In Pakistan, Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan. (AP) Insurgency in Balochistan link embed save
The death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel began airstrikes increases to at least 20,000 people. (Al Jazeera) 2023 Israel–Hamas war link embed save
Japanese electronics company Toshiba is delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years. (Reuters) link embed save
Argentine president Javier Milei announces a series of economic deregulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations including property and labor laws, to address the crisis. (AFP via France 24) Argentine monetary crisis link embed save
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo. (Al Jazeera) International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war link embed save
Junior doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet, spanning nine days, to address pay-related disputes with the National Health Service. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikesUnited Kingdom cost-of-living crisis link embed save
Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mining cart runs off the tracks in Jixi, Heilongjiang, China. (AP) link embed save
Canada implements a single-use plastic ban as part of its initiative to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, despite a court ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional. (AFP via Daily Tribune) link embed save
Venezuela releases ten Americans and extradites fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, while the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail. (AP) United States–Venezuela relations link embed save
The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. (AKIpress) link embed save
Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. with graffiti reading "Free Gaza". (The Hill) 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States2023 Israel–Hamas war protests link embed save
A Manchester Crown Court jury convicts two teenagers of murdering trans girl Brianna Ghey in Warrington, Cheshire, England. (AFP via NDTV) Murder of Brianna Ghey link embed save
Former Surinamese president DĂ©si Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 men. (NOS) December murders link embed save
President Umaro Sissoco EmbalĂł dismisses Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, appointing Rui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor. (AFP via France 24) 2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt link embed save
Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect their president, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21. (Reuters) 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election link embed save