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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153028" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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/December_2024_Nuseirat_refugee_camp_attack" target="_blank">December 2024 Nuseirat refugee camp attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a> cameraman Ahmad Al-Louh is killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrike on a civil defense point in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Nuseirat refugee camp</a> in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/152573" target="_blank">(WAFA)</a> <a href="https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2024/12/15/al-jazeera-cameraman-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-refugee-camp-in-gaza-strip/amp" target="_blank">(anews)</a></li>
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<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_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/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> fighter jets strike missile and weapon depots in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_Governorate" target="_blank">Tartus Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a> describes the strikes as the heaviest in the region since the start of the civil war. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/syria-war-monitor-says-israel-struck-military-targets-on-syrian-coast-234e290b" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreements_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> joins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_and_Progressive_Agreement_for_Trans-Pacific_Partnership" target="_blank">Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership</a> (CPTPP), becoming the 12th and only European member. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-joins-trans-pacific-pact-biggest-post-brexit-trade-deal-2024-12-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> Disasters and accidents</li>
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<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">Hundreds, possibly thousands of people are estimated to have been killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Chido" target="_blank">Cyclone Chido</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" target="_blank">French overseas department</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte" target="_blank">Mayotte</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyclone-slams-into-frances-mayotte-archipelago-killing-least-11-2024-12-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kerch_Strait_oil_spill" target="_blank">2024 Kerch Strait oil spill</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed when two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker" target="_blank">oil tankers</a>, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-236, are damaged due to bad weather. Oil from the tankers is actively leaking into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Strait" target="_blank">Kerch Strait</a>. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2548393-twee-russische-tankers-beschadigd-in-zwarte-zee-na-storm-olie-gelekt" target="_blank">(NOS)</a> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/15/europe/russian-cargo-ship-distress-kerch-strait-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations" target="_blank">Australia–Indonesia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Prime_Minister" target="_blank">Australian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" target="_blank">Anthony Albanese</a> announces that the remaining five members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Nine" target="_blank">Bali Nine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">drug-trafficking</a> group, who were serving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_sentences" target="_blank">life sentences</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>, have returned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> following an agreement between the two countries to end their imprisonment. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/15/australia/indonesia-bali-nine-release-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland%E2%80%93Israel_relations" target="_blank">Ireland–Israel relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> announces that it will close its embassy in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin" target="_blank">Dublin</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" target="_blank">Ireland</a>'s alleged &quot;extreme anti-Israel policies&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/israel-says-it-will-close-dublin-embassy-citing-extreme-anti-israel-policies-2024-12-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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_New_Jersey_drone_sightings" target="_blank">2024 New Jersey drone sightings</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office" target="_blank">White House</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" target="_blank">National Security Council</a> spokesperson <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirby_%28admiral%29" target="_blank">John Kirby</a> says that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" target="_blank">United States Coast Guard</a> has confirmed that there is no evidence of any &quot;foreign-based involvement&quot; in the unidentified drones being sighted over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" target="_blank">Northeastern United States</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/we-re-not-being-told-the-truth-mysterious-drones-in-new-jersey-fuel-ufo-theories/ar-AA1vLZxX" target="_blank">(The Times of India via MSN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">ABC News</a> settles a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephanopoulos%23Donald_Trump_lawsuit" target="_blank">defamation lawsuit</a> filed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> over statements made on air by anchor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephanopoulos" target="_blank">George Stephanopoulos</a> about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._Trump" target="_blank">E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump</a>, with ABC agreeing to pay $15 million to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Trump_Presidential_Library" target="_blank">Donald J. Trump Presidential Library</a> plus $1 million for legal fees. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abc-trump-lawsuit-defamation-stephanopoulos-04aea8663310af39ae2a85f4c1a56d68" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153028, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2024_Nuseirat_refugee_camp_attack']December 2024 Nuseirat refugee camp attack[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera']Al Jazeera[/URL] cameraman Ahmad Al-Louh is killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrike on a civil defense point in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp']Nuseirat refugee camp[/URL] in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/152573'](WAFA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2024/12/15/al-jazeera-cameraman-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-refugee-camp-in-gaza-strip/amp'](anews)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']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/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] fighter jets strike missile and weapon depots in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_Governorate']Tartus Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights']Syrian Observatory for Human Rights[/URL] describes the strikes as the heaviest in the region since the start of the civil war. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/syria-war-monitor-says-israel-struck-military-targets-on-syrian-coast-234e290b'](Barron's)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreements_of_the_United_Kingdom']Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] joins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_and_Progressive_Agreement_for_Trans-Pacific_Partnership']Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership[/URL] (CPTPP), becoming the 12th and only European member. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-joins-trans-pacific-pact-biggest-post-brexit-trade-deal-2024-12-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [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] [*]Hundreds, possibly thousands of people are estimated to have been killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Chido']Cyclone Chido[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France']French overseas department[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte']Mayotte[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyclone-slams-into-frances-mayotte-archipelago-killing-least-11-2024-12-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kerch_Strait_oil_spill']2024 Kerch Strait oil spill[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least one person is killed when two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker']oil tankers[/URL], [I]Volgoneft-212[/I] and [I]Volgoneft-236[/I], are damaged due to bad weather. Oil from the tankers is actively leaking into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Strait']Kerch Strait[/URL]. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2548393-twee-russische-tankers-beschadigd-in-zwarte-zee-na-storm-olie-gelekt'](NOS)[/URL] [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/15/europe/russian-cargo-ship-distress-kerch-strait-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations']Australia–Indonesia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Prime_Minister']Australian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese']Anthony Albanese[/URL] announces that the remaining five members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Nine']Bali Nine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']drug-trafficking[/URL] group, who were serving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_sentences']life sentences[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL], have returned to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] following an agreement between the two countries to end their imprisonment. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/15/australia/indonesia-bali-nine-release-intl-hnk/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland%E2%80%93Israel_relations']Ireland–Israel relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] announces that it will close its embassy in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin']Dublin[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland']Ireland[/URL]'s alleged "extreme anti-Israel policies". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/israel-says-it-will-close-dublin-embassy-citing-extreme-anti-israel-policies-2024-12-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Jersey_drone_sightings']2024 New Jersey drone sightings[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office']White House[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council']National Security Council[/URL] spokesperson [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirby_%28admiral%29']John Kirby[/URL] says that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard']United States Coast Guard[/URL] has confirmed that there is no evidence of any "foreign-based involvement" in the unidentified drones being sighted over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States']Northeastern United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/we-re-not-being-told-the-truth-mysterious-drones-in-new-jersey-fuel-ufo-theories/ar-AA1vLZxX']([I]The Times of India[/I] via MSN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_%28United_States%29']ABC News[/URL] settles a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephanopoulos%23Donald_Trump_lawsuit']defamation lawsuit[/URL] filed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] over statements made on air by anchor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephanopoulos']George Stephanopoulos[/URL] about [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._Trump']E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump[/URL][/I], with ABC agreeing to pay $15 million to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Trump_Presidential_Library']Donald J. Trump Presidential Library[/URL] plus $1 million for legal fees. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/abc-trump-lawsuit-defamation-stephanopoulos-04aea8663310af39ae2a85f4c1a56d68'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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