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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154141" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed when an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> tank fired at a wedding hosted in a school-turned-shelter in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/us-to-host-qatari-turkish-and-egyptian-officials-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed, including four attackers, and 15 others are injured in a suicide attack by unidentified militants on a military post in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan_District" target="_blank">North Waziristan District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-military-post-northwest-ed59e39adaa78b2a1df30f006a9222f7" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://amu.tv/216694/" target="_blank">(Amu Television)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Restrictions on TikTok in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Social media platform <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok" target="_blank">TikTok</a> announces a deal to sell 80.1% of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>-based assets to a consortium of companies, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" target="_blank">Oracle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake_%28investment_firm%29" target="_blank">Silver Lake</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGX_Fund_Management_Limited" target="_blank">MGX</a>, and existing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance" target="_blank">ByteDance</a> investors, to avoid a ban in the US. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-us-deal/a-75234707" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strong winds of 65 miles per hour cause major disruption in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston" target="_blank">Boston</a> metropolitan area, leaving over 80,000 people without power, and causing delays, impacting more than 200 flights from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_International_Airport" target="_blank">Logan International Airport</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/power-outages-massachusetts-weather-flight-delays/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a> <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/more-than-60k-power-outages-mass-hundreds-flight-cancellations-delays-logan-airport/REZPBDLM3ZHUHNMCORXEXDJTFA/?outputType=amp" target="_blank">(Boston 25 News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Ukraine–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> agrees to loan €90 billion (US$105 billion) to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> from its internal budget after failing to use frozen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> assets. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/18/european-union-summit-ukraine-belgium-russia-frozen-assets/" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-welcomes-90-billion-euro-eu-loan-despite-lack-deal-russian-assets-2025-12-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Immigration policy of the second Trump administration</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Brown_University_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Brown University shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._government" target="_blank">U.S. government</a> suspends the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa" target="_blank">Diversity Immigrant Visa</a> scheme for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_card" target="_blank">green cards</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University" target="_blank">Brown University</a> shooting suspect was revealed to be from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank">Portugal</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp4ze002mo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Bondi Beach shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" target="_blank">Anthony Albanese</a> announces a nationwide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_buyback_program" target="_blank">gun buyback program</a>, the largest since the aftermath of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29" target="_blank">1996 Port Arthur massacre</a>, in response to the recent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondi_Beach_shooting" target="_blank"> Bondi Beach shooting </a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target="_blank">Sydney</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251219-australia-unveils-gun-buyback-and-national-reflection-day-after-bondi-beach-attack" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Taipei_stabbings" target="_blank">2025 Taipei stabbings</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed and five more injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> near a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_station" target="_blank">subway station</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei" target="_blank">Taipei</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>. The perpetrator, who also threw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_bomb" target="_blank">smoke bombs</a> at the train station, dies during the chase with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28Taiwan%29" target="_blank">police</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/several-injured-attack-taipei-media-reports-2025-12-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Mass shootings in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" target="_blank">United States Army</a> sergeant pleads not guilty to six counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> in August at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stewart" target="_blank">Fort Stewart</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, United States, that injured five people. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/army-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-that-he-shot-5-people-at-a-georgia-base/ar-AA1SDYzq?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=22b82f9328a3417adec4a7813f91ce2b&amp;ei=36" target="_blank">(MSN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore" target="_blank">Caning in Singapore</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam" target="_blank">scammers</a> will face mandatory <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning" target="_blank">caning</a> of up to 24 strokes from December 30 under changes to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law_of_Singapore" target="_blank">criminal law</a> passed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore" target="_blank">parliament</a> in November. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/singapore-caning-scam-law-4f12fbbf443ba7ec2227c4800ca1efa0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2025_Bangladesh_violence" target="_blank">December 2025 Bangladesh violence</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protests and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot" target="_blank">riots</a> erupt across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassination</a> of activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_Hadi" target="_blank">Osman Hadi</a> by two members of the banned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awami_League" target="_blank">Awami League</a> party. