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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154145" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian military</a> forces launch airstrikes on several targets across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, hitting an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal" target="_blank">oil terminal</a>, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition_depot" target="_blank">ammunition depot</a>, and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone</a> launch site in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnodar" target="_blank">Krasnodar</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attacks-d92b40dab1055df4e3512f77c27eb5c9" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_general" target="_blank">Lieutenant general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanil_Sarvarov" target="_blank">Fanil Sarvarov</a> is killed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bomb</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, Russia. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Security Service of Ukraine</a> is being investigated for its role in the attack, which they have not taken responsibility for, with connections also drawn to the assassination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kirillov_%28general%29" target="_blank">Igor Kirillov</a> last year. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/russian-general-fanil-sarvarov-killed-car-bomb-moscow-investigators-say" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against a vehicle near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon" target="_blank">Sidon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/22/live-israel-escalates-strikes-on-lebanon-displaces-dozens-in-jerusalem" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Syrian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and eight others are injured during clashes between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian security forces</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> fighters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo" target="_blank">Aleppo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate" target="_blank">Aleppo Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/clashes-flare-as-top-turkish-officials-visit-syria-ahead-of-deadline-for-kurdish-integration/article_e58ae448-83cc-5063-b2fe-42f9416d9cc8.html" target="_blank">(WFMZ-TV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict" target="_blank">Turkey–Islamic State conflict</a>, <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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye" target="_blank">Turkish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Organization" target="_blank">intelligence agents</a> capture a senior member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province" target="_blank">Islamic State – Khorasan Province</a> along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_border" target="_blank">Afghanistan–Pakistan border</a>. <a href="https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/22/turkish-agents-capture-an-is-member-on-the-afghan-pakistan-border/" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">China–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_%28China%29" target="_blank">commerce ministry</a> imposes a provisional set of 42.7% tariffs on dairy products, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk" target="_blank">milk</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese" target="_blank">cheese</a>, imported from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-eu-dairy-tariff-ev-b53e2f0afc777b3415eff3823f6a67d0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_as_an_investment" target="_blank">price of gold</a> reaches an all-time high of US$4,383.76 per ounce, surpassing its previous peak of $4,381.52. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/gold-price-hits-record-high-of-4-383-76-on-us-rate-cut-bets-c46bc8a0" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 16 people are killed and 18 others are injured, including five critically, when a passenger bus loses control on a toll road, strikes a concrete barrier, and overturns in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semarang" target="_blank">Semarang</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Java" target="_blank">Central Java</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-bus-crash-java-56815beaa357343ad652127c8bb155ad" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Navy" target="_blank">Mexican Navy</a> Flight ANX1209, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" target="_blank">Beechcraft Super King Air</a> carrying eight people, including a pediatric patient, crashes into a bay while on approach to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholes_International_Airport_at_Galveston" target="_blank">Scholes International Airport at Galveston</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston%2C_Texas" target="_blank">Galveston</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, United States. At least three people are killed. <a href="https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/mexican-navy-plane-carrying-pediatric-patient-crashes-near-galveston-texas-6-on-board/" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a> <a href="https://www.galvnews.com/news/search-underway-in-galveston-bay-after-reports-of-a-small-plane-crash/article_1471d868-f56d-5b20-9997-27d42b6aae52.html" target="_blank">(The Daily News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least nine people are injured, including three seriously, when a person drives into a crowd in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunspeet" target="_blank">Nunspeet</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelderland" target="_blank">Gelderland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>. <a href="https://www.nunspeethuisaanhuis.nl/112/112/50474/auto-rijdt-menigte-in-in-nunspeet-meerdere-gewonden" target="_blank">(Nunspeet Huis aan Huis in Dutch)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-nunspeet-car-crash-parade-injuries-4e3aaa4ee95a2910afa9bcf1dce2a07a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations" target="_blank">India–New Zealand relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> finalize a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-trade_agreement" target="_blank">free-trade agreement</a> aiming to reduce most tariffs on bilateral trades, while New Zealand also pledges to invest $20 billion in India's economy over the next 15 years. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-new-zealand-sign-free-trade-deal-with-wellington-pledging-20-billion-investment/a-75265364" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_22" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154145, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war']Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian military[/URL] forces launch airstrikes on several targets across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], hitting an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal']oil terminal[/URL], an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition_depot']ammunition depot[/URL], and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone[/URL] launch site in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnodar']Krasnodar[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attacks-d92b40dab1055df4e3512f77c27eb5c9'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_general']Lieutenant general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanil_Sarvarov']Fanil Sarvarov[/URL] is killed by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bomb[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], Russia. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine']Security Service of Ukraine[/URL] is being investigated for its role in the attack, which they have not taken responsibility for, with connections also drawn to the assassination of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Kirillov_%28general%29']Igor Kirillov[/URL] last year. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/russian-general-fanil-sarvarov-killed-car-bomb-moscow-investigators-say']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against a vehicle near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon']Sidon[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/22/live-israel-escalates-strikes-on-lebanon-displaces-dozens-in-jerusalem'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Syrian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed and eight others are injured during clashes between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian security forces[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] fighters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo']Aleppo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate']Aleppo Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wfmz.com/news/clashes-flare-as-top-turkish-officials-visit-syria-ahead-of-deadline-for-kurdish-integration/article_e58ae448-83cc-5063-b2fe-42f9416d9cc8.html'](WFMZ-TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%E2%80%93Islamic_State_conflict']Turkey–Islamic State conflict[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye']Turkish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Organization']intelligence agents[/URL] capture a senior member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province']Islamic State – Khorasan Province[/URL] along the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_border']Afghanistan–Pakistan border[/URL]. [URL='https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/22/turkish-agents-capture-an-is-member-on-the-afghan-pakistan-border/'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']China–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_%28China%29']commerce ministry[/URL] imposes a provisional set of 42.7% tariffs on dairy products, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk']milk[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese']cheese[/URL], imported from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-eu-dairy-tariff-ev-b53e2f0afc777b3415eff3823f6a67d0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_as_an_investment']price of gold[/URL] reaches an all-time high of US$4,383.76 per ounce, surpassing its previous peak of $4,381.52. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/gold-price-hits-record-high-of-4-383-76-on-us-rate-cut-bets-c46bc8a0'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 16 people are killed and 18 others are injured, including five critically, when a passenger bus loses control on a toll road, strikes a concrete barrier, and overturns in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semarang']Semarang[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Java']Central Java[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-bus-crash-java-56815beaa357343ad652127c8bb155ad'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Navy']Mexican Navy[/URL] Flight ANX1209, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air']Beechcraft Super King Air[/URL] carrying eight people, including a pediatric patient, crashes into a bay while on approach to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholes_International_Airport_at_Galveston']Scholes International Airport at Galveston[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston%2C_Texas']Galveston[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], United States. At least three people are killed. [URL='https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/12/mexican-navy-plane-carrying-pediatric-patient-crashes-near-galveston-texas-6-on-board/'](BNO News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.galvnews.com/news/search-underway-in-galveston-bay-after-reports-of-a-small-plane-crash/article_1471d868-f56d-5b20-9997-27d42b6aae52.html']([I]The Daily News[/I])[/URL] [*]At least nine people are injured, including three seriously, when a person drives into a crowd in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunspeet']Nunspeet[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelderland']Gelderland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nunspeethuisaanhuis.nl/112/112/50474/auto-rijdt-menigte-in-in-nunspeet-meerdere-gewonden']([I]Nunspeet Huis aan Huis[/I] in Dutch)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-nunspeet-car-crash-parade-injuries-4e3aaa4ee95a2910afa9bcf1dce2a07a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations']India–New Zealand relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL] finalize a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-trade_agreement']free-trade agreement[/URL] aiming to reduce most tariffs on bilateral trades, while New Zealand also pledges to invest $20 billion in India's economy over the next 15 years. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/india-new-zealand-sign-free-trade-deal-with-wellington-pledging-20-billion-investment/a-75265364'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_December_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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