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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine says many of those released by Russia includes those captured during the Siege of Mariupol in 2022. (BBC News)
- Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- Syrian civil war
- Fall of the Assad regime
- The Syrian transitional government appoints Maysaa Sabreen as the first female Governor of the Central Bank of Syria. (Reuters)
- Fall of the Assad regime
Disasters and accidents
- Three tourists are killed and seven more injured during a fire at the Ember Hotel on Khaosan Road in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)
- Scotland cancels Hogmanay celebrations due to weather warnings for rain snow and wind. (The Independent)
International news
- Syria–Ukraine relations
- Syria says it hopes to form a "strategic partnership" with Ukraine following a high-level meeting in Damascus between Syria's de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. In the process Ukraine re-establishes relations with Syria. Ukraine vows to send more food aid to the Syrian people. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials formally requests an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. (Reuters)
- Yazidi genocide
- Crime in Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago declares a state of emergency after a spike in gang violence, which killed at least six people in the last two days. (CTV News)
Politics and elections
- Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter
- U.S. president Joe Biden orders a state funeral for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter to be held in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 2025. Biden also orders flags to be lowered to half-staff for thirty days in accordance with federal law. (BBC News)
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