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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154111" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 campaign</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Uvira_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Uvira offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Media reports confirm that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">M23</a> has captured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sange%2C_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Sange</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kivu" target="_blank">South Kivu</a>, from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Congolese government</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defense_Force" target="_blank">Burundian troops</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/drc-accuses-rwanda-of-peace-deal-violations-as-m23-advances-in-the-east" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/12/09/south-kivu-m23-seizes-sange-triggering-a-massive-influx-into-burundi-and-a-retreat-of-burundian-troops/" target="_blank">(SOS Media Burundi)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> call on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Rwandan military</a> and the M23 rebels to stop their offensive. <a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-european-powers-urge-rwanda-212537709.html" target="_blank">(Yahoo News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 20,000 people flee from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvira" target="_blank">Uvira</a> across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi" target="_blank">Burundi</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">DRC</a> border and reach <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujumbura" target="_blank">Bujumbura</a>. <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2025/12/09/uvira-face-la-progression-de-lafcm23-plus-de-20-000-personnes-ont-deja-trouve-refuge" target="_blank">(Actualité in French)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">M23 fighters enter Uvira. <a href="https://www.trtworld.com/article/1bcc51afdcc2" target="_blank">(TRT World)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Air_Force" target="_blank">Royal Thai Air Force</a> carries out several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodia</a>, killing nine civilians and wounding 20 more. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/9/thailand-cambodia-live?update=4161571" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army" target="_blank">Thai soldiers</a> are killed and 29 more injured during clashes with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Army" target="_blank">Cambodian soldiers</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/9/thailand-cambodia-live?update=4161571" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Turner_Prize" target="_blank">2025 Turner Prize</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism" target="_blank">autistic</a> artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnena_Kalu" target="_blank">Nnena Kalu</a> wins the 2025 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize" target="_blank">Turner Prize</a> for her wrapped fabric sculptures, becoming the first artist with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_disability" target="_blank">learning disability</a> to win the award. <a href="https://thesun.my/news/world-news/autistic-artist-nnena-kalu-wins-turner-prize/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Sun Malaysia)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/09/nnena-kalu-first-artist-learning-disability-win-turner-prize" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_IndiGo_disruption" target="_blank">2025 IndiGo disruption</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Civil_Aviation_%28India%29" target="_blank">Directorate General of Civil Aviation</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a> orders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndiGo" target="_blank">IndiGo</a>, the country's largest airline, to reduce its flights by 5% following a scheduling crisis last week that caused thousands of cancellations. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/indigos-woes-indian-airline-ordered-to-cut-flights-by-5/a-75073906" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_economic_crisis_%282022%E2%80%932024%29" target="_blank">Pakistani economic crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" target="_blank">International Monetary Fund</a> (IMF) approves the release of US$1.2 billion to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> to assist with recovery from an economic crisis. The country has already received $3.3 billion from the IMF since last year. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imf-approves-key-installment-bailout-54d10f9462db9df33e2094cb21953cd5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">{{ill|Terra Drone Building fire|id|Kebakaran Gedung Terra Drone 2025}}<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-two people are killed, and 19 more are rescued in a fire at a seven-story building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" target="_blank">Jakarta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/office-building-jakarta-indonesia-deadly-fire-fa998b4135754fdcd58f1b1364a0776a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Russian Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-22" target="_blank">Antonov An-22</a> crashes during a test flight following repairs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanovo_Oblast" target="_blank">Ivanovo Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/crew-killed-crash-russian-an-22-military-plane-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Catalonia_swine_fever_outbreak" target="_blank">2025 Catalonia swine fever outbreak</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia" target="_blank">Catalan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Catalonia" target="_blank">government</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> announces a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> due to the rapid spread of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_swine_fever_virus" target="_blank">African swine fever virus</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar" target="_blank">wild boars</a> in a {{cvt|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} region to avoid spreading to other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain" target="_blank">regions of Spain</a>. <a href="https://www.20minutos.es/cataluna/catalunya-declara-emergencia-para-contener-paliar-los-efectos-brote-peste-porcina_6908177_0.html" target="_blank">(20minutos in Spanish)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Lithuania_relations" target="_blank">Belarus–Lithuania relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violations_of_non-combatant_airspace_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" target="_blank">Lithuania</a> declares a state of national emergency over security risks from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarusian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_balloon" target="_blank">weather balloons</a> violating Lithuanian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-national-emergency-balloons-belarus-a24d39880e34e17c57fd76f799c35b33" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Darfur" target="_blank">War in Darfur</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_investigation_in_Darfur" target="_blank">International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" target="_blank">International