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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153124" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> exchange hundreds of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" target="_blank">prisoners of war</a> in a deal brokered by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>. Ukraine says many of those released by Russia includes those captured during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mariupol" target="_blank">Siege of Mariupol</a> in 2022. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c938x3v148yo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<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/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">Fall of the Assad regime</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian transitional government</a> appoints <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maysaa_Sabreen" target="_blank">Maysaa Sabreen</a> as the first female Governor of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Syria" target="_blank">Central Bank of Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-new-rulers-appoint-maysaa-sabrine-lead-central-bank-official-says-2024-12-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three tourists are killed and seven more injured during a fire at the Ember Hotel on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaosan_Road" target="_blank">Khaosan Road</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok" target="_blank">Bangkok</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/thailand-ember-hotel-fire-tourism-khao-san-road-0d335679d5c8bc1ebf1161c6b6d36683" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" target="_blank">Scotland</a> cancels <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay" target="_blank">Hogmanay</a> celebrations due to weather warnings for rain snow and wind. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/weather-met-office-live-snow-wind-rain-travel-b2671439.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
</ul>International news<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Syria–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> says it hopes to form a &quot;strategic partnership&quot; with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> following a high-level meeting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a> between Syria's de-facto leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-Sharaa" target="_blank">Ahmed al-Sharaa</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ukraine%29" target="_blank">Ukrainian Foreign Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrii_Sybiha" target="_blank">Andrii Sybiha</a>. In the process Ukraine re-establishes relations with Syria. Ukraine vows to send more food aid to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrian people</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/syrias-de-facto-leader-hosts-ukraines-foreign-minister-sana-says-2024-12-30/" 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/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials" target="_blank">Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials</a> formally requests an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant" target="_blank">arrest warrant</a> for impeached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> over his declaration of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law" target="_blank">martial law</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skorea-joint-investigation-unit-requests-arrest-warrant-yoon-over-martial-law-2024-12-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi_genocide" target="_blank">Yazidi genocide</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>'s federal prosecutor charges an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqis" target="_blank">Iraqi</a> couple arrested in the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria" target="_blank">Bavaria</a>, allegedly members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a>, with enslavement, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture" target="_blank">torture</a> and war crimes, after they allegedly kept two young <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidis" target="_blank">Yazidi</a> girls (5 and 12 years old) as slaves and sexually and physically abused them. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-iraqi-couple-accused-of-abusing-yazidi-girls/a-71186224" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago" target="_blank">Crime in Trinidad and Tobago</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" target="_blank">Trinidad and Tobago</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> after a spike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang%23Violence" target="_blank">gang violence</a>, which killed at least six people in the last two days. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trinidad-and-tobago-declares-state-of-emergency-on-expected-spike-in-gang-violence-1.7160331" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Jimmy_Carter" target="_blank">Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> orders a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral" target="_blank">state funeral</a> for former U.S. president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter</a> to be held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a> on January 9, 2025. Biden also orders flags to be lowered to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-mast" target="_blank">half-staff</a> for thirty days in accordance with federal law. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce98937nrqrt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_30" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153124, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] exchange hundreds of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war']prisoners of war[/URL] in a deal brokered by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL]. Ukraine says many of those released by Russia includes those captured during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mariupol']Siege of Mariupol[/URL] in 2022. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c938x3v148yo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']Fall of the Assad regime[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian transitional government[/URL] appoints [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maysaa_Sabreen']Maysaa Sabreen[/URL] as the first female Governor of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Syria']Central Bank of Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-new-rulers-appoint-maysaa-sabrine-lead-central-bank-official-says-2024-12-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Three tourists are killed and seven more injured during a fire at the Ember Hotel on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaosan_Road']Khaosan Road[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok']Bangkok[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/thailand-ember-hotel-fire-tourism-khao-san-road-0d335679d5c8bc1ebf1161c6b6d36683'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland']Scotland[/URL] cancels [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay']Hogmanay[/URL] celebrations due to weather warnings for rain snow and wind. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/weather-met-office-live-snow-wind-rain-travel-b2671439.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International news[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Syria–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] says it hopes to form a "strategic partnership" with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] following a high-level meeting in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL] between Syria's de-facto leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-Sharaa']Ahmed al-Sharaa[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ukraine%29']Ukrainian Foreign Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrii_Sybiha']Andrii Sybiha[/URL]. In the process Ukraine re-establishes relations with Syria. Ukraine vows to send more food aid to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrian people[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/syrias-de-facto-leader-hosts-ukraines-foreign-minister-sana-says-2024-12-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis']2024 South Korean martial law crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials']Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials[/URL] formally requests an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant']arrest warrant[/URL] for impeached [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']South Korean president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] over his declaration of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law']martial law[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skorea-joint-investigation-unit-requests-arrest-warrant-yoon-over-martial-law-2024-12-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi_genocide']Yazidi genocide[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL]'s federal prosecutor charges an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqis']Iraqi[/URL] couple arrested in the state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria']Bavaria[/URL], allegedly members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL], with enslavement, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture']torture[/URL] and war crimes, after they allegedly kept two young [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidis']Yazidi[/URL] girls (5 and 12 years old) as slaves and sexually and physically abused them. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/germany-iraqi-couple-accused-of-abusing-yazidi-girls/a-71186224'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago']Crime in Trinidad and Tobago[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago']Trinidad and Tobago[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] after a spike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang%23Violence']gang violence[/URL], which killed at least six people in the last two days. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trinidad-and-tobago-declares-state-of-emergency-on-expected-spike-in-gang-violence-1.7160331'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Jimmy_Carter']Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] orders a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral']state funeral[/URL] for former U.S. president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter']Jimmy Carter[/URL] to be held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL] on January 9, 2025. Biden also orders flags to be lowered to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-mast']half-staff[/URL] for thirty days in accordance with federal law. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce98937nrqrt'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_December_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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