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December 28, 2024 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations
  - The Gaza Strip Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as shelters by displaced Palestinians have "completely deteriorated" and are now unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war
- Western Syria clashes
  - Syria's new government announces "a large-scale sweep operation" in Latakia to arrest or eliminate all remaining pro-Assad insurgents and any threats to national security. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes
- Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense announces that they targeted several locations in Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani aircraft conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Homelessness in the United States
- U.S. homelessness hits a record high in 2024, increasing by more than 18% in the past year, primarily due to high housing costs, natural disasters, and an increase in migration to major cities. (BBC News)
Moldova-Russia relations
- Russian company Gazprom announces the supply of gas to Moldova will cease on January 1, 2025, alleging fails to fulfill its payment obligations. The Moldovan Prime Minister, Dorin Recean, accuses the Russian Government of deliberately weaponising energy flows to destabilise the country. (Euronews).

Disasters and accidents

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse
- The death toll from the highway collapse between Maranhão and Tocantins, Brazil, six days ago, increases to eleven, with six others still missing. (Correio Braziliense)
Tornado outbreak of December 26–29, 2024
- At least two people are killed in a tornado outbreak across the southern United States, with damage reported near Houston, Texas. (USA Today)

International relations

Lukoil oil transit dispute, Ukrainian energy crisis, Slovakia–Ukraine relations
- Slovakia threatens reciprocal measures against Ukraine's plans to suspend the transit of Russian oil to Slovakia on January 1, including suspending electricity supplies. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening a "second energy front" against Kyiv under Moscow's orders. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

The Afghanistan's Taliban government bans windows overlooking to places "used by women", and says that existing ones should be blocked. (RFI)

Politics and elections

2024 Mozambican general election
- 2024 Mozambican protests
  - At least 13,000 Mozambicans flee the country into Malawi amid widespread civil unrest due to the results of the recent general election. (DW)
2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- Impeachment of Han Duck-soo, Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol
  - Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is accused of ordering the authorization of the use of live firearms to stop MPs from overriding the martial law vote and to force the MPs out of the National Assembly legislature building. (BBC News)

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 *[[Israel–Hamas war]]
 **[[Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip]], [[Gaza Strip evacuations]]
-***The [[Gaza Strip]] Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as [[Shelter|shelter]] by [[Gaza Strip evacuations|displaced]] [[Palestinians]] have "completely deteriorated" and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/28/live-israeli-soldiers-storm-set-fire-to-last-hospital-in-northern-gaza?update=3411570 (Al Jazeera)]
+***The [[Gaza Strip]] Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as [[shelter]]s by [[Gaza Strip evacuations|displaced]] [[Palestinians]] have "completely deteriorated" and are now unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/28/live-israeli-soldiers-storm-set-fire-to-last-hospital-in-northern-gaza?update=3411570 (Al Jazeera)]
+*[[Syrian civil war]]
+**[[Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present)|Western Syria clashes]]
+***[[Syria]]'s [[Government of Syria|new government]] announces "a large-scale sweep operation" in [[Latakia]] to arrest or eliminate all remaining [[Ba'athist Syria|pro-Assad]] [[Insurgency|insurgents]] and any threats to [[national security]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/syrian-authorities-crack-down-on-remnants-of-bashar-al-assads-rule (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes]]
-**[[Afghanistan]]'s [[Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)|Ministry of Defense]] stated that they targeted several locations in [[Pakistan]] in retaliation for [[Pakistan Air Force|Pakistani aircraft]] conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/afghan-taliban-hit-several-points-in-pakistan-in-retaliation-for-attacks (Al Jazeera)]
+**[[Afghanistan]]'s [[Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)|Ministry of Defense]] announces that they targeted several locations in [[Pakistan]] in retaliation for [[Pakistan Air Force|Pakistani aircraft]] conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/afghan-taliban-hit-several-points-in-pakistan-in-retaliation-for-attacks (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Business and economy'''
 *[[Homelessness in the United States]]
-**U.S. homelessness hits a record high in 2024. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vwdw7zn2o (BBC)]
+**[[Homelessness in the United States by state|U.S. homelessness]] hits a record high in 2024, increasing by more than 18% in the past year, primarily due to [[Housing in the United States|high housing costs]], [[List of natural disasters in the United States|natural disasters]], and [[Immigration to the United States|an increase in migration to major cities]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vwdw7zn2o (BBC News)]
+*[[Moldova-Russia relations]]
+**Russian company [[Gazprom]] announces the supply of gas to Moldova will cease on January 1, 2025, alleging fails to fulfill its payment obligations. The [[Prime Minister of Moldova|Moldovan Prime Minister]], [[Dorin Recean]], accuses the Russian Government of deliberately weaponising energy flows to destabilise the country. [https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/28/russias-gazprom-says-it-will-stop-supplying-moldova-with-gas-next-week (Euronews)].
+'''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse]]
+**The death toll from the highway collapse between [[Maranhão]] and [[Tocantins]], [[Brazil]], six days ago, increases to eleven, with six others still missing. [https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/brasil/2024/12/amp/7021803-sobe-para-11-o-numero-de-mortos-em-ponte-que-desabou.html (''Correio Braziliense'')]
+*[[Tornado outbreak of December 26–29, 2024]]
+**At least two people are killed in a tornado outbreak across the [[southern United States|southern]] [[United States]], with damage reported near [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/12/28/tornadoes-texas-videos/77292449007/ (''USA Today'')]
 '''International relations'''
 *[[Lukoil oil transit dispute]], [[Ukrainian energy crisis]], [[Slovakia–Ukraine relations]]
-**[[Slovakia]] threatens reciprocal measures against [[Ukraine]]'s plans to cut off transit of [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]] to the nation on 1 January 2025, including halting [[Electricity market|electricity supplies]]. In response, [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] accuses Slovakia of opening a "second energy front" against [[Government of Ukraine|Kyiv]] under [[Government of Russia|Moscow]]'s orders.  [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/zelenskyy-accuses-slovakia-of-opening-second-energy-front-against-ukraine (Al Jazeera)]
+**[[Slovakia]] threatens reciprocal measures against [[Ukraine]]'s plans to suspend the transit of [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]] to Slovakia on January 1, including suspending [[Electricity market|electricity supplies]]. In response, [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] accuses Slovakia of opening a "second energy front" against [[Government of Ukraine|Kyiv]] under [[Government of Russia|Moscow]]'s orders.  [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/28/zelenskyy-accuses-slovakia-of-opening-second-energy-front-against-ukraine (Al Jazeera)]
+'''Law and crime'''
+*The [[Afghanistan]]'s [[Taliban]] government bans windows overlooking to places "used by women", and says that existing ones should be blocked. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20241229-taliban-leader-bans-windows-overlooking-women-s-areas (RFI)]
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2024 Mozambican general election]]
+**[[2024 Mozambican protests]]
+***At least 13,000 [[Mozambicans]] flee [[Mozambique|the country]] into [[Malawi]] amid widespread [[civil unrest]] due to the results of the recent general election. [https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-thousands-flee-to-malawi-amid-election-unrest/a-71177712 (DW)]
+*[[2024 South Korean martial law crisis]]
+**[[Impeachment of Han Duck-soo]], [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol]]
+***Impeached [[President of South Korea|South Korean president]] [[Yoon Suk Yeol]] is accused of ordering the authorization of the use of live firearms to stop [[Lists of members of the National Assembly (South Korea)|MPs]] from overriding the martial law vote and to force the MPs out of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly legislature building]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xj7kpe7kjo (BBC News)]
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