Criminal Court</a> sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjaweed" target="_blank">Janjaweed</a> militia leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Kushayb" target="_blank">Ali Kushayb</a> to 20 years in prison for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes" target="_blank">war crimes</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity" target="_blank">crimes against humanity</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_genocide_%282003%E2%80%932005%29" target="_blank">committed during the war in Darfur</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/icc-sentences-darfur-janjaweed-militia-leader-20-years-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases" target="_blank">Catholic Church sexual abuse cases</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_cardinal" target="_blank">Cardinal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dolan" target="_blank">Timothy Dolan</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic" target="_blank">Roman Catholic</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archdiocese_of_New_York" target="_blank">Archdiocese of New York</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> announces the archdiocese will set up a $300 million fund to compensate victims of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse" target="_blank">sexual abuse</a> who have sued the church. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-archdiocese-abuse-fund-church-f26c80229d946760eca8e4a56633fddf" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370" target="_blank">Malaysia Airlines Flight 370</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_system_of_China" target="_blank">court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, orders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines" target="_blank">Malaysia Airlines</a> (MH) to pay {{Renminbi|link=yes}}2.9 million (US$410,000) each to families of eight missing passengers of MH370, which disappeared after departing from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" target="_blank">Kuala Lumpur</a> to Beijing in 2014. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mh370-china-lawsuit-malaysia-airline-22145b6ac7efa5c21f04fa01308883a8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Synytsia" target="_blank">Operation Synytsia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Spain" target="_blank">court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villajoyosa" target="_blank">Villajoyosa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>, provisionally closes its investigation into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deaths_since_2022" target="_blank">killing</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defection" target="_blank">defector</a> Maxim Kuzminov in the town after authorities cannot identify any perpetrators. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/spanish-court-closes-probe-into-russian-defectors-murder-lack-suspects-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_violence_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">School violence in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed, and another is critically injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting" target="_blank">shooting</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_State_University" target="_blank">Kentucky State University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfort%2C_Kentucky" target="_blank">Frankfort</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" target="_blank">Kentucky</a>, United States. A suspect is taken into custody. <a href="https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/shooting-reported-at-kentucky-state-university-multiple-injured" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment" target="_blank">Online Safety Amendment</a> takes effect, age-restricting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> sites such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (X), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiktok" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, as well as accounts on the said sites registered to users under the age of 16. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/australia/australia-social-media-ban-starts-intl-hnk" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" target="_blank">Nepalese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_for_the_Investigation_of_Abuse_of_Authority" target="_blank">Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority</a> charges 55 people, including former ministers and officials, and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> engineering company with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud" target="_blank">fraud</a> related to inflating expenses in the construction of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhara_International_Airport" target="_blank">Pokhara International Airport</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nepal-china-corruption-airport-c112cb659a00efd348ea270f97f1e861" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Czech_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2025 Czech parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrej_Babi%C5%A1" target="_blank">Andrej Babiš</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28politics%29" target="_blank">opposition</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANO_2011" target="_blank">ANO</a> party is appointed as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" target="_blank">Czech Republic</a> for his second non-consecutive term. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/czech-president-appoints-andrej-babis-new-prime-minister-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovak</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Slovakia" target="_blank">parliament</a> votes to abolish the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower_protection" target="_blank">whistleblower protection</a> office and replace it with a new body. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/slovakia-governments-actions-rule-law-ngos-media-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program" target="_blank">Chinese space program</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Space_Administration" target="_blank">Chinese astronauts</a> install <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple_shield" target="_blank">debris-shielding</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_space_station" target="_blank">Tiangong space station</a> following damage to the docked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_20" target="_blank">Shenzhou 20</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reentry_capsule" target="_blank">reentry capsule</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris" target="_blank">orbital debris</a>, and the crew conducts a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewalk" target="_blank">spacewalk</a> to prepare the compromised spacecraft for an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncrewed_spacecraft" target="_blank">uncrewed</a> return. