November 23, 2024 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Sinja, the capital of Sennar State, Sudan, from the Rapid Support Forces.

(The New Arab)

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At least 20 people are killed and 66 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Basta, Beirut, Lebanon.

(L'Orient Today), (Reuters)

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Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon kill 18 people, including four children, in Shmustar, Roumieh, and Bodai.

(AP)

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Two people are killed and three others are injured in an Israeli drone strike on Tyre, Lebanon. The victims are Palestinian refugees from the nearby Rashidieh camp.

(AP)

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The Islamic State Khorasan claims responsibility for a mass shooting that killed ten Sufi worshippers at a shrine in Nahrin District, Baghlan, Afghanistan, two days ago.

(Arab News), (Barron's)

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Sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia fighters in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kill 33 people and injure 25 others.

(AP)

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Disasters and accidents

Twenty-four people are killed and 46 others are rescued after two boats carrying 70 passengers capsize when the boats' engines failed in the Indian Ocean off the north coast of Madagascar.

(BBC News)

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International relations

World leaders at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, sign a deal to send at least $300 billion annually to developing nations in the fight against climate change.

(CBS News)

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The United States Intelligence Community declassifies a document which accuses Russia of assassinating political opponents to President Vladimir Putin abroad.

(Kyiv Independent), (Bloomberg)

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Politics and elections

At least one security officer is killed and two others are injured in a gunfight between Jubaland police and security guards in Kismayo, Somalia, after rival candidates announced a parallel election amid a disagreement on the electoral procedure for the presidential election on Monday.

(Hiiraan Online), (NTV Kenya), (NATION)

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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte claims to have spoken with a contract killer to target President Bongbong Marcos, his wife Liza and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the event of her assassination, which the administration deemed an "active threat" against the government.

(ABS-CBN)

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Tens of thousands of people protest against rising rent costs and lack of social housing for residents in Barcelona, Spain. The protests emerge after a recent Bank of Spain report showed the average Spaniard spends about 40% of their income on rent.

(AP)

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