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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153031" 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/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">Fall of the Assad regime</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A recently created <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave" target="_blank">mass grave</a> containing 17 executed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian Army</a> soldiers is discovered in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Desert" target="_blank">Syrian Desert</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor</a>. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%af%d9%85%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%b8%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%b1/741083/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Speaking publicly for the first time since being overthrown, former <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> says he &quot;didn't intend to leave Syria&quot; and claims he went to <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> to &quot;oversee combat operations&quot; only for the Syrian Army to abandon their positions and surrender to rebel forces. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yd0zz5edqo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_and_minorities_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unidentified masked men <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinate</a> the brother of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam" target="_blank">Imam</a> of the Great Prophet Mosque of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masyaf" target="_blank">Masyaf</a> in a potential revenge operation, due to the latter being associated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a>- and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam" target="_blank">Shia</a>-associated militias. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%88/741090/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">Heavy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> are reported in Syria's coastal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_Governorate" target="_blank">Tartus region</a> overnight. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/heavy-israeli-airstrikes-reported-on-syrian-military-sites-in-coastal-tartus-region/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry" target="_blank">Gaza Health Ministry</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">death toll for the ongoing war</a> has surpassed 45,000. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/16/death-toll-from-israels-war-on-" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Australia_heat_wave" target="_blank">2024 Australia heat wave</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29" target="_blank">Victoria</a> reaches above {{Convert|47|C|F}} in temperature for the first time since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_bushfire_season" target="_blank">2019 Black Summer season</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/dec/16/australia-news-live-extreme-fire-danger-nsw-victoria-lindt-cafe-siege-anniversary-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Extreme <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave" target="_blank">heat wave</a> warnings and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_warning" target="_blank">fire risk warnings</a> are imposed across multiple regions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>, with temperatures reaching 12–16°C above average across multiple settlements. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-16/australia-heatwave-temperatures-and-fire-danger/104729026" target="_blank">(ABC News Australia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</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/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" target="_blank">U.S. Homeland Security Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas" target="_blank">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> calls for state's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">National Guards</a> to be given the authority to shoot down unidentified drones, saying that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">federal government</a> could not tackle the issue alone. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/12/15/give-states-power-shoot-drones-homeland-security-mayorkas/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">United States Air Force</a> confirms that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" target="_blank">Wright-Patterson Air Force Base</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton%2C_Ohio" target="_blank">Dayton, Ohio</a>, had to temporarily suspend air operations over the weekend after the airbase was swarmed by unidentified &quot;small unmanned aerial systems&quot;. A spokesperson for the airbase said the facility was not damaged during the incident which lasted roughly four hours. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/16/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-drones-shut-down-ohio-air-force-base-for-hours-updated/" target="_blank">(Forbes)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">U.S. officials say a drone detection system is being deployed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a> after a formal request from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" target="_blank">Governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" target="_blank">Kathy Hochul</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvnjp30pplo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<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> cancels an upcoming visit to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedminster%2C_New_Jersey" target="_blank">Bedminster, New Jersey</a>, amid drone sightings over the state. Trump also calls on outgoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> and the U.S. military to reveal the truth about the drones, saying &quot;the government knows what's happening&quot; and know where the drones are coming from. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/donald-trump-says-he-wont-risk-visiting-new-jersey-biden-knows-about-mystery-drones/articleshow/116379298.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundant_Life_Christian_School_shooting" target="_blank">Abundant Life Christian School shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and others are injured after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundant_Life_Christian_School" target="_blank">Abundant Life Christian School</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison%2C_Wisconsin" target="_blank">Madison, Wisconsin</a>, United States. The perpetrator is found dead at the scene. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/abundant-life-christian-school-shooting-madison-12-16-24/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_German_government_crisis" target="_blank">2024 German government crisis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election" target="_blank">2025 German federal election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">German Chancellor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz" target="_blank">Olaf Scholz</a> loses a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_confidence" target="_blank">vote of confidence</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundestag" target="_blank">Bundestag</a>, paving the way for early elections on 23 February. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg36pp6dpyo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov" target="_blank">Sadyr Japarov</a> announces that he has dismissed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akylbek_Japarov" target="_blank">Akylbek Japarov</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Cabinet_of_Ministers_of_Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Chairman</a>). <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyzstans-president-dismisses-prime-minister-ria-reports-2024-12-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystia_Freeland" target="_blank">Chrystia Freeland</a> resigns as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Canada" target="_blank">Deputy Prime Minister</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_%28Canada%29" target="_blank">Minister of Finance</a> amid disagreements with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau" target="_blank">Justin Trudeau</a> on increased government spending and how to handle possible U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> by the incoming <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Trump administration</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-finance-minister-resigns-2024-12-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153031, 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/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']Fall of the Assad regime[/URL] [LIST] [*]A recently created [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave']mass grave[/URL] containing 17 executed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian Army[/URL] soldiers is discovered in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Desert']Syrian Desert[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor']Deir ez-Zor[/URL]. