November 22, 2024 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and 12 others are injured in a Russian drone attack on civilian infrastructure in Sumy, Ukraine.

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Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova states that 46 of one thousand Russian civilians who claimed to have been forcibly relocated by Ukraine into its territory have been returned, following extensive negotiations involving the Red Cross.

(Reuters)

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An Israeli airstrike targeting the Dar El Amal Hospital in Duris in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, kills the hospital director and six other health workers.

(Anadolu Agency), (Al Jazeera)

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At least five medics are killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a multistorey building in Chyah, Beirut, Lebanon.

(Al Jazeera)

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Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims responsibility for an attack in Mali the previous day which killed seven Wagner Group mercenaries.

(Reuters)

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The bodies of six people were found at the height of the Alazán Plan ejido with signs of torture on the highway that connects the municipalities of San Fernando with Reynosa.

(Excelsior)

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Eight New People's Army guerrillas are killed after two separate encounters since yesterday by the Philippine Army in Candoni, Negros Occidental.

(The Philippine Star)

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Business and economy

German automotive supplier Bosch announces plans to lay off 5,550 employees, including 3,500 by 2027, as part of measures to reduce costs.

(DW), (Reuters)

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Disasters and accidents

Large crowds of protesters gather in Parachinar, Pakistan, to protest the massacre of 50 Shiite Pakistanis as well as the ongoing sectarian violence in the region.

(Reuters), (MENAFN)

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A second Australian tourist dies of alcohol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos, bringing the death toll from the incident to six. Eight others remain hospitalized.

(ABC News Australia)

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Health and environment

An infant dies and at least ten other people fall ill in a listeria outbreak related to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products in California, United States.

(AP)

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Law and crime

The Israel Defense Forces issue more than 1,000 arrest warrants to ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel for evading draft orders.

(CNN), (The Times of Israel)

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A Norwegian man working as a guard at the United States Embassy in Oslo is arrested, on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran.

(CNN)

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Energy company Phillips 66 is indicted in a United States federal court on six charges of violating the Clean Water Act in Los Angeles County, California.

(CBS News)

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Politics and elections

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission of Senegal certifies the results of the parliamentary election, with the ruling PASTEF party winning 130 out of 165 seats.

(RFI), (Al Jazeera)

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Nicaraguan lawmakers vote unanimously to approve a constitutional amendment that strengthens the political power of President Daniel Ortega and makes his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo "co-president".

(Confidencial), (Al Jazeera)

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