Twelve Jaish ul-Adl militants are killed, including the group's leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by Iran and Pakistan. (Tehran Times), (Sedaye Bourse) Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency link embed save
Israeli airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon kill 55 people and injure 59 others. (L'Orient le Jour) 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes2024 Israeli invasion of LebanonIsraeli–Lebanese conflict link embed save
Hezbollah fires rockets at Tel Aviv, Israel, with a rocket striking Ben Gurion Airport. (Yedioth Ahronoth) Israel–Hezbollah conflictIsraeli–Lebanese conflict link embed save
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the expedited granting of more than US$6 billion in military aid to Ukraine prior to president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January. (Reuters) Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian WarRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
The Institute of International Finance cautions that if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follows through with the tariffs that he campaigned on, this will result in a renewal of inflation and higher U.S. banking loan interest rates. (CNBC) link embed save
Hurricane Rafael approaches the southern coast of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, triggering mass evacuations amid warnings of life-threatening flash flooding and storm surges. (Reuters) 2024 Atlantic hurricane season link embed save
Amid extreme fire weather conditions and a particularly dangerous situation red flag warning, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California, United States, develops and grows to 10,400 acres (42 km2) in less than eight hours. (CBS News) 2024 California wildfires link embed save
Just Stop Oil protesters spray orange paint on the outside of the American Embassy in London, United Kingdom, following Donald Trump's election in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (The Independent) Protests against Donald Trump link embed save
Four people are killed and 25 others are rescued after human traffickers forced them from their boat into the water off the coast of Rhodes, Greece, and abandoned them. (Al Jazeera) link embed save
The Republican Party wins a majority in the U.S. Senate. (Reuters) 2024 United States Senate elections link embed save
In Germany, the Scholz cabinet loses its majority following the dismissal of finance minister Christian Lindner and the resignation of all remaining Free Democratic Party members. (Reuters) 2024 German government crisis link embed save
JD Vance is elected as the 50th Vice President of the United States, becoming the first millennial to be elected vice president. (DW) 2024 United States presidential election, Second presidency of Donald Trump2024 United States elections link embed save
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris concedes defeat to Donald Trump in a concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C., stating that she and outgoing president Joe Biden will commit to a peaceful transition of power. (Time) 2024 United States presidential election, Second presidency of Donald Trump2024 United States elections link embed save
Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th President of the United States. Trump will become the first person since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve non-consecutive presidential terms, as well as the oldest person and first convicted felon to be elected president. (The Washington Post), (AP), (BBC News), (The New York Times), (AP 2) 2024 United States presidential election, Second presidency of Donald Trump2024 United States elections link embed save