December 4, 2024 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A Russian Navy warship fires warning shots at a German helicopter conducting a routine patrol over the Baltic Sea, forcing the helicopter pilots to make evasive maneuvers. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemns the incident as part of Russia's hybrid warfare against NATO.

(Anadolu Agency)

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Rebels capture the town of Al-Saan and the villages of Shaykh Hilal and Suruj in Hama Governorate, Syria.

(SOHR)

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Two Israeli Air Force strikes on an evacuation zone in Al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip kill at least 20 refugees due to explosions and a subsequent fire that destroyed several refugee shelters.

(Al Jazeera)

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Israeli settlers attack Huwara and Beit Furik in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, and sets fire to several buildings and vehicles. The attacks are in retaliation to Palestinians destroying illegal farming outposts.

(Al Jazeera)

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The Pakistan Army kills five jihadist insurgents and captures two others in a raid in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

(AP)

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Heavy fighting is reported in and around Hama as rebel forces enter the city and capture three neighbourhoods.

(France24), (Al Jazeera Mubasher)

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Disasters and accidents

An Iranian Air Force training jet crashes in Fars province, Iran, killing both pilots.

(IRNA)

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Another round of blackouts in Cuba leave millions of households without power. The energy ministry says that it is prioritizing restoring electricity to hospitals and water pumping facilities.

(Reuters)

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International relations

Krygyzstan National Security official Kamchybek Tashiev and Tajikistan National Security official Saimumin Yatimov announces that both countries have signed a agreement that would end 33-years of conflict at the border.

(The Diplomat)

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Law and crime

Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested in police raids across Italy.

(Ansa)

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The CEO of American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson is assassinated by a masked gunman while attending a business conference in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

(Reuters)

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German police, French security services, and Interpol conduct coordinated mass raids on an Iraqi-Kurdish human trafficking network in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

(DW)

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Two kindergarten students are critically injured in a suspected religious hate crime school shooting at a private Protestant school in Palermo, California, United States, before the gunman commits suicide.

(The New York Times)

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Politics and elections

Foreign embassies in Seoul warn their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations, citing the possibility of violence and death.

(The Korea Herald)

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The Electoral Commission of Namibia certifies the results of the general election, announcing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party as the new President, the first female president in the country's history.

(The South African), (DW)

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The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and other professional unions in South Korea announce a labor strike on December 5 and 6 in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law yesterday, calling for Yoon's resignation.

(Maeil Business Newspaper), (Bloomberg)

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The South Korean won drops to a two-year low following Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law yesterday. Several ETFs on the Korea Exchange also drop to a one-year low.

(Invezz)

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The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against Yoon Suk Yeol in response to Yoon's attempt to impose martial law in South Korea.

(BBC News)

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In France, the Barnier government collapses after 331 of 577 deputies vote in favor of a no-confidence motion, the first time since 1962 that the government has collapsed following a no-confidence motion. The left subsequently calls on President Emmanuel Macron to resign and hold early presidential elections.

(Reuters)

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Ahali party leader Nika Gvaramia is arrested in a police raid on his office in Tbilisi, Georgia. The arrest comes as the government continues to crack down on the opposition in response to protests against delaying negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators are also injured during clashes with riot police in Tbilisi.

(AP)

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Activists file a second impeachment complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged misuse of government funds.

(AP)

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December 4, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections