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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154110" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Hadhramaut_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Hadhramaut offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Transitional_Council" target="_blank">Southern Transitional Council</a> captures all eight southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Yemen" target="_blank">governorates</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, opening possibilities for it to claim <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Yemen" target="_blank">independence</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> retires all of its troops from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden" target="_blank">Aden</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/seizure-south-yemen-uae-backed-forces-could-lead-independence-claim" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yemen's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a> briefly closes as a result of the STC offensive. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-civil-war-saudi-arabia-uae-d29e9a9d3cb60c8c1b009bfcbe1c28c0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis" target="_blank">2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army" target="_blank">Thai soldier</a> is killed and eight others are injured after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodia</a> shells <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubon_Ratchathani_province" target="_blank">Ubon Ratchathani province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3152249/thai-soldiers-killed-injured-as-cambodia-resumes-fires-at-thai-soil" target="_blank">(Bangkok Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Air_Force" target="_blank">Royal Thai Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" target="_blank">F-16</a> jets carry out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Cambodian military</a> targets in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddar_Meanchey_province" target="_blank">Oddar Meanchey province</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preah_Vihear" target="_blank">Preah Vihear</a>, killing four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodians" target="_blank">Cambodian</a> civilians and wounding ten more. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/thailand-launches-air-raids-along-border-with-cambodia-after-deadly-clashes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heglig" target="_blank">Heglig</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>'s largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_reservoir" target="_blank">oilfield</a>, after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> withdraw from the area. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/rsf-claims-seizure-of-key-heglig-oil-field-in-sudan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/83rd_Golden_Globe_Awards" target="_blank">83rd Golden Globe Awards</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nominations for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" target="_blank">Golden Globe Awards</a> honoring productions in 2025 are released, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another" target="_blank">One Battle After Another</a> topping the film categories with 9 nominations, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lotus" target="_blank">The White Lotus</a> tops the television categories with 6 nominations. This is also the first year the awards will have a Best Podcast category. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/golden-globes-podcast-category-a9a56d6302aa99e20b753b76e2df35c1" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5634729/2026-golden-globe-nominations" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war" target="_blank">China–United States trade war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_surplus" target="_blank">trade surplus</a> passes US$1 trillion for the first time despite significant pressure from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">tariffs</a>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5637270/china-trade-surplus-tariffs" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Czech Republic–Turkey relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-cost_carrier" target="_blank">low-cost airline</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Airlines" target="_blank">Pegasus</a> announces an agreement to acquire <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Airlines" target="_blank">Czech Airlines</a> and its subsidiary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwings" target="_blank">Smartwings</a>, which is the largest Czech airline, for {{Euro}}154 million (US$180 million). <a href="https://apnews.com/article/turkish-airline-pegasus-smartwings-621b4c70fbb52ae7b3c17079e829b786" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Sanriku_earthquake" target="_blank">2025 Sanriku earthquake</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A {{M|w|7.6}} earthquake strikes the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture" target="_blank">Aomori Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>, causing some public services to be suspended. <a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251208/p2g/00m/0na/045000c" target="_blank">(Mainichi)</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warnings.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four tourists are killed and one other is missing when a wave hits a seawater pool in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Gigantes" target="_blank">Los Gigantes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife" target="_blank">Tenerife</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>. The victims had previously ignored the warnings and the closure of the seawater pool. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/spain-tenerife-vacationers-swimmers-pool-sea-deaths-95d9cbc6146c5bcb336f67af82d998fa" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154110, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Hadhramaut_offensive']2025 Hadhramaut offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Transitional_Council']Southern Transitional Council[/URL] captures all eight southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Yemen']governorates[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], opening possibilities for it to claim [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Yemen']independence[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] retires all of its troops from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden']Aden[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/seizure-south-yemen-uae-backed-forces-could-lead-independence-claim']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*]Yemen's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL] briefly closes as a result of the STC offensive. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/yemen-civil-war-saudi-arabia-uae-d29e9a9d3cb60c8c1b009bfcbe1c28c0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis']2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army']Thai soldier[/URL] is killed and eight others are injured after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodia[/URL] shells [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubon_Ratchathani_province']Ubon Ratchathani province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3152249/thai-soldiers-killed-injured-as-cambodia-resumes-fires-at-thai-soil']([I]Bangkok Post[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Air_Force']Royal Thai Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon']F-16[/URL] jets carry out [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces']Cambodian military[/URL] targets in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddar_Meanchey_province']Oddar Meanchey province[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preah_Vihear']Preah Vihear[/URL], killing four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodians']Cambodian[/URL] civilians and wounding ten more. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/thailand-launches-air-raids-along-border-with-cambodia-after-deadly-clashes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] capture [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heglig']Heglig[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]'s largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_reservoir']oilfield[/URL], after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] withdraw from the area. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/rsf-claims-seizure-of-key-heglig-oil-field-in-sudan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/83rd_Golden_Globe_Awards']83rd Golden Globe Awards[/URL] [LIST] [*]Nominations for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards']Golden Globe Awards[/URL] honoring productions in 2025 are released, with [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another']One Battle After Another[/URL][/I] topping the film categories with 9 nominations, while [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lotus']The White Lotus[/URL][/I] tops the television categories with 6 nominations. This is also the first year the awards will have a Best Podcast category. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/golden-globes-podcast-category-a9a56d6302aa99e20b753b76e2df35c1'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5634729/2026-golden-globe-nominations'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war']China–United States trade war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_surplus']trade surplus[/URL] passes US$1 trillion for the first time despite significant pressure from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']tariffs[/URL]. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5637270/china-trade-surplus-tariffs'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Czech Republic–Turkey relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-cost_carrier']low-cost airline[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Airlines']Pegasus[/URL] announces an agreement to acquire [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Airlines']Czech Airlines[/URL] and its subsidiary [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwings']Smartwings[/URL], which is the largest Czech airline, for {{Euro}}154 million (US$180 million). [URL='https://apnews.com/article/turkish-airline-pegasus-smartwings-621b4c70fbb52ae7b3c17079e829b786'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Sanriku_earthquake']2025 Sanriku earthquake[/URL] [LIST] [*]A {{M|w|7.6}} earthquake strikes the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture']Aomori Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL], causing some public services to be suspended. [URL='https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251208/p2g/00m/0na/045000c'](Mainichi)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warnings.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Four tourists are killed and one other is missing when a wave hits a seawater pool in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Gigantes']Los Gigantes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife']Tenerife[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]. The victims had previously ignored the warnings and the closure of the seawater pool. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/spain-tenerife-vacationers-swimmers-pool-sea-deaths-95d9cbc6146c5bcb336f67af82d998fa'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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