December 31, 2024 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

The French Air Force conducts airstrikes against several Islamic State targets in Syria.

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The United States Air Force launches at least 12 airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen.

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Ten Islamic State militants are killed by Puntland forces in an attempted attack involving suicide bombers on a military base in Dharjaale, Bari, Puntland, Somalia. This comes after the semi-autonomous region of Puntland announced a military offensive against the Islamic State and Al-Shabaab.

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

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Disasters and accidents

Puerto Rico experiences a power outage, impacting 1.3 million clients.

(The New York Times), (NBC News)

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One crew member is killed and two others are missing after a cargo ship sinks in the San Bernardino Strait near Samar, Philippines.

(News Central)

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International relations

In his New Year's speech, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announces that the French military base in Abidjan will be handed over to the Ivorian Government in January.

(France 24)

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In his New Year's speech, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announces the closure of French military facilities and the withdrawal of all foreign military forces from Senegal beginning in 2025.

(Le Figaro)

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Law and crime

The Seoul Western District Court issues an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol.

(The Japan Times)

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Zimbabwe approves a law abolishing the death penalty in the country, effective immediately.

(BBC News)

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A man steals an excavator in Grünsfeld, Germany, and rams the excavator against vehicles, injuring four police officers, before being shot dead.

(DW)

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Five people are wounded during a random mass stabbing amid New Year's Eve celebrations in Verucchio, Province of Rimini, Italy. The perpetrator is shot dead by a soldier.

(Il Resto del Carlino)

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An Ecuadorian judge issues arrest warrants for 16 soldiers accused of the disappearance and murder of four children in Guayaquil after genetic tests confirm the charred remains found near a military base belong to the missing victims.

(AP)

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A military tribunal in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentences 13 soldiers to death for charges including murder, looting, and cowardice, following territorial losses attributed to desertion during the conflict.

(Reuters)

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A Serbian court sentences the parents of a boy who killed 10 people in a Belgrade primary school in 2023 to over 14 years and three years in prison, respectively, for child neglect and abuse, and also sentences a shooting range instructor to 1 and a half years for perjury.

(Reuters)

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December 31, 2024 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime