December 26, 2024 (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Five journalists of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al Quds Today TV are killed in their vehicle by an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Awda Hospital in Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza.

(CNN), (The Jerusalem Post)

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Gaza Strip doctors report that three infants have died due to hypothermia from inadequate shelter in displacement camps amid a decrease in outdoor temperatures.

(Al Jazeera)

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Al-Shabaab confirms the death of Mohamed Mire Jama, a senior leader of the group, who had been designated as a terrorist by the United States, in an American drone strike near Kunyo Baroow, Hirshabelle State, Somalia.

(Idil News), (Garowe Online), (Long WaR Journal)

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A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly kills ten civilians in Sokoto State, Nigeria, during a bombing raid targeting armed groups in the state, according to state governor Ahmad Aliyu.

(Reuters)

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Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen, hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport, and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus present.

(Al Jazeera), (Al Jazeera 2), (YNet), (BBC)

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Business and economy

The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics announces that the UK economy showed no growth in the 3rd quarter of the current fiscal year, following downward revisions.

(AP)

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Disasters and accidents

Azerbaijani government officials tell Reuters that a Russian military surface-to-air missile launched from a Pantsir-S missile system was responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people yesterday. Officials also say that the aircraft's GPS navigation system was jammed during the flight.

(Euronews), (Reuters)

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Azerbaijan MP Rasim Musabayov calls for an apology and accountability from Russia following their alleged involvement in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight.

(United24Media)

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Azerbaijan Airlines says that they will provide compensation for the victims and families of those who died in the plane crash.

(Trend)

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Three people are killed and at least four others are injured when a bus carrying 58 people crashes into a lake in Hadsel Municipality, Norway.

(BBC News), (NRK)

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Health and environment

The Government of Peru declares a 90-day environmental emergency for parts of Talara province due to an oil spill caused by state-owned oil company Petroperú.

(Reuters)

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International relations

Finnish border guards and police detain a Russian vessel suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 submarine power cable yesterday.

(AP)

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France hands over its first base in Chad, at Faya-Largeau, as part of the withdrawal of all its military forces from the country.

(Al Jazeera)

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Law and crime

A Cambodian court sentences the president of the opposition Nation Power Party Sun Chanthy to two years in prison and also bans Chanthy from running in elections for inciting civil disorder.

(Reuters)

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Politics and elections

South Korea's opposition files a motion to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached.

(BBC News)

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Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh dies at age of 92.

(The Times of India)

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December 26, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections