November 24, 2024 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

The death toll from yesterday's airstrike in Basta, Beirut, Lebanon, increases to 29 with 67 others injured.

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Israeli artillery targets a Lebanese Army base in Tyre District, Lebanon, killing one soldier and injuring 18 others.

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At least six people are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, one in the Nuseirat refugee camp, two in the Maghazi refugee camp, and three in Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces issue a new evacuation order in Shuja'iyya, Gaza City.

(Al Jazeera)

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Hezbollah launches over 300 missiles at Israel, targeting the Ashdod Naval Base in Ashdod for the first time and injuring eleven people.

(Al Jazeera)

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Law and crime

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill into law banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transition is legal. The bill also outlaws material that promotes childlessness.

(AP)

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Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region, Iraq, vehemently criticizes Iraq's proposed legislation to lower the legal age of marriage to nine, labeling it a severe regression in women's rights.

(Al Arabiya)

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Pakistani police arrest thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of a planned protest to demand for the release of Khan and other members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, along with the resignation of the current government. The capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad, is placed under a security lockdown before the protest takes place.

(DW), (RNZ)

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Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates, with three Uzbek nationals later arrested for the murder.

(The New York Times), (The Washington Times)

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Six people are killed and five others are injured after a mass shooting at a bar in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.

(AP)

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An unidentified gunman injures three police officers near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, before being shot dead.

(Reuters)

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Politics and elections

Uruguayans vote in the second round of the general election to elect a president between Yamandú Orsi and Álvaro Delgado.

(Reuters)

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The first round of the presidential elections in Romania takes place, to determine which two candidates will compete against each other in the second round on December 8.

(Euronews)

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Residents of Switzerland vote on four national issues, including a highly debated expansion programme for national highways.

(The Federal Council), (Swiss Info)

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The ruling National Party concedes defeat as Broad Front candidate Yamandú Orsi wins the election with 52% of the vote. Over 5% of the votes were invalid, a record high for Uruguay.

(DW), (TIME)

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The government of Israel approves a resolution to cut ties with and impose sanctions on the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, after the newspaper ran "many articles that hurt the legitimacy of the State of Israel and its right to self-defence".

(Al Jazeera)

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Independent candidate Călin Georgescu and Save Romania Union candidate Elena Lasconi win the first round and pass onto the second round on 8 December.

(Libertatea)

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Swiss voters approve of a measure to institute a new healthcare model, while rejecting measures to build larger motorways, institute easier evictions, and stricter regulations on subletting properties.

(SwissInfo), (Euronews)

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Sports

In rally motorsport, Thierry Neuville of Hyundai wins the World Rally Drivers' Championship at Rally Japan, his first world title in the sport.

(France 24)

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In tennis, Italy wins their third Davis Cup title after Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner defeat Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the final.

(The Athletic)

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In baseball, Chinese Taipei defeated Japan 4-0 in the finals of the WBSC Premier 12, winning the first title of the top three international baseball tournaments in its history.

(Taipei Times)

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