Romania says that a Russian drone has crashed in its territory, leaving a crater in Grindu, Tulcea, near the Ukrainian border. Romanian Air Force F-16s and German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons conducted joint patrols in response to the violation of NATO airspace.
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December 14, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Maersk calls for "political action" after a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen narrowly misses one of their container ships in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be from the Yemeni Navy also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast.
Jaish ul-Adl militants attack a police station in Rask, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, killing eleven officers and wounding others. Several gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
Seven people are arrested in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands after police discover possible terrorist plans to attack Jewish institutions in Europe. Four of the detained are identified as Hamas members by police, a claim which Hamas has denied.
Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Makamba confirms that a 21-year-old Tanzanian student was "killed immediately after being captured by Hamas" on 7 October.
Business and economy
Iran lifts travel visa requirements for tourists in 33 countries, including all Gulf states and one EU member state, Croatia.
Disasters and accidents
At least 515 people are injured in a rear-end collision between railroad cars on the Changping line of the Beijing Subway in China near the Xi'erqi station amid snowfall.
International relations
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says that Bulgaria will "fully pay the consequences" of its "shameful decision" to remove the Soviet-era Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia.
Finland announces the creation of a defense cooperation agreement with the United States. The agreement will grant Finland access to American military resources for use in defensive operations, while the US will gain military access to Finland in the event of conflict.
Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey announces an agreement with the Nigerien military junta for the country's transition to civilian rule, ready for presentation to the ECOWAS with the aim of lifting Niger's suspension from the body.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali hold talks in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Both leaders agree to use neither threats nor force against the other. A joint commission is announced to address the existing issues, with a report expected within three months.
Law and crime
Ex-FBI agent Charles McGonigal is sentenced to over four years in prison for violating U.S. sanctions on Russia, including laundering money for oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal acquits Kathleen Folbigg, overturning her 2003 conviction for the deaths of her four children, following new scientific evidence revealing rare genetic mutations as the cause of the deaths.
Hong Kong police announce HK$1 million (US$128,000) bounties for five activists residing overseas, including Simon Cheng, charging them with inciting secession under the national security law.
A former British paratrooper will stand trial in the killing of two civil rights protesters during a massacre, where British soldiers shot 13 protesters during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland.
A United States Navy officer, Ridge Alkonis, jailed in Japan after being found guilty of the negligent driving deaths of two local civilians, has been transferred into American custody, where he was booked into a federal detention center.
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