December 11, 2024 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

The Parliament of Canada approves the allocation of CA$764 million (US$587 million) in military aid to Ukraine.

(Ukrainska Pravda)

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At least 29 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on civilian areas in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate, Gaza.

(Al Jazeera)

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The United States Department of State approves a $266.4 million sale of F-16 maintenance equipment to Ukraine.

(Ukrainska Pravda), (DSCA), (Newsweek)

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Somali forces launch a failed attack on Jubaland regional forces, with Jubaland capturing hundreds of Somali soldiers and claiming to have fully taken over Ras Kamboni, Lower Juba, Somalia.

(Reuters), (Idil News), (Garowe Online)

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Armed men raid and set fire to the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad and also conduct attacks on other tombs and graves in Qardaha District, Latakia Governorate, Syria.

(SOHR)

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights urges Syria's military leadership to prevent ongoing sectarian riots, looting, and assaults on civilians from armed groups.

(SOHR)

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Afghanistan's acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Khalil Haqqani and five other people are killed in a suicide bombing at the Ministry's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

(Reuters)

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Five civilians are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Ainata, Bint Jbeil, and Beit Lif, Lebanon, despite the agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah.

(Al Jazeera)

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Amnesty International reports that Sudan is currently facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 30 million people at risk or in need of humanitarian aid.

(DW)

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The Federal Foreign Office of Germany announces an additional €8 million (US$8.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.

(APA)

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Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopens after it was closed in November when a Spirit Airlines aircraft was struck by gunfire.

(DW)

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An Israeli boy is killed and three others are injured by a Palestinian gunman attack on a bus in Al-Khader, West Bank.

(The Times of Israel)

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Business and economy

American grocery store company Albertsons of Boise, Idaho backs out of a $24.6 billion merger deal between Cincinnati-based grocer Kroger and files a lawsuit against them that includes a $600 million termination fee.

(ABC News)

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Disasters and accidents

One person is killed in a fire and explosion at a residential high-rise apartment building in Shenzhen, China.

(Reuters)

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Fourty-four people are presumed dead from drowning when a boat carrying refugees from Sierra Leone capsizes on its way from Sfax, Tunisia, to Europe.

(DW)

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Health and environment

Iran announces that all government offices, universities, and schools in Tehran province will be closed for two days due to severe air pollution.

(AP)

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Law and crime

Two United States foreign nationals from California are killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in Michoacán, Mexico.

(ABC News)

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Politics and elections

A special investigations team conducts a raid on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office, the National Police Agency headquarters, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters, and the office of the National Assembly's security service, as part of an investigation into Yoon's failed attempt at imposing martial law last week.

(DW)

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Jailed former national defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, who allegedly helped President Yoon Suk Yeol impose martial law, attempts suicide while in custody.

(BBC News)

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Hundreds of tractors block Whitehall in protest of Labour government changes to agricultural inheritance tax.

(The Independent)

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The Swiss Federal Assembly elects Karin Keller-Sutter, currently Finance minister, as President of Switzerland for 2025.

(Swissinfo)

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