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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153118" 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/Winter_of_2024%E2%80%9325_in_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations" target="_blank">Gaza Strip evacuations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter" target="_blank">shelter</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations" target="_blank">displaced</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> have &quot;completely deteriorated&quot; and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/28/live-israeli-soldiers-storm-set-fire-to-last-hospital-in-northern-gaza?update=3411570" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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/Western_Syria_clashes_%28December_2024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Western Syria clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria" target="_blank">new government</a> announces “a large-scale sweep operation” in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latakia" target="_blank">Latakia</a> to arrest or eliminate remaining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria" target="_blank">pro-Assad</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency" target="_blank">insurgents</a> and any threats to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security" target="_blank">national security</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/syrian-authorities-crack-down-on-remnants-of-bashar-al-assads-rule" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_skirmishes" target="_blank">2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Afghanistan%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Defense</a> stated that they targeted several locations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> in retaliation for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" target="_blank">Pakistani aircraft</a> conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/afghan-taliban-hit-several-points-in-pakistan-in-retaliation-for-attacks" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Homelessness in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States_by_state" target="_blank">U.S. homelessness</a> hits a record high in 2024, increasing by more than 18% the past year, due to causes such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">high housing costs</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">natural disasters</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" target="_blank">a spike in migration to major cities</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vwdw7zn2o" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_28%2C_2024" target="_blank">Tornado outbreak of December 28, 2024</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed in a tornado outbreak across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States" target="_blank">southern United States</a>, with damage reported south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" target="_blank">Houston</a>. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/12/28/tornadoes-texas-videos/77292449007/" target="_blank">(USA Today)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukoil_oil_transit_dispute" target="_blank">Lukoil oil transit dispute</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_energy_crisis" target="_blank">Ukrainian energy crisis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Slovakia–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a> threatens reciprocal measures against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>'s plans to cut off transit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Russia" target="_blank">Russian oil</a> to the nation on 1 January 2025, including halting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market" target="_blank">electricity supplies</a>. In response, <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> accuses Slovakia of opening a &quot;second energy front&quot; against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Kyiv</a> under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">Moscow</a>'s orders. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/zelenskyy-accuses-slovakia-of-opening-second-energy-front-against-ukraine" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chadian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2024 Chadian parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Voting begins in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad" target="_blank">Chad</a> to elect the 188 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Chad%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/voting-begins-in-chad-as-opposition-parties-call-for-election-boycott" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mozambican_general_election" target="_blank">2024 Mozambican general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mozambican_protests" target="_blank">2024 Mozambican protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 13,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambicans" target="_blank">Mozambicans</a> flee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique" target="_blank">the country</a> into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi" target="_blank">Malawi</a> amid widespread <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_unrest" target="_blank">civil unrest</a> due to the results of the recent general election. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-thousands-flee-to-malawi-amid-election-unrest/a-71177712" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Han_Duck-soo" target="_blank">Impeachment of Han Duck-soo</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former South Korean president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> is accused of ordering the authorization of use of guns to stop martial law vote and to force <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_members_of_the_National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">the MPs</a> out of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">National Assembly legislature building</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xj7kpe7kjo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_28" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153118, 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/Winter_of_2024%E2%80%9325_in_the_Gaza_Strip']Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations']Gaza Strip evacuations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter']shelter[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations']displaced[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] have "completely deteriorated" and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/28/live-israeli-soldiers-storm-set-fire-to-last-hospital-in-northern-gaza?update=3411570'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Syria_clashes_%28December_2024%E2%80%93present%29']Western Syria clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria']new government[/URL] announces “a large-scale sweep operation” in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latakia']Latakia[/URL] to arrest or eliminate remaining [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria']pro-Assad[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency']insurgents[/URL] and any threats to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security']national security[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/syrian-authorities-crack-down-on-remnants-of-bashar-al-assads-rule'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_skirmishes']2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Afghanistan%29']Ministry of Defense[/URL] stated that they targeted several locations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] in retaliation for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force']Pakistani aircraft[/URL] conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/afghan-taliban-hit-several-points-in-pakistan-in-retaliation-for-attacks'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States']Homelessness in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States_by_state']U.S. homelessness[/URL] hits a record high in 2024, increasing by more than 18% the past year, due to causes such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_the_United_States']high housing costs[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States']natural disasters[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States']a spike in migration to major cities[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vwdw7zn2o'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_28%2C_2024']Tornado outbreak of December 28, 2024[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least one person is killed in a tornado outbreak across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States']southern United States[/URL], with damage reported south of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston']Houston[/URL]. [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/12/28/tornadoes-texas-videos/77292449007/']([I]USA Today[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukoil_oil_transit_dispute']Lukoil oil transit dispute[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_energy_crisis']Ukrainian energy crisis[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Slovakia–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL] threatens reciprocal measures against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]'s plans to cut off transit of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Russia']Russian oil[/URL] to the nation on 1 January 2025, including halting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_market']electricity supplies[/URL]. In response, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] accuses Slovakia of opening a "second energy front" against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine']Kyiv[/URL] under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']Moscow[/URL]'s orders. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/zelenskyy-accuses-slovakia-of-opening-second-energy-front-against-ukraine'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chadian_parliamentary_election']2024 Chadian parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Voting begins in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad']Chad[/URL] to elect the 188 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Chad%29']National Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/voting-begins-in-chad-as-opposition-parties-call-for-election-boycott'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mozambican_general_election']2024 Mozambican general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mozambican_protests']2024 Mozambican protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 13,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambicans']Mozambicans[/URL] flee [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique']the country[/URL] into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi']Malawi[/URL] amid widespread [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_unrest']civil unrest[/URL] due to the results of the recent general election. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-thousands-flee-to-malawi-amid-election-unrest/a-71177712'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis']2024 South Korean martial law crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Han_Duck-soo']Impeachment of Han Duck-soo[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former South Korean president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] is accused of ordering the authorization of use of guns to stop martial law vote and to force [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_members_of_the_National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29']the MPs[/URL] out of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29']National Assembly legislature building[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xj7kpe7kjo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_28"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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