December 26, 2023 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Two men from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on a hunting trip in Iraq are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb planted by Islamic State insurgents in Al Anbar Governorate.

(AP)

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The Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkassk is destroyed by a Ukrainian airstrike in Feodosia, Crimea, killing at least one person and injuring four others.

(Al Jazeera), (AP)

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Armed bandits kill about 140 people in Plateau State, Nigeria. Many houses are burned down.

(AP)

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Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi confirms the loss of the city of Marinka to Russian forces.

(BBC News), (The New York Times)

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A drone launched from the direction of the Red Sea is shot down near the Egyptian resort town of Dahab, according to the Egyptian military. The drone fell into the sea with no casualties or damage reported.

(Reuters)

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Business and economy

Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyota, suspends all production at its four factories in Japan amid a transport ministry investigation into improper tests for safety certifications.

(AP)

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The administration of Argentina's new president Javier Milei says the government will not renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office, as part of plans for cutbacks to the government.

(AP)

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Disasters and accidents

Twenty-two people are killed by floods in Kasaï-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses and structures are damaged, with a major road being cut off.

(AP)

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A fire at a guest house in Prahova, Romania leaves six people dead, two others injured, and several others missing.

(Euronews), (AP)

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At least 40 people are killed during the explosion of a gas tanker in Totota, Liberia.

(Al Jazeera)

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International relations

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has reversed a slowdown of its enrichment of uranium, and is now enriching uranium at up to 60%, bringing the country closer to reaching the enrichment level required to make a nuclear weapon.

(Reuters)

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Law and crime

The Tokyo High Court rules that TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, will be solely responsible for compensating evacuees and reduced the amount to half the amount a lower court initially ordered, while also absolving the government of any liability.

(AP)

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A man is arrested in Sevres, Île-de-France, France, for killing his four children and their Haitian mother at their flat in Meaux the day before.

(AP)

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