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/science/chinese-astronauts-install-debris-protection-aboard-space-station-2025-12-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_SEA_Games" target="_blank">2025 SEA Games</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 2025 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA_Games" target="_blank">SEA Games</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_SEA_Games_opening_ceremony" target="_blank">opens</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajamangala_Stadium" target="_blank">Rajamangala Stadium</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>, with heightened security for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia_at_the_2025_SEA_Games" target="_blank">Cambodian athletes</a> and staff due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodia%E2%80%92Thailand_conflict" target="_blank">ongoing Cambodia–Thailand conflict</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251209-sea-games-to-open-in-thailand-with-tightened-security" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154111, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 campaign[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Uvira_offensive']2025 Uvira offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Media reports confirm that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']M23[/URL] has captured [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sange%2C_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Sange[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kivu']South Kivu[/URL], from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Congolese government[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defense_Force']Burundian troops[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/drc-accuses-rwanda-of-peace-deal-violations-as-m23-advances-in-the-east'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/12/09/south-kivu-m23-seizes-sange-triggering-a-massive-influx-into-burundi-and-a-retreat-of-burundian-troops/'](SOS Media Burundi)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] call on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Defence_Force']Rwandan military[/URL] and the M23 rebels to stop their offensive. [URL='https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-european-powers-urge-rwanda-212537709.html'](Yahoo News)[/URL] [*]At least 20,000 people flee from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvira']Uvira[/URL] across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi']Burundi[/URL]–[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']DRC[/URL] border and reach [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujumbura']Bujumbura[/URL]. [URL='https://actualite.cd/index.php/2025/12/09/uvira-face-la-progression-de-lafcm23-plus-de-20-000-personnes-ont-deja-trouve-refuge'](Actualité in French)[/URL] [*]M23 fighters enter Uvira. [URL='https://www.trtworld.com/article/1bcc51afdcc2'](TRT World)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis']2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Air_Force']Royal Thai Air Force[/URL] carries out several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodia[/URL], killing nine civilians and wounding 20 more. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/9/thailand-cambodia-live?update=4161571'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army']Thai soldiers[/URL] are killed and 29 more injured during clashes with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Army']Cambodian soldiers[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/9/thailand-cambodia-live?update=4161571'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Turner_Prize']2025 Turner Prize[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism']autistic[/URL] artist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnena_Kalu']Nnena Kalu[/URL] wins the 2025 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize']Turner Prize[/URL] for her wrapped fabric sculptures, becoming the first artist with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_disability']learning disability[/URL] to win the award. [URL='https://thesun.my/news/world-news/autistic-artist-nnena-kalu-wins-turner-prize/'](AFP via [I]The Sun Malaysia[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/09/nnena-kalu-first-artist-learning-disability-win-turner-prize']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_IndiGo_disruption']2025 IndiGo disruption[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Civil_Aviation_%28India%29']Directorate General of Civil Aviation[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL] orders [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndiGo']IndiGo[/URL], the country's largest airline, to reduce its flights by 5% following a scheduling crisis last week that caused thousands of cancellations. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/indigos-woes-indian-airline-ordered-to-cut-flights-by-5/a-75073906'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_economic_crisis_%282022%E2%80%932024%29']Pakistani economic crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund']International Monetary Fund[/URL] (IMF) approves the release of US$1.2 billion to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] to assist with recovery from an economic crisis. The country has already received $3.3 billion from the IMF since last year. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imf-approves-key-installment-bailout-54d10f9462db9df33e2094cb21953cd5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]{{ill|Terra Drone Building fire|id|Kebakaran Gedung Terra Drone 2025}} [LIST] [*]Twenty-two people are killed, and 19 more are rescued in a fire at a seven-story building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta']Jakarta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/office-building-jakarta-indonesia-deadly-fire-fa998b4135754fdcd58f1b1364a0776a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Seven people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force']Russian Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-22']Antonov An-22[/URL] crashes during a test flight following repairs in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanovo_Oblast']Ivanovo Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/crew-killed-crash-russian-an-22-military-plane-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Catalonia_swine_fever_outbreak']2025 Catalonia swine fever outbreak[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia']Catalan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Catalonia']government[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] announces a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] due to the rapid spread of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_swine_fever_virus']African swine fever virus[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar']wild boars[/URL] in a {{cvt|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} region to avoid spreading to other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain']regions of Spain[/URL]. [URL='https://www.20minutos.es/cataluna/catalunya-declara-emergencia-para-contener-paliar-los-efectos-brote-peste-porcina_6908177_0.html']([I]20minutos[/I] in Spanish)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Lithuania_relations']Belarus–Lithuania relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violations_of_non-combatant_airspace_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania']Lithuania[/URL] declares a state of national emergency over security risks from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarusian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_balloon']weather balloons[/URL] violating Lithuanian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-national-emergency-balloons-belarus-a24d39880e34e17c57fd76f799c35b33'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Darfur']War in Darfur[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_investigation_in_Darfur']International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court']International Criminal Court[/URL] sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjaweed']Janjaweed[/URL] militia leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Kushayb']Ali Kushayb[/URL] to 20 years in prison for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes']war crimes[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity']crimes against humanity[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_genocide_%282003%E2%80%932005%29']committed during the war in Darfur[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/icc-sentences-darfur-janjaweed-militia-leader-20-years-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases']Catholic Church sexual abuse cases[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_cardinal']Cardinal[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dolan']Timothy Dolan[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic']Roman Catholic[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archdiocese_of_New_York']Archdiocese of New York[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] announces the archdiocese will set up a $300 million fund to compensate victims of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse']sexual abuse[/URL] who have sued the church. