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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153135" 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/East_Aleppo_offensive_%282024-25%29" target="_blank">East Aleppo offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clashes between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army" target="_blank">Syrian National Army</a> escalate in southeastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij_District" target="_blank">Manbij District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate" target="_blank">Aleppo Governorate</a>, and near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tishrin_Dam" target="_blank">Tishrin Dam</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" target="_blank">Turkish Air Force</a> also conducts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on SDF positions. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/en/352816/" target="_blank">(SOHR 1)</a> <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/en/352846/" target="_blank">(SOHR 2)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">US intervention in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deputy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon" target="_blank">Pentagon</a> Press Secretary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Singh" target="_blank">Sabrina Singh</a> says that, despite local reports, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" target="_blank">United States Army</a> has &quot;no plans&quot; to build a military base in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobani" target="_blank">Kobani</a>, currently under control of the Syrian Democratic Forces. <a href="https://manage.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/030120254" target="_blank">(Rudaw)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" target="_blank">Gang war in Haiti</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A contingent of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping" target="_blank">peacekeeping</a> troops from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala" target="_blank">Guatemala</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador" target="_blank">El Salvador</a> arrive in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>, to enforce a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>-backed security mission to restore order to the capital amid surging gang violence. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/central-american-troops-arrive-haiti-fight-gangs-2025-01-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli Defense Forces</a> report the interception of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone</a> launched from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-israel-intercepts-new-missile-launched-from-yemen-says-idf" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration" target="_blank">Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration</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> blocks a buyout bid by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Steel" target="_blank">Nippon Steel</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Steel" target="_blank">U.S. Steel</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz83pg9eo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">Egypt–Syria relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a> bans the entry of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrians</a> from all countries worldwide, except for those holding temporary residency permits for non-tourism purposes. The ban also includes Syrians married to Egyptians unless they obtain security clearance. <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/egypt/2025/01/03/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">Germany–Syria relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">France–Syria relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Minister_of_Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalena_Baerbock" target="_blank">Annalena Baerbock</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_minister_of_France" target="_blank">France</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-No%C3%ABl_Barrot" target="_blank">Jean-Noël Barrot</a> become the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> Foreign Ministers to travel to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Assad" target="_blank">fall of Assad</a> to discuss a new political beginning with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Transitional_Government" target="_blank">Syrian Transitional Government</a> and Syrian civil society. <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/syrien-annalena-baerbock-reist-als-erste-eu-aussenministerin-nach-damaskus-a-6884f1be-3006-454b-9664-3ee76c0eda2e" target="_blank">(Der Spiegel)</a> <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-french-fm-visits-syria-with-german-counterpart-to-promote-peaceful-transition" target="_blank">(France 24)</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol_residence_standoff" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol residence standoff</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials" target="_blank">Corruption investigators and prosecutors</a> raid the central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a> residence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">recently-impeached</a> <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> to arrest him for refusing to appear to three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summons" target="_blank">court summons</a>. The raid is unsuccessful due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Security_Service_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">Presidential Security Service</a> blocking further entrance, leading to a multi-hour standoff. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/south-korea-police-on-way-to-arrest-president-yoon-suk-yeol-latest-updates?filterKeyEvents=false#maincontent" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-impeachment-detention-c8dc1758647979455dbf0d56e70369a4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_crimes%232011%E2%80%93present:Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">War crimes during the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian government</a> arrests Aws Salloum, known as the &quot;Angel of Death&quot; of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sednaya_Prison" target="_blank">Sednaya Prison</a>. Salloum is accused of multiple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder" target="_blank">murders</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_abuse" target="_blank">abuse</a> of prisoners at Sednaya, including the murder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazen_al-Hamada" target="_blank">Mazen al-Hamada</a>. <a href="https://www.mc-doualiya.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/20250103-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85" target="_blank">(Monte Carlo Doualiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A suspect is arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam" target="_blank">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>, for shooting and killing three men between December 21, 2024 and January 2, 2025. <a href="https://thesun.my/world-news/dutch-police-arrest-suspect-in-random-rotterdam-shootings-BO13480760" target="_blank">(The Sun)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress" target="_blank">119th United States Congress</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" target="_blank">2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">United States House of Representatives</a>, comprised of 219 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republicans</a> and 215 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Democrats</a>, selects incumbent Speaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson" target="_blank">Mike Johnson</a> to be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">House Speaker</a> over incumbent House Minority Leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries" target="_blank">Hakeem Jeffries</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2025-new-congress-sworn-in/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress" target="_blank">119th United States Congress</a> meets for the first time in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2025-new-congress-sworn-in/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PDC_World_Darts_Championship" target="_blank">2025 PDC World Darts Championship</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Littler" target="_blank">Luke Littler</a> defeats <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_van_Gerwen" target="_blank">Michael van Gerwen</a> 7–3 in the final at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Palace" target="_blank">Alexandra Palace</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>, to claim his first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_World_Darts_Championship" target="_blank">World Darts Championship</a> title, and also becomes the youngest player to ever win a world title at age 17. