December 2, 2024 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will provide Ukraine with a $725 million weapons package.

(Reuters)

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The Gaza Health Ministry says that around 37 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, increasing the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 44,466.

(The Hindu)

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Hamas says that 33 hostages have been killed in the 14 months since the war started.

(The Times)

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The Israel Defense Forces say that Israeli-American soldier Omer Maxim Neutra, previously believed to be a living hostage, was killed during the October 7 attacks last year and his body was kept in Gaza.

(Haaretz)

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Significant populations of Kurds in Syria are displaced from the northern Aleppo countryside, after factions of the Turkish-backed National Army take control of Kurdish-held territories.

(SOHR)

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says there will be "all Hell to pay" if all the hostages are not released prior to the start of his second term.

(AP)

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At least 10 people are killed during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces gunmen in Batangi-Mbau, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses are burned.

(AP)

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Despite the ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, with Talousa and Haris targeted in Lebanon; at least eleven people are killed.

(Reuters), (Al Jazeera)

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Six suspected New People's Army guerrillas, including two ranking leaders of a regional committee, are killed in an encounter in Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.

(Daily Tribune)

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Business and economy

Workers of the German metalworkers' union IG Metall begin a labor strike after failed negotiations with Volkswagen following the closure of three automotive manufacturing plants.

(DW)

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Law and crime

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee releases their final reports on the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States investigating the origins of COVID-19, Operation Warp Speed's vaccination program, and mask mandates and lockdowns.

(The Hill)

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Forty-four children are injured, including one critically, when a person sprays an unknown gas inside a school in Berlin, Germany.

(Blue News)

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Australian Federal Police announces they have arrested thirteen men, including the vice president of the outlaw Comanchero Motorcycle Club and two teenagers, for illegally smuggling 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country after their fishing boat broke down off the coast of Urangan, Queensland, Australia.

(Al Jazeera), (RNZ), (ABC News)

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Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a mass shooting at a gathering in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

(NBC News)

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Georgian police arrest opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, accusing his party of "coordinating violence" during the protests against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

(Al Jazeera), (The Guardian)

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Politics and elections

The Constitutional Court of Romania upholds the results of the first round of the presidential elections following a recount last week after far-right independent candidate Călin Georgescu won a plurality of the vote, triggering a run-off.

(Al Jazeera), (France24)

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In Ireland, Fianna Fáil remains the largest party in Dáil Éireann, increasing its number of seats to 48. Its governing partner Fine Gael wins 38 seats, with the two parties combined winning 86 seats, two shy of a majority.

(AP)

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