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November 14, 2023 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attack
Armed conflicts and attacks
Heavy fighting is reported in Loikaw, the capital of Kayah State, as Karenni rebel groups attempt to capture the city from the military.
The Chin National Army says that it has successfully captured the border town of Rikhawdar in Chin State.
India deports 39 Myanmar Army soldiers who abandoned their positions and fled across the border into Mizoram. The soldiers were disarmed by the Assam Rifles before being sent back to Myanmar by helicopter.
The Arakan Army claims that nearly 40 positions in Rakhine State have been abandoned by the military.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that "the IDF have completed the encirclement of Gaza City". Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also says that Hamas has "lost control" of Gaza City as Israeli troops capture the city's municipal buildings.
The Malian Armed Forces recapture the town of Kidal from Tuareg separatist forces, according to junta leader Assimi GoĂŻta.
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and eighteen others are injured in a crash between a semi-trailer and a charter bus on Interstate 70 in Licking County, Ohio, United States.
International relations
Myanmar authorities rescue 19 South Koreans from captivity by an unspecified illegal entity in Tachileik, Shan State.
USAID announces the resumption of food aid distribution to Ethiopia following an agreement with the Ethiopian government on enhanced monitoring measures. USAID suspended aid delivery in June due to allegations of diversion.
Law and crime
The South Yorkshire Police in the UK announces that a man has been arrested for manslaughter in connection with the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson during a match between the Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers on October 28.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to condemn the rise in antisemitism during the war and call for the release of Hamas-held hostages.
The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq dismisses Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi and Representative Laith al-Duleimi, following a complaint alleging that Halbousi falsified a resignation letter that would have removed Duleimi from parliament.
Interpol announces its first successful identification for Operation Identify Me. A murder victim found in a river in Antwerp, Belgium in 1992 is identified as a woman from Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
Politics and elections
Liberians elect their president in a run-off between incumbent George Weah and challenger Joseph Boakai.
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