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/live/c4gwz153e7et" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_3" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153135, 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/East_Aleppo_offensive_%282024-25%29']East Aleppo offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Clashes between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria']Kurdish[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkish[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army']Syrian National Army[/URL] escalate in southeastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbij_District']Manbij District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate']Aleppo Governorate[/URL], and near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tishrin_Dam']Tishrin Dam[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force']Turkish Air Force[/URL] also conducts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on SDF positions. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/en/352816/'](SOHR 1)[/URL] [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/en/352846/'](SOHR 2)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']US intervention in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Deputy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon']Pentagon[/URL] Press Secretary [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Singh']Sabrina Singh[/URL] says that, despite local reports, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army']United States Army[/URL] has "no plans" to build a military base in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobani']Kobani[/URL], currently under control of the Syrian Democratic Forces. [URL='https://manage.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/030120254'](Rudaw)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti']Gang war in Haiti[/URL] [LIST] [*]A contingent of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping']peacekeeping[/URL] troops from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala']Guatemala[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador']El Salvador[/URL] arrive in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL], to enforce a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]-backed security mission to restore order to the capital amid surging gang violence. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/central-american-troops-arrive-haiti-fight-gangs-2025-01-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces']Israeli Defense Forces[/URL] report the interception of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone[/URL] launched from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-israel-intercepts-new-missile-launched-from-yemen-says-idf'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration']Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration[/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] blocks a buyout bid by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Steel']Nippon Steel[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Steel']U.S. Steel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz83pg9eo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Syria_relations']Egypt–Syria relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL] bans the entry of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrians[/URL] from all countries worldwide, except for those holding temporary residency permits for non-tourism purposes. The ban also includes Syrians married to Egyptians unless they obtain security clearance. [URL='https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/egypt/2025/01/03/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Syria_relations']Germany–Syria relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations']France–Syria relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Minister_of_Germany']Germany[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalena_Baerbock']Annalena Baerbock[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_minister_of_France']France[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-No%C3%ABl_Barrot']Jean-Noël Barrot[/URL] become the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] Foreign Ministers to travel to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Assad']fall of Assad[/URL] to discuss a new political beginning with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Transitional_Government']Syrian Transitional Government[/URL] and Syrian civil society. [URL='https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/syrien-annalena-baerbock-reist-als-erste-eu-aussenministerin-nach-damaskus-a-6884f1be-3006-454b-9664-3ee76c0eda2e']([I]Der Spiegel[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-french-fm-visits-syria-with-german-counterpart-to-promote-peaceful-transition'](France 24)[/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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol_residence_standoff']Yoon Suk Yeol residence standoff[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Investigation_Office_for_High-ranking_Officials']Corruption investigators and prosecutors[/URL] raid the central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL] residence of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']recently-impeached[/URL] [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] to arrest him for refusing to appear to three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summons']court summons[/URL]. The raid is unsuccessful due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Security_Service_%28South_Korea%29']Presidential Security Service[/URL] blocking further entrance, leading to a multi-hour standoff. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/south-korea-police-on-way-to-arrest-president-yoon-suk-yeol-latest-updates?filterKeyEvents=false#maincontent']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-impeachment-detention-c8dc1758647979455dbf0d56e70369a4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_crimes%232011%E2%80%93present:Syrian_civil_war']War crimes during the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian government[/URL] arrests Aws Salloum, known as the "Angel of Death" of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sednaya_Prison']Sednaya Prison[/URL]. Salloum is accused of multiple [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder']murders[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_abuse']abuse[/URL] of prisoners at Sednaya, including the murder of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazen_al-Hamada']Mazen al-Hamada[/URL]. [URL='https://www.mc-doualiya.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/20250103-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85'](Monte Carlo Doualiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A suspect is arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam']Rotterdam[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL], for shooting and killing three men between December 21, 2024 and January 2, 2025. [URL='https://thesun.my/world-news/dutch-police-arrest-suspect-in-random-rotterdam-shootings-BO13480760']([I]The Sun[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress']119th United States Congress[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election']2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']United States House of Representatives[/URL], comprised of 219 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republicans[/URL] and 215 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29']Democrats[/URL], selects incumbent Speaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson']Mike Johnson[/URL] to be [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives']House Speaker[/URL] over incumbent House Minority Leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries']Hakeem Jeffries[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2025-new-congress-sworn-in/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress']119th United States Congress[/URL] meets for the first time in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL] [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2025-new-congress-sworn-in/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PDC_World_Darts_Championship']2025 PDC World Darts Championship[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Littler']Luke Littler[/URL] defeats [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_van_Gerwen']Michael van Gerwen[/URL] 7–3 in the final at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Palace']Alexandra Palace[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL], to claim his first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_World_Darts_Championship']World Darts Championship[/URL] title, and also becomes the youngest player to ever win a world title at age 17. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/live/c4gwz153e7et'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_3"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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