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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153075" 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/Deir_ez-Zor_offensive_%282024%29" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor offensive</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Syria_insurgency" target="_blank">Eastern Syria insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">ISIS</a> cells launch attacks on the town of al-Hawayej in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria" target="_blank">Rojava</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asayish_%28North_and_East_Syria%29" target="_blank">Asayish</a> forces. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%85-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%a7-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b4/742184/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protesters gather after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree" target="_blank">Christmas tree</a> was set on fire in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suqaylabiyah" target="_blank">Al-Suqaylabiyah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate" target="_blank">Hama Governorate</a>, Syria. <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2024/12/24/watch-videos-syria-christmas-tree-torched-by-islamists-in-christian-town-hts-blames-foreign-fighters-as-protests-erupt.html" target="_blank">(The Week)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Turkey%29" target="_blank">interior minister</a> announces that more than 25,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_diaspora" target="_blank">Syrian refugees</a> have returned to Syria since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> was overthrown by rebels. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/24/turkey-says-over-25-0000-syrians-returned-home-since-al-assad-s-fall-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition" target="_blank">Syrian opposition</a> factions have decided to dissolve and merge under the authority of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Defense</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-al-sharaa-agrees-with-ex-rebel-factions-merge-under-defence-ministry-2024-12-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 15 people are killed after a series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistan Army</a> against alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban" target="_blank">Pakistani Taliban</a> hideouts in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paktika_Province" target="_blank">Paktika Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistani-airstrikes-in-afghanistans-paktika-province-kill-at-least-15-7325648" target="_blank">(NDTV)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Australian_bushfire_season" target="_blank">2024–25 Australian bushfire season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Residents of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grampians_%28region%29" target="_blank">Grampians region</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29" target="_blank">Victoria state</a> evacuate, with over 41,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare" target="_blank">hectares</a> (101,000 acres) already burnt from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfire" target="_blank">bushfires</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ezgv89edo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twelve people are killed and four are wounded after an explosion at an explosives factory in Kavakli, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal%C4%B1kesir_Province" target="_blank">Balıkesir Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/24/blast-at-explosives-factory-in-turkiye-kills-12" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_ship" target="_blank">cargo ship</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Ursa_Major" target="_blank">MV Ursa Major</a>, allegedly used to evacuate military personnel and equipment from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_involvement_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Russian bases</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, sinks in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" target="_blank">Mediterranean Sea</a> off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> following an explosion in its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_room" target="_blank">engine room</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Foreign_Ministry" target="_blank">Russian Foreign Ministry</a> says that 14 of 16 crew members are rescued, while two remain missing. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-cargo-ship-sinks-off-the-coast-of-spain/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Russia–United States relations</a><ul>
<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">Gene Spector, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Americans" target="_blank">American citizen of Russian descent</a>, is sentenced to 15 years in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Russia" target="_blank">prison</a> by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Russia" target="_blank">court</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_espionage_in_the_Soviet_Union_and_Russian_Federation" target="_blank">espionage</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/europe/gene-spector-sentenced-russia-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark-United_States_relations" target="_blank">Denmark-United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Denmark" target="_blank">Danish Government</a> announces a boost in defence spending for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland" target="_blank">Greenland</a> hours after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">US president-elect</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> repeated his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_the_United_States_to_purchase_Greenland" target="_blank">desire to purchase the Arctic territory</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgzl19n9eko" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> has reportedly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution" target="_blank">executed</a> 330 people this year, the highest amount in decades. <a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/saudi-arabia-executes-330-people-in-2024-highest-in-decades-despite-reform-claims-13847331.html" target="_blank">(First Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a> offers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%28reward%29" target="_blank">bounties</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar" target="_blank">HK$</a>1 million (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>128,728) each for six foreign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_%28Hong_Kong%29" target="_blank">pro-democracy</a> activists accused of violating the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" target="_blank">national security law</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Chung" target="_blank">Tony Chung</a>, and revokes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" target="_blank">passports</a> of seven others, citing actions such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitement" target="_blank">incitement</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession" target="_blank">secession</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion" target="_blank">subversion</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collusion" target="_blank">collusion</a> with foreign forces. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-offers-bounties-six-more-democrats-security-squeeze-2024-12-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people accused of being <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda" target="_blank">Al-Qaeda</a> supporters are arrested in four cities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.ilgazzettino.it/AMP/nordest/terrorismo_giovani_promuovono_al_qaeda-8558136.html" target="_blank">(Il Gazzettino)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBAisake_Eke" target="_blank">ʻAisake Eke</a> is appointed as the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tonga" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Tonga</a>. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/537531/aisake-eke-is-tonga-s-new-prime-minister" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_large_strategic_science_missions" target="_blank">NASA Large Strategic Science Missions</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe" target="_blank">Parker Solar Probe</a> attempts its closest ever approach to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun" target="_blank">the Sun</a> to study its temperatures, radiation and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_magnetic_field" target="_blank">magnetic field</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q7lnyw25wo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_24" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153075, 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/Deir_ez-Zor_offensive_%282024%29']Deir ez-Zor offensive[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Syria_insurgency']Eastern Syria insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']ISIS[/URL] cells launch attacks on the town of al-Hawayej in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria']Rojava[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asayish_%28North_and_East_Syria%29']Asayish[/URL] forces. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%ae%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%85-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%a7-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b4/742184/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Protesters gather after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree']Christmas tree[/URL] was set on fire in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suqaylabiyah']Al-Suqaylabiyah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate']Hama Governorate[/URL], Syria. [URL='https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2024/12/24/watch-videos-syria-christmas-tree-torched-by-islamists-in-christian-town-hts-blames-foreign-fighters-as-protests-erupt.html']([I]The Week[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Turkey%29']interior minister[/URL] announces that more than 25,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_diaspora']Syrian refugees[/URL] have returned to Syria since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] was overthrown by rebels. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/24/turkey-says-over-25-0000-syrians-returned-home-since-al-assad-s-fall-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_opposition']Syrian opposition[/URL] factions have decided to dissolve and merge under the authority of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29']Ministry of Defense[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-al-sharaa-agrees-with-ex-rebel-factions-merge-under-defence-ministry-2024-12-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 15 people are killed after a series of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistan Army[/URL] against alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban']Pakistani Taliban[/URL] hideouts in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paktika_Province']Paktika Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistani-airstrikes-in-afghanistans-paktika-province-kill-at-least-15-7325648'](NDTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Australian_bushfire_season']2024–25 Australian bushfire season[/URL] [LIST] [*]Residents of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grampians_%28region%29']Grampians region[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28state%29']Victoria state[/URL] evacuate, with over 41,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare']hectares[/URL] (101,000 acres) already burnt from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfire']bushfires[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ezgv89edo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Twelve people are killed and four are wounded after an explosion at an explosives factory in Kavakli, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal%C4%B1kesir_Province']Balıkesir Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/24/blast-at-explosives-factory-in-turkiye-kills-12'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_ship']cargo ship[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Ursa_Major']MV [I]Ursa Major[/I][/URL], allegedly used to evacuate military personnel and equipment from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_involvement_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Russian bases[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], sinks in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea']Mediterranean Sea[/URL] off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] following an explosion in its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_room']engine room[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Foreign_Ministry']Russian Foreign Ministry[/URL] says that 14 of 16 crew members are rescued, while two remain missing. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-cargo-ship-sinks-off-the-coast-of-spain/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Russia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Gene Spector, an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Americans']American citizen of Russian descent[/URL], is sentenced to 15 years in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Russia']prison[/URL] by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Russia']court[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_espionage_in_the_Soviet_Union_and_Russian_Federation']espionage[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/europe/gene-spector-sentenced-russia-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark-United_States_relations']Denmark-United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Denmark']Danish Government[/URL] announces a boost in defence spending for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland']Greenland[/URL] hours after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States']US president-elect[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] repeated his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_the_United_States_to_purchase_Greenland']desire to purchase the Arctic territory[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgzl19n9eko'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia']Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] has reportedly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution']executed[/URL] 330 people this year, the highest amount in decades. [URL='https://www.firstpost.com/world/saudi-arabia-executes-330-people-in-2024-highest-in-decades-despite-reform-claims-13847331.html']([I]First Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong']Hong Kong[/URL] offers [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%28reward%29']bounties[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar']HK$[/URL]1 million ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]128,728) each for six foreign [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_%28Hong_Kong%29']pro-democracy[/URL] activists accused of violating the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law']national security law[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Chung']Tony Chung[/URL], and revokes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport']passports[/URL] of seven others, citing actions such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitement']incitement[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession']secession[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion']subversion[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collusion']collusion[/URL] with foreign forces. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-offers-bounties-six-more-democrats-security-squeeze-2024-12-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Five people accused of being [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda']Al-Qaeda[/URL] supporters are arrested in four cities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ilgazzettino.it/AMP/nordest/terrorismo_giovani_promuovono_al_qaeda-8558136.html']([I]Il Gazzettino[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBAisake_Eke']ʻAisake Eke[/URL] is appointed as the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tonga']Prime Minister of Tonga[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/537531/aisake-eke-is-tonga-s-new-prime-minister'](RNZ)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_large_strategic_science_missions']NASA Large Strategic Science Missions[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe']Parker Solar Probe[/URL] attempts its closest ever approach to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun']the Sun[/URL] to study its temperatures, radiation and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_magnetic_field']magnetic field[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q7lnyw25wo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_24"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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