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/new-york-archdiocese-abuse-fund-church-f26c80229d946760eca8e4a56633fddf'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370']Malaysia Airlines Flight 370[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_system_of_China']court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], orders [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines']Malaysia Airlines[/URL] (MH) to pay {{Renminbi|link=yes}}2.9 million (US$410,000) each to families of eight missing passengers of MH370, which disappeared after departing from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur']Kuala Lumpur[/URL] to Beijing in 2014. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mh370-china-lawsuit-malaysia-airline-22145b6ac7efa5c21f04fa01308883a8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Synytsia']Operation Synytsia[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Spain']court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villajoyosa']Villajoyosa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL], provisionally closes its investigation into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deaths_since_2022']killing[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defection']defector[/URL] Maxim Kuzminov in the town after authorities cannot identify any perpetrators. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/spanish-court-closes-probe-into-russian-defectors-murder-lack-suspects-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_violence_in_the_United_States']School violence in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed, and another is critically injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting']shooting[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_State_University']Kentucky State University[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfort%2C_Kentucky']Frankfort[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky']Kentucky[/URL], United States. A suspect is taken into custody. [URL='https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/shooting-reported-at-kentucky-state-university-multiple-injured'](BNO News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment']Online Safety Amendment[/URL] takes effect, age-restricting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] sites such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook']Facebook[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']Twitter[/URL] (X), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiktok']Tiktok[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube']YouTube[/URL], as well as accounts on the said sites registered to users under the age of 16. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/australia/australia-social-media-ban-starts-intl-hnk'](CNN)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal']Nepalese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_for_the_Investigation_of_Abuse_of_Authority']Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority[/URL] charges 55 people, including former ministers and officials, and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] engineering company with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud']fraud[/URL] related to inflating expenses in the construction of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhara_International_Airport']Pokhara International Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nepal-china-corruption-airport-c112cb659a00efd348ea270f97f1e861'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Czech_parliamentary_election']2025 Czech parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrej_Babi%C5%A1']Andrej Babiš[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28politics%29']opposition[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANO_2011']ANO[/URL] party is appointed as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic']Prime Minister[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic']Czech Republic[/URL] for his second non-consecutive term. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/czech-president-appoints-andrej-babis-new-prime-minister-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovak[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Slovakia']parliament[/URL] votes to abolish the country's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblower_protection']whistleblower protection[/URL] office and replace it with a new body. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/slovakia-governments-actions-rule-law-ngos-media-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program']Chinese space program[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Space_Administration']Chinese astronauts[/URL] install [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple_shield']debris-shielding[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_space_station']Tiangong space station[/URL] following damage to the docked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_20']Shenzhou 20[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reentry_capsule']reentry capsule[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris']orbital debris[/URL], and the crew conducts a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewalk']spacewalk[/URL] to prepare the compromised spacecraft for an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncrewed_spacecraft']uncrewed[/URL] return. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/science/chinese-astronauts-install-debris-protection-aboard-space-station-2025-12-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_SEA_Games']2025 SEA Games[/URL] [LIST] [*]The 2025 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA_Games']SEA Games[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_SEA_Games_opening_ceremony']opens[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajamangala_Stadium']Rajamangala Stadium[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok']Bangkok[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL], with heightened security for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia_at_the_2025_SEA_Games']Cambodian athletes[/URL] and staff due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodia%E2%80%92Thailand_conflict']ongoing Cambodia–Thailand conflict[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251209-sea-games-to-open-in-thailand-with-tightened-security'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_9"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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