–Taliban conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province" target="_blank">Islamic State – Khorasan Province</a> claims responsibility for yesterday's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack" target="_blank">suicide bombing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul" target="_blank">Kabul</a> which killed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>'s acting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Refugee_and_Repatriation" target="_blank">Minister of Refugee and Repatriation</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalil_Haqqani" target="_blank">Khalil Haqqani</a> and several others. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-haqqani-funeral-suicide-bombing-kabul-cf2ec2a67b230ce0a4b919561c85042e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President-elect of the United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> is named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year" target="_blank">Person of the Year</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_%28magazine%29" target="_blank">Time</a> magazine. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36e71wg7z9o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season" target="_blank">2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024-25_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season%23Season_effects" target="_blank">Tropical Cyclone Chido</a> makes landfall over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agal%C3%A9ga" target="_blank">Agaléga</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank">Mauritius</a>. <a href="https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/12/indian-ocean-intense-tropical-cyclone-chido-tracking-westward-toward-agalega-mauritius-early-dec-12-update-3" target="_blank">(Crisis24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Federal pardons in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outgoing <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> announces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon" target="_blank">pardons</a> of 39 people convicted of non-violent offenses, and commutions of the sentences of 1,500 others released from prison to home incarceration during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" target="_blank">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. It is considered the &quot;largest single-day grant of clemency in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">modern history</a>&quot;. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-4432002d67334e6716c2776fd73f3cc8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Heard" target="_blank">Edith Heard</a>, biologist specialist of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics" target="_blank">epigenetics</a> and director-general of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Molecular_Biology_Laboratory" target="_blank">European Molecular Biology Laboratory</a>, is awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNRS_Gold_Medal" target="_blank">CNRS Gold Medal</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%2C_France" target="_blank">Paris, France</a>. <a href="https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/edith-heard-passion-epigenetique" target="_blank">(CNRS - Le Journal)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2024" target="_blank">World Chess Championship 2024</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">18-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukesh_Dommaraju" target="_blank">Gukesh Dommaraju</a> beats <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Liren" target="_blank">Ding Liren</a> and becomes the youngest ever chess champion, beating the record previously held by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov" target="_blank">Garry Kasparov</a>. <a href="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-chess-championship-d-gukesh-youngest-champion-age-record-garry-kasparov/article68977321.ece" target="_blank">(Sportstar)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153016, 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/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/Syrians']Syrian[/URL] residents of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hader%2C_Quneitra_Governorate']Hader[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamidiya%2C_Quneitra_Governorate']Hamidiya[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Batna']Umm Batna[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate']Quneitra Governorate[/URL] are displaced from their homes after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military forces[/URL] entered with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_vehicle']military vehicles[/URL], with troops entering Umm Batna and probing its entirety. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%ba%d9%84%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%88%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%a2%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa/740567/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dawn_of_Freedom']Operation Dawn of Freedom[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kobani_offensive']2024 Kobani offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces']Turkish military forces[/URL] and the pro-Turkish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Freedom_Operations_Room']Dawn of Freedom Operations Room[/URL] launch a "violent" attack with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank']tanks[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tishrin_Dam']Tishrin Dam[/URL] crossing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates']Euphrates[/URL], which the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights']Syrian Observatory for Human Rights[/URL] warns could trigger a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure']dam failure[/URL] and severe [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_crisis']humanitarian crisis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%87%d8%ac%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a-%d8%b9%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%b3%d8%af-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%8a%d9%87%d8%af%d8%af-%d8%a8/740592/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Manbij_offensive']2024 Manbij offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkish[/URL] factions are filmed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executing']executing[/URL] dozens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war']surrendered prisoners[/URL] of the pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_population']Kurdish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij_Military_Council']Manbij Military Council[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a5%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%89-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%81/740679/'](SOHR)[/URL] [*]Large-scale [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest']protests[/URL] erupt in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij']Manbij[/URL] against pro-Turkish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Freedom_Operations_Room']Dawn of Freedom Operations Room[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge']revenge killings[/URL] and crimes against regional civilians. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%ac-%d8%b6%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7/740663/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']Fall of the Assad regime[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least six civilians are reported to have been killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire']gunfire in celebration[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']fall of the Assad regime[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a5%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%b5-%d8%b9%d8%b4%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%ad%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%88%d8%b7/740680/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_peace_process']Syrian peace process[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian transitional government[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Syria']constitution[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Assembly_of_Syria']parliament[/URL] will be suspended during the three-month transitional period. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/12/syria-s-new-govt-says-to-suspend-constitution-parliament-for-three-months-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Satellite images and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarineTraffic']MarineTraffic[/URL] data confirms that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy']Russian Navy[/URL] has abandoned its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_naval_base']Tartus naval base[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_city']port city[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus']Tartus[/URL]. Five Russian warships remain in a holding pattern in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Mediterranean']Eastern Mediterranean[/URL] sea, out of range of rebel artillery and drones. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/12/syria-rebels-assad-russia-tartus-warships-planes-medvedev/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Russia']police officers[/URL] are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on the barracks of a police regiment building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grozny']Grozny[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya']Chechnya[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/drones-attack-chechnya-local-media-reports/']([I]Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict']Islamic State–Taliban conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province']Islamic State – Khorasan Province[/URL] claims responsibility for yesterday's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack']suicide bombing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul']Kabul[/URL] which killed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]'s acting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Refugee_and_Repatriation']Minister of Refugee and Repatriation[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalil_Haqqani']Khalil Haqqani[/URL] and several others. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-haqqani-funeral-suicide-bombing-kabul-cf2ec2a67b230ce0a4b919561c85042e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States']President-elect of the United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] is named [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year'][I]Person of the Year[/I][/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_%28magazine%29'][I]Time[/I][/URL] magazine. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36e71wg7z9o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season']2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024-25_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season%23Season_effects']Tropical Cyclone Chido[/URL] makes landfall over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agal%C3%A9ga']Agaléga[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius']Mauritius[/URL]. [URL='https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/12/indian-ocean-intense-tropical-cyclone-chido-tracking-westward-toward-agalega-mauritius-early-dec-12-update-3'](Crisis24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States']Federal pardons in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]Outgoing [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] announces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon']pardons[/URL] of 39 people convicted of non-violent offenses, and commutions of the sentences of 1,500 others released from prison to home incarceration during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic']COVID-19 pandemic[/URL]. It is considered the "largest single-day grant of clemency in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States']modern history[/URL]". [URL='https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-4432002d67334e6716c2776fd73f3cc8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Heard']Edith Heard[/URL], biologist specialist of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics']epigenetics[/URL] and director-general of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Molecular_Biology_Laboratory']European Molecular Biology Laboratory[/URL], is awarded the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNRS_Gold_Medal']CNRS Gold Medal[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%2C_France']Paris, France[/URL]. [URL='https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/edith-heard-passion-epigenetique'](CNRS - Le Journal)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2024']World Chess Championship 2024[/URL] [LIST] [*]18-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukesh_Dommaraju']Gukesh Dommaraju[/URL] beats [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Liren']Ding Liren[/URL] and becomes the youngest ever chess champion, beating the record previously held by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov']Garry Kasparov[/URL]. [URL='https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-chess-championship-d-gukesh-youngest-champion-age-record-garry-kasparov/article68977321.ece'](Sportstar)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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