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/19/live-violence-breaks-out-in-bangladesh-after-prominent-protest-leader-dies" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154141, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed when an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] tank fired at a wedding hosted in a school-turned-shelter in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/us-to-host-qatari-turkish-and-egyptian-officials-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]Eight people are killed, including four attackers, and 15 others are injured in a suicide attack by unidentified militants on a military post in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan_District']North Waziristan District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-military-post-northwest-ed59e39adaa78b2a1df30f006a9222f7'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://amu.tv/216694/'](Amu Television)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States']Restrictions on TikTok in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]Social media platform [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok']TikTok[/URL] announces a deal to sell 80.1% of its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]-based assets to a consortium of companies, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation']Oracle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake_%28investment_firm%29']Silver Lake[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGX_Fund_Management_Limited']MGX[/URL], and existing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance']ByteDance[/URL] investors, to avoid a ban in the US. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-us-deal/a-75234707'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Strong winds of 65 miles per hour cause major disruption in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston']Boston[/URL] metropolitan area, leaving over 80,000 people without power, and causing delays, impacting more than 200 flights from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_International_Airport']Logan International Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/power-outages-massachusetts-weather-flight-delays/'](CBS News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/more-than-60k-power-outages-mass-hundreds-flight-cancellations-delays-logan-airport/REZPBDLM3ZHUHNMCORXEXDJTFA/?outputType=amp'](Boston 25 News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Ukraine–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] agrees to loan €90 billion (US$105 billion) to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] from its internal budget after failing to use frozen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] assets. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/18/european-union-summit-ukraine-belgium-russia-frozen-assets/']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-welcomes-90-billion-euro-eu-loan-despite-lack-deal-russian-assets-2025-12-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_second_Trump_administration']Immigration policy of the second Trump administration[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Brown_University_shooting']2025 Brown University shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._government']U.S. government[/URL] suspends the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa']Diversity Immigrant Visa[/URL] scheme for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_card']green cards[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University']Brown University[/URL] shooting suspect was revealed to be from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal']Portugal[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp4ze002mo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting']2025 Bondi Beach shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese']Anthony Albanese[/URL] announces a nationwide [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_buyback_program']gun buyback program[/URL], the largest since the aftermath of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29']1996 Port Arthur massacre[/URL], in response to the recent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondi_Beach_shooting'] Bondi Beach shooting [/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney']Sydney[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251219-australia-unveils-gun-buyback-and-national-reflection-day-after-bondi-beach-attack'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Taipei_stabbings']2025 Taipei stabbings[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed and five more injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] near a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_station']subway station[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei']Taipei[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL]. The perpetrator, who also threw [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_bomb']smoke bombs[/URL] at the train station, dies during the chase with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28Taiwan%29']police[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/several-injured-attack-taipei-media-reports-2025-12-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States']Mass shootings in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army']United States Army[/URL] sergeant pleads not guilty to six counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] in August at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stewart']Fort Stewart[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29']Georgia[/URL], United States, that injured five people. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/army-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-that-he-shot-5-people-at-a-georgia-base/ar-AA1SDYzq?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=22b82f9328a3417adec4a7813f91ce2b&ei=36'](MSN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore']Caning in Singapore[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore']Singapore[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam']scammers[/URL] will face mandatory [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning']caning[/URL] of up to 24 strokes from December 30 under changes to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law_of_Singapore']criminal law[/URL] passed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore']parliament[/URL] in November. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/singapore-caning-scam-law-4f12fbbf443ba7ec2227c4800ca1efa0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2025_Bangladesh_violence']December 2025 Bangladesh violence[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protests and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot']riots[/URL] erupt across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassination[/URL] of activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_Hadi']Osman Hadi[/URL] by two members of the banned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awami_League']Awami League[/URL] party. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/19/live-violence-breaks-out-in-bangladesh-after-prominent-protest-leader-dies'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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