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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153043" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" target="_blank">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_border_crisis_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis (2021–present)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijani president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev" target="_blank">Ilham Aliyev</a> says that arms sent by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a> pose a threat to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a>. <a href="https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3983542.html" target="_blank">(Trend News Agency)</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/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadi_al-Bahra" target="_blank">Hadi al-Bahra</a>, President of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coalition_of_Syrian_Revolutionary_and_Opposition_Forces" target="_blank">National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces</a>, says that the Coalition will dissolve once a national conference is convened and a constituent assembly is elected, and demands the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">transitional Government</a> just installed in Damascus to be &quot;credible, inclusive and not founded on sectarian bases&quot;. <a href="https://npasyria.com/en/119908/" target="_blank">(North Press Agency)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-five people are killed and dozens are missing after a boat capsized on a river in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inongo" target="_blank">Inongo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/18/search-continues-for-missing-after-drc-boat-capsizing-kills-dozens" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> state media agency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS" target="_blank">TASS</a> announces the nation's development of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRNA_vaccine" target="_blank">mRNA</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_vaccine" target="_blank">vaccine against cancer</a>, which is planned to be distributed to patients free of charge starting next year. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russian Ministry of Health</a>, who made the announcement, did not publish or release <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial" target="_blank">clinical trial</a> data to support their claim that the vaccine treated cancer. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/russia-has-developed-its-own-cancer-vaccine-to-be-distributed-free-of-charge-news-agency/articleshow/116417627.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a> <a href="https://tass.com/science/1887455" target="_blank">(TASS)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_flu" target="_blank">bird flu</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/bird-flu-emergency-california.html" target="_blank">(New York Times)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" target="_blank">Indonesia–Philippines relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Veloso" target="_blank">Mary Jane Veloso</a>, a former inmate on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_row" target="_blank">death row</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation" target="_blank">repatriated</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> after negotiations between the governments of the two countries. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/filipina-death-row-prisoner-indonesia-arrives-home-philippines-2024-12-18/" 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/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers" target="_blank">Legal affairs of the Tate brothers</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Magistrates%27_Court" target="_blank">Westminster Magistrates' Court</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">UK police</a> may seize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling" target="_blank">£</a>2.2 million (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>2.5 million) from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influencer" target="_blank">influencer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate" target="_blank">Andrew Tate</a> and his brother Tristan for allegedly failing to pay <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">taxes</a> on profits from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate%23Online_ventures" target="_blank">their online ventures</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/uk-court-rules-against-andrew-tate-in-tax-case/a-71091817" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Data_Protection_Authority" target="_blank">Dutch Data Protection Authority</a> fines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix" target="_blank">Netflix</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">€</a>4.75 million ($4.98 million) for failing to properly inform subscribers about the handling of their personal data between 2018 and 2020. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/12/18/dutch-authorities-fine-netflix-4-75-mln-euros-over-personal-data-use" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Georgian presidential election</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2024 Georgian parliamentary election</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_post-election_protests" target="_blank">2024 Georgian post-election protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In an address to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament" target="_blank">European Parliament</a>, outgoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Georgia" target="_blank">Georgian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Zourabichvili" target="_blank">Salome Zourabichvili</a> urges the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> to economically and politically pressure the current <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgian government</a> into holding new elections, claiming that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">recent elections</a> were a &quot;new form of invasion&quot; by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/18/georgian-outgoing-president-calls-for-immediate-eu-support-before-its-too-late" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/eu-georgia-russia-police-violence-election-crackdown-d07509343f3edfa698ab355003cf0bc9" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153043, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict']Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_border_crisis_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis (2021–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan']Azerbaijani president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev']Ilham Aliyev[/URL] says that arms sent by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL] pose a threat to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL]. [URL='https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3983542.html'](Trend News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadi_al-Bahra']Hadi al-Bahra[/URL], President of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coalition_of_Syrian_Revolutionary_and_Opposition_Forces']National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces[/URL], says that the Coalition will dissolve once a national conference is convened and a constituent assembly is elected, and demands the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']transitional Government[/URL] just installed in Damascus to be "credible, inclusive and not founded on sectarian bases". [URL='https://npasyria.com/en/119908/'](North Press Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Twenty-five people are killed and dozens are missing after a boat capsized on a river in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inongo']Inongo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/18/search-continues-for-missing-after-drc-boat-capsizing-kills-dozens'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] state media agency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS']TASS[/URL] announces the nation's development of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRNA_vaccine']mRNA[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_vaccine']vaccine against cancer[/URL], which is planned to be distributed to patients free of charge starting next year. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_%28Russia%29']Russian Ministry of Health[/URL], who made the announcement, did not publish or release [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial']clinical trial[/URL] data to support their claim that the vaccine treated cancer. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/russia-has-developed-its-own-cancer-vaccine-to-be-distributed-free-of-charge-news-agency/articleshow/116417627.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://tass.com/science/1887455'](TASS)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_flu']bird flu[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/bird-flu-emergency-california.html'](New York Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Philippines_relations']Indonesia–Philippines relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Veloso']Mary Jane Veloso[/URL], a former inmate on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_row']death row[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL], is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repatriation']repatriated[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL] after negotiations between the governments of the two countries. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/filipina-death-row-prisoner-indonesia-arrives-home-philippines-2024-12-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers']Legal affairs of the Tate brothers[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Magistrates%27_Court']Westminster Magistrates' Court[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom']UK police[/URL] may seize [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling']£[/URL]2.2 million ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]2.5 million) from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influencer']influencer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate']Andrew Tate[/URL] and his brother Tristan for allegedly failing to pay [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom']taxes[/URL] on profits from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate%23Online_ventures']their online ventures[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/uk-court-rules-against-andrew-tate-in-tax-case/a-71091817'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Data_Protection_Authority']Dutch Data Protection Authority[/URL] fines [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix']Netflix[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']€[/URL]4.75 million ($4.98 million) for failing to properly inform subscribers about the handling of their personal data between 2018 and 2020. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/12/18/dutch-authorities-fine-netflix-4-75-mln-euros-over-personal-data-use'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_presidential_election']2024 Georgian presidential election[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_parliamentary_election']2024 Georgian parliamentary election[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_post-election_protests']2024 Georgian post-election protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]In an address to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament']European Parliament[/URL], outgoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Georgia']Georgian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Zourabichvili']Salome Zourabichvili[/URL] urges the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] to economically and politically pressure the current [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_%28country%29']Georgian government[/URL] into holding new elections, claiming that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Georgian_parliamentary_election']recent elections[/URL] were a "new form of invasion" by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/18/georgian-outgoing-president-calls-for-immediate-eu-support-before-its-too-late'](Euronews)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/eu-georgia-russia-police-violence-election-crackdown-d07509343f3edfa698ab355003cf0bc9'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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