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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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**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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*[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] |
*[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] |
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**Sixteen [[Pakistan Army]] soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when [[ |
**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 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)] |
**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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'''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 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)] |
*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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*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)] |
*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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'''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]] 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)] |
**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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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)