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%af%d9%85%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d8%b8%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%b1/741083/'](SOHR)[/URL] [*]Speaking publicly for the first time since being overthrown, former [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] says he "didn't intend to leave Syria" and claims he went to [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] to "oversee combat operations" only for the Syrian Army to abandon their positions and surrender to rebel forces. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yd0zz5edqo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_and_minorities_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Unidentified masked men [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinate[/URL] the brother of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam']Imam[/URL] of the Great Prophet Mosque of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masyaf']Masyaf[/URL] in a potential revenge operation, due to the latter being associated with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL]- and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam']Shia[/URL]-associated militias. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%88/741090/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Syria']2024 Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*]Heavy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] are reported in Syria's coastal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus_Governorate']Tartus region[/URL] overnight. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/heavy-israeli-airstrikes-reported-on-syrian-military-sites-in-coastal-tartus-region/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry']Gaza Health Ministry[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']death toll for the ongoing war[/URL] has surpassed 45,000. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/16/death-toll-from-israels-war-on-'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Australia_heat_wave']2024 Australia heat wave[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29']Victoria[/URL] reaches above {{Convert|47|C|F}} in temperature for the first time since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_bushfire_season']2019 Black Summer season[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/dec/16/australia-news-live-extreme-fire-danger-nsw-victoria-lindt-cafe-siege-anniversary-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*]Extreme [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave']heat wave[/URL] warnings and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_warning']fire risk warnings[/URL] are imposed across multiple regions of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL], with temperatures reaching 12–16°C above average across multiple settlements. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-16/australia-heatwave-temperatures-and-fire-danger/104729026'](ABC News Australia)[/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/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security']U.S. Homeland Security Secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas']Alejandro Mayorkas[/URL] calls for state's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_%28United_States%29']National Guards[/URL] to be given the authority to shoot down unidentified drones, saying that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States']federal government[/URL] could not tackle the issue alone. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/12/15/give-states-power-shoot-drones-homeland-security-mayorkas/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']United States Air Force[/URL] confirms that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base']Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton%2C_Ohio']Dayton, Ohio[/URL], had to temporarily suspend air operations over the weekend after the airbase was swarmed by unidentified "small unmanned aerial systems". A spokesperson for the airbase said the facility was not damaged during the incident which lasted roughly four hours. [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/16/mystery-drones-over-new-jersey-and-nearby-states-drones-shut-down-ohio-air-force-base-for-hours-updated/'](Forbes)[/URL] [*]U.S. officials say a drone detection system is being deployed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL] after a formal request from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_New_York']Governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul']Kathy Hochul[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvnjp30pplo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][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] cancels an upcoming visit to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedminster%2C_New_Jersey']Bedminster, New Jersey[/URL], amid drone sightings over the state. Trump also calls on outgoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] and the U.S. military to reveal the truth about the drones, saying "the government knows what's happening" and know where the drones are coming from. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/donald-trump-says-he-wont-risk-visiting-new-jersey-biden-knows-about-mystery-drones/articleshow/116379298.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundant_Life_Christian_School_shooting']Abundant Life Christian School shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed and others are injured after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundant_Life_Christian_School']Abundant Life Christian School[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison%2C_Wisconsin']Madison, Wisconsin[/URL], United States. The perpetrator is found dead at the scene. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/abundant-life-christian-school-shooting-madison-12-16-24/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_German_government_crisis']2024 German government crisis[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election']2025 German federal election[/URL] [LIST] [*]German Chancellor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz']Olaf Scholz[/URL] loses a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_confidence']vote of confidence[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundestag']Bundestag[/URL], paving the way for early elections on 23 February. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg36pp6dpyo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov']Sadyr Japarov[/URL] announces that he has dismissed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akylbek_Japarov']Akylbek Japarov[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kyrgyzstan']Prime Minister[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Cabinet_of_Ministers_of_Kyrgyzstan']Chairman[/URL]). [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyzstans-president-dismisses-prime-minister-ria-reports-2024-12-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystia_Freeland']Chrystia Freeland[/URL] resigns as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Canada']Deputy Prime Minister[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_%28Canada%29']Minister of Finance[/URL] amid disagreements with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau']Justin Trudeau[/URL] on increased government spending and how to handle possible U.S. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] by the incoming [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Trump administration[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-finance-minister-resigns-2024-12-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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