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*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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**[[Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
**[[Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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***At least seven [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] drones strike [[Kazan]], [[Russia]], six of which reportedly hit residential areas including a 32-story [[Apartment|apartment building]]. [https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/21/7490106/ (''Ukrainska Pravda'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-kazan-airport-temporarily-halts-operations-aviation-watchdog-says-2024-12-21/ (Reuters)] |
***At least seven [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] drones strike [[Kazan]], [[Russia]], six of which reportedly hit residential areas, including a 32-story [[Apartment|apartment building]]. [https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/21/7490106/ (''Ukrainska Pravda'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-kazan-airport-temporarily-halts-operations-aviation-watchdog-says-2024-12-21/ (Reuters)] |
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*[[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|Haitian crisis]] |
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*[[2024 Magdeburg car attack]] |
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**The [[Government of Haiti|Haitian government]] declares a one-month state of emergency amid the escalating gang violence and the deepening security crisis. [https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/haiti-declares-one-month-state-of-emergency-amid-escalating-gang-violence/ (Caribbean National Weekly)] |
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**German authorities identify the perpetrator of yesterday's [[vehicle-ramming attack]] at the [[Magdeburg Christmas market]] in [[Magdeburg]], [[Germany]], which killed five people and injured over 200, as [[Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen]], a [[psychiatrist]] from [[Saudi Arabia]] known for extreme [[Criticism of Islam|anti-Islam]] and [[Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present)|far-right]] activism. [https://www.blick.ch/ausland/amokfahrt-in-magdeburg-mehrere-tote-80-verletzte-hier-rast-ein-dunkler-bmw-in-weihnachtsmarkt-id20431562.html (Blick)] |
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| ⚫ | **Sixteen [[Pakistan Army]] soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when [[Pakistani Taliban]] militants launch an overnight raid on an army post in [[Makeen]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/12/21/pakistan-militant-raid-kills-16-soldiers-intelligence-officials- (Al Arabiya)] |
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*[[Red Sea crisis]] |
*[[Red Sea crisis]] |
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**Sixteen people are injured in a [[Houthi]] missile attack on the [[Tel Aviv]]-[[Jaffa]] area in [[Israel]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/20/middleeast/tel-aviv-hit-by-projectile-from-yemen-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
**Sixteen people are injured in a [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] missile attack on the [[Tel Aviv]]-[[Jaffa]] area in [[Israel]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/20/middleeast/tel-aviv-hit-by-projectile-from-yemen-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)] |
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*Several bombs explode outside banks and post offices between [[Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg]], in [[Russia]]. [https://112.ua/en/u-moskvi-ta-sankt-peterburzi-progrimili-vibuhi-pid-udarom-posta-ta-banki-49959 (112.ua)] |
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'''Business and economy''' |
'''Business and economy''' |
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*[[Constitutional crisis in |
*[[Constitutional crisis in Somalia]] |
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**The [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]] announces that it will introduce |
**The [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]] announces that it will introduce a new regional currency in 2025. The region had previously shifted to use of the [[United States dollar]] in 2021, due to severe [[inflation]] of the [[Somali shilling]]. [https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/puntland-to-introduce-own-currency-deepening-rift-with-somalia-s-government (Garowe Online)] [https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Dec/199465/puntland_state_president_announces_plan_to_introduce_regional_currency_by_2025.aspx (Hiiraan Online)] [https://horseedmedia.net/puntland-to-launch-own-currency-by-2025-amid-somalias-monetary-challenges/397646/ (Horseed Media)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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*[[Minas Gerais road crash]] |
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**Forty-one people are killed when a bus collides with a [[granite]] block that fell from a truck on a highway in [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/21/at-least-22-people-killed-in-tragic-bus-crash-in-brazil (''The Guardian'')] [https://g1.globo.com/mg/vales-mg/noticia/2024/12/21/acidente-em-mg-e-a-maior-tragedia-em-rodovias-federais-pelo-menos-desde-2007-inicio-da-serie-historica-da-prf.ghtml (G1)] [https://oglobo.globo.com/google/amp/brasil/minas-gerais/noticia/2024/12/22/tragedia-em-minas-sobe-para-41-o-numero-de-mortos-em-acidente-em-teofilo-otoni.ghtml (''O Globo'')] |
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*Ten people are killed and others are injured |
*Ten people are killed and many others are injured in a [[Human stampede|stampede]] during a distribution of food and clothes at a church in [[Abuja]], [[Nigeria]]. [https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-stampede-christmas-406a2e4839c579ed07462a7780de9c42 (AP)] |
