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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153086" 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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_North_Gaza" target="_blank">Siege of North Gaza</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_famine" target="_blank">Gaza famine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>-funded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_Early_Warning_Systems_Network" target="_blank">Famine Early Warning Systems Network</a> takes down a report estimating that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security" target="_blank">food insecurity</a> conditions in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Gaza_Governorate" target="_blank">northern Gaza</a> have surpassed the highest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification" target="_blank">IPC</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine" target="_blank">famine thresholds</a>, after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Israel" target="_blank">United States envoy to Israel</a> criticized the report as &quot;irresponsible&quot; for overinflating the civilian population of Gaza by several tens-of-thousands. <a href="https://archive.is/0LFkL" target="_blank">(FEWS NET)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">Constitutional crisis in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_crisis" target="_blank">Jubaland crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Somalia" target="_blank">federal government of Somalia</a> imposes a flight ban on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_State_of_Somalia" target="_blank">Jubaland State of Somalia</a>, including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting cities <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo" target="_blank">Kismayo</a> and Doolow. The flight ban was initiated after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">ongoing political tensions</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_crisis" target="_blank">military engagements</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_Dervish_Force" target="_blank">Jubaland forces</a> reportedly defeated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Somali Armed Forces</a> in several locations, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ras_Kamboni_%282024%29" target="_blank">Ras Kamboni</a>, Kulbiyow, and Dolow. <a href="https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-fgs-s-aerial-lockdown-on-jubaland-sparks-new-conflict-strands-travelers" target="_blank">(Garowe Online)</a> <a href="https://thesomalidigest.com/fgs-imposes-flight-ban-on-jubaland-amid-military-setbacks/" target="_blank">(The Somali Digest)</a> <a href="https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/somalia/99577/somalia-bans-flights-to-jubaland-as-tensions-escalate" target="_blank">(Eastleigh Voice)</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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_energy_crisis" target="_blank">Ukrainian energy crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> target critical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Ukraine" target="_blank">energy infrastructure</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson" target="_blank">Kherson</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremenchuk" target="_blank">Kremenchuk</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing at least two people, injuring 20 others, and forcing widespread <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout" target="_blank">emergency blackouts</a>. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-ukraine-with-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-christmas-morning/" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/russia-christmas-day-attack-ukraine-energy-system" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> condemns <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> for the “inhumane” attacks on the infrastructure. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2024/1225/1488087-ukraine-russia/" target="_blank">(RTÉ)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Sudan" target="_blank">2024 famine in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification" target="_blank">IPC Famine Review Committee</a> determines the presence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine" target="_blank">famine</a> in five areas in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur" target="_blank">Darfur</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan" target="_blank">South Kordofan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">ongoing conflict</a> and blocked aid distribution. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/hausa/articles/cr567y3117vo" target="_blank">(BBC News Hausa)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Ethiopian civil conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia" target="_blank">Ethiopian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force" target="_blank">military forces</a> close the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia%E2%80%93Somalia_border" target="_blank">country's border</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a> following ongoing heavy fighting in the rural area of Dacawaley under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harshin" target="_blank">Harshin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafan_Zone" target="_blank">Fafan Zone</a>, between Ethiopia's Somali regional forces and local clan militias after the killing of a local security chief and his bodyguards. Hundreds of people, including children, flee from their homes. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Dec/199528/ethiopian_military_closes_border_with_somaliland_as_fighting_erupts_in_somali_region.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a> <a href="https://somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/tensions-soar-along-ethiopia-somaliland-border-as-clashes-resume/" target="_blank">(Somali Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_8243" target="_blank">Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines" target="_blank">Azerbaijan Airlines</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_190" target="_blank">Embraer 190</a> flight carrying 67 passengers onboard from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku" target="_blank">Baku</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grozny" target="_blank">Grozny</a> crashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktau" target="_blank">Aktau</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan" target="_blank">Kazakhstan</a>, killing 38 people and wounding 29 more. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/25/passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan-emergencies-ministry" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/25/g-s1-39977/azerbaijan-airlines-passenger-jet-crashes" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> files a new complaint to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" target="_blank">UN Security Council</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement%23By_Israel" target="_blank">ceasefire violations</a>. <a href="https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4432578-lebanon-files-new-complaint-to-un-security-council-over-israeli-violations-of-ceasefire" target="_blank">(Bastille Post)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 1,500 inmates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape" target="_blank">escape from a prison</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo" target="_blank">Maputo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique" target="_blank">Mozambique</a>, after knocking down a wall during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot" target="_blank">riot</a>. At least 33 people are killed and 15 others are injured during the violence. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv36qrnejno" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/25/jailbreak-amid-mozambique-protests-sees-1500-prisoners-escape-33-killed" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> authorities impose a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew" target="_blank">curfew</a> from 6pm to 8am in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a> following a series of protests by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites" target="_blank">Alawite</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam" target="_blank">Shi’ite Muslim</a> minorities. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-police-impose-curfew-homs-after-unrest-2024-12-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_archosaur_paleontology" target="_blank">2024 in archosaur paleontology</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scientists confirm the discovery of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpkarakush" target="_blank">Alpkarakush</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpkarakush_kyrgyzicus" target="_blank">kyrgyzicus</a> dinosaur species in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan</a>, the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theropod" target="_blank">theropod</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic" target="_blank">Jurassic</a> period to be discovered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia" target="_blank">Central Asia</a>. <a href="https://en.tempo.co/read/1956859/predatory-dinosaur-fossils-found-in-kyrgyzstan-new-species-of-t-rex-relative" target="_blank">(Tempo)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153086, 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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_North_Gaza']Siege of North Gaza[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_famine']Gaza famine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]-funded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_Early_Warning_Systems_Network']Famine Early Warning Systems Network[/URL] takes down a report estimating that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security']food insecurity[/URL] conditions in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Gaza_Governorate']northern Gaza[/URL] have surpassed the highest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification']IPC[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine']famine thresholds[/URL], after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Israel']United States envoy to Israel[/URL] criticized the report as "irresponsible" for overinflating the civilian population of Gaza by several tens-of-thousands. [URL='https://archive.is/0LFkL']([I]FEWS NET[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']Constitutional crisis in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_crisis']Jubaland crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Somalia']federal government of Somalia[/URL] imposes a flight ban on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_State_of_Somalia']Jubaland State of Somalia[/URL], including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting cities [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo']Kismayo[/URL] and Doolow. The flight ban was initiated after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']ongoing political tensions[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_crisis']military engagements[/URL] since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_Dervish_Force']Jubaland forces[/URL] reportedly defeated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces']Somali Armed Forces[/URL] in several locations, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ras_Kamboni_%282024%29']Ras Kamboni[/URL], Kulbiyow, and Dolow. [URL='https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-fgs-s-aerial-lockdown-on-jubaland-sparks-new-conflict-strands-travelers'](Garowe Online)[/URL] [URL='https://thesomalidigest.com/fgs-imposes-flight-ban-on-jubaland-amid-military-setbacks/'](The Somali Digest)[/URL] [URL='https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/somalia/99577/somalia-bans-flights-to-jubaland-as-tensions-escalate'](Eastleigh Voice)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_energy_crisis']Ukrainian energy crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]A series of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] target critical [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Ukraine']energy infrastructure[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson']Kherson[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremenchuk']Kremenchuk[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing at least two people, injuring 20 others, and forcing widespread [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout']emergency blackouts[/URL]. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-ukraine-with-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-christmas-morning/']([I]The Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/russia-christmas-day-attack-ukraine-energy-system']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] condemns [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] for the “inhumane” attacks on the infrastructure. [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2024/1225/1488087-ukraine-russia/'](RTÉ)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Sudan']2024 famine in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification']IPC Famine Review Committee[/URL] determines the presence of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine']famine[/URL] in five areas in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur']Darfur[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan']South Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']ongoing conflict[/URL] and blocked aid distribution. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/hausa/articles/cr567y3117vo'](BBC News Hausa)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Ethiopian civil conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia']Ethiopian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force']military forces[/URL] close the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia%E2%80%93Somalia_border']country's border[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL] following ongoing heavy fighting in the rural area of Dacawaley under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harshin']Harshin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafan_Zone']Fafan Zone[/URL], between Ethiopia's Somali regional forces and local clan militias after the killing of a local security chief and his bodyguards. Hundreds of people, including children, flee from their homes. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Dec/199528/ethiopian_military_closes_border_with_somaliland_as_fighting_erupts_in_somali_region.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [URL='https://somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/tensions-soar-along-ethiopia-somaliland-border-as-clashes-resume/'](Somali Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_8243']Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines']Azerbaijan Airlines[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_190']Embraer 190[/URL] flight carrying 67 passengers onboard from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku']Baku[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grozny']Grozny[/URL] crashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktau']Aktau[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan']Kazakhstan[/URL], killing 38 people and wounding 29 more. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/25/passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan-emergencies-ministry'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/12/25/g-s1-39977/azerbaijan-airlines-passenger-jet-crashes'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] files a new complaint to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council']UN Security Council[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement%23By_Israel']ceasefire violations[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4432578-lebanon-files-new-complaint-to-un-security-council-over-israeli-violations-of-ceasefire']([I]Bastille Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]More than 1,500 inmates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape']escape from a prison[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo']Maputo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique']Mozambique[/URL], after knocking down a wall during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot']riot[/URL]. At least 33 people are killed and 15 others are injured during the violence. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv36qrnejno'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/25/jailbreak-amid-mozambique-protests-sees-1500-prisoners-escape-33-killed'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] authorities impose a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew']curfew[/URL] from 6pm to 8am in the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL] following a series of protests by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites']Alawite[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam']Shi’ite Muslim[/URL] minorities. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-police-impose-curfew-homs-after-unrest-2024-12-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_archosaur_paleontology']2024 in archosaur paleontology[/URL] [LIST] [*]Scientists confirm the discovery of the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpkarakush']Alpkarakush[/URL][/I] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpkarakush_kyrgyzicus']kyrgyzicus[/URL][/I] dinosaur species in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstan[/URL], the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theropod']theropod[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic']Jurassic[/URL] period to be discovered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia']Central Asia[/URL]. [URL='https://en.tempo.co/read/1956859/predatory-dinosaur-fossils-found-in-kyrgyzstan-new-species-of-t-rex-relative'](Tempo)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_25"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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