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*At least ten people killed when a bus plunges into a [[ravine]] in [[Lorestan province|Lorestan]], [[Iran]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/21/at-least-10-killed-in-iran-as-bus-falls-into-ravine- (Al Arabiya)] |
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*Nine people are killed and 13 more injured when a bus plunges into a [[ravine]] in [[Pa Alam]], [[Lorestan province|Lorestan]], [[Iran]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-road-accident-nine-dead-1455692cf7a901073fa7e2e089e49e42 (AP)] |
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*Two people are killed and three others are missing when an under-construction six-story building collapses in [[Sohana|Sohana village]], [[Mohali district]], [[India]]. [https://zeenews.india.com/india/mohali-building-collapse-himachal-woman-dies-rescue-ops-underway-top-updates-2834513.html (Zee News)] |
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'''International relations''' |
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*[[Syria–United States relations]] |
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**The [[Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act]] expires due to its five-year [[sunset clause]]. The [[Syrian transitional government]] has repeatedly called for the removal of all [[economic sanctions]] against Syria so that the country can start reconstruction on its infrastructure after [[Syrian civil war|13 years of civil war]] left the country in ruins. [https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/31/text (U.S. Congress)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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*[[Censorship of TikTok]] |
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*The [[Albanian government]] announces a one-year ban on the [[social media]] platform [[TikTok]] |
**The [[Albanian government]] announces a one-year ban on the [[social media]] platform [[TikTok]] beginning in 2025, following a fatal [[stabbing]] of a teenager in November in connection to a confrontation on the platform. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/21/albania-bans-tiktok-for-one-year-following-school-stabbing (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/albania-to-ban-tiktok-for-one-year-starting-in-2025-95830/ (Türkiye Today)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
'''Politics and elections''' |
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*[[2024 Icelandic parliamentary election]] |
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*[[2025 United States federal budget]] |
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**The [[Social Democratic Alliance]], led by [[Kristrún Frostadóttir]], forms a [[coalition government]] in [[Iceland]]'s [[Althing]] with the [[Viðreisn|Liberal Reform Party]] and the [[People's Party (Iceland)|People's Party]]. Kristrún becomes Iceland's youngest [[Prime Minister of Iceland|prime minister]] at 36 years old. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/iceland-social-democrats-present-new-coalition-government-4821056 (CNA)] |
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**[[Government shutdowns in the United States]] |
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***The [[United States Senate]] passes a funding bill, |
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**The [[United States Senate]] passes a funding bill, with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] subsequently signing the bill into law, thereby averting a government shutdown. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-musk/ (CBS News)] |
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 23 December 2024
December 21, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- At least seven Ukrainian drones strike Kazan, Russia, six of which reportedly hit residential areas, including a 32-story apartment building. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Haitian crisis
- The Haitian government declares a one-month state of emergency amid the escalating gang violence and the deepening security crisis. (Caribbean National Weekly)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Sixteen Pakistan Army soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when Pakistani Taliban militants launch an overnight raid on an army post in Makeen, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Arabiya)
- Red Sea crisis
Business and economy
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
- The Puntland region of Somalia announces that it will introduce a new regional currency in 2025. The region had previously shifted to use of the United States dollar in 2021, due to severe inflation of the Somali shilling. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Horseed Media)
Disasters and accidents
- Minas Gerais road crash
- Forty-one people are killed when a bus collides with a granite block that fell from a truck on a highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (The Guardian) (G1) (O Globo)
- Ten people are killed and many others are injured in a stampede during a distribution of food and clothes at a church in Abuja, Nigeria. (AP)
- Nine people are killed and 13 more injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Pa Alam, Lorestan, Iran. (AP)
- Two people are killed and three others are missing when an under-construction six-story building collapses in Sohana village, Mohali district, India. (Zee News)
Law and crime
- Censorship of TikTok
- The Albanian government announces a one-year ban on the social media platform TikTok beginning in 2025, following a fatal stabbing of a teenager in November in connection to a confrontation on the platform. (Al Jazeera) (Türkiye Today)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election
- The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, forms a coalition government in Iceland's Althing with the Liberal Reform Party and the People's Party. Kristrún becomes Iceland's youngest prime minister at 36 years old. (CNA)
- 2025 United States federal budget, Government shutdowns in the United States
- The United States Senate passes a funding bill, with President Joe Biden subsequently signing the bill into law, thereby averting a government shutdown. (CBS News)