North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, prompting evacuations. (CNBC)
Operation 1027 Battle of Laukkai The MNDAA gain full control of Laukkai, capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, following the mass surrender of the last junta forces and officials within the city. (Myanmar-Now)
South African former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is released on parole after serving eight and a half years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (France 24)
The MNDAA gain full control of Laukkai, capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, following the mass surrender of the last junta forces and officials within the city. (Myanmar-Now)
Two passenger trains collide near Cicalengka railway station in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, killing at least four people and injuring several others. (AP)
2024 Salvadoran general election Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins. (El Mundo)
Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins. (El Mundo)
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN)
Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN)
Afghan conflict Five people are killed and 15 more injured during the explosion of a bomb planted by Islamic State members on a bus carrying Shiites in the neighbourhood of Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Five people are killed and 15 more injured during the explosion of a bomb planted by Islamic State members on a bus carrying Shiites in the neighbourhood of Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
2024 Bangladeshi general election Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election. (Al Jazeera)
81st Golden Globe Awards Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, wins five awards at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, while Poor Things wins the awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (CNBC) Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet Nation) becomes the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon. (ICT News) (AP)
Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election. (Al Jazeera)
Myanmar civil war Operation 1027 The Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed that it captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni. (Irrawaddy) Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing. (ABC News)
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, wins five awards at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, while Poor Things wins the awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (CNBC)
Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war Kordofan campaign The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of Dalang following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF. (Sudan Tribune)
2024 ATP Tour, 2024 WTA Tour 2024 United Cup In tennis, Germany wins their first United Cup after defeating Poland 2–1 in the final. (PA Media via The Guardian)
2024 United Cup In tennis, Germany wins their first United Cup after defeating Poland 2–1 in the final. (PA Media via The Guardian)
In tennis, Germany wins their first United Cup after defeating Poland 2–1 in the final. (PA Media via The Guardian)
Kordofan campaign The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of Dalang following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF. (Sudan Tribune)
Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet Nation) becomes the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon. (ICT News) (AP)
Operation 1027 The Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed that it captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni. (Irrawaddy)
Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing. (ABC News)
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of Dalang following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF. (Sudan Tribune)
The Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed that it captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni. (Irrawaddy)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, and a militant is assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Majdel Selm, Lebanon. (Reuters) Hezbollah launches a drone attack on Israel's Northern Command headquarters in Safed marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities.(Middle East Monitor)
Farmers block highway access roads in parts of Germany, launching a week of protests against a government plan to remove tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. (BBC News)
Hezbollah launches a drone attack on Israel's Northern Command headquarters in Safed marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities.(Middle East Monitor)
Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. Ukraine says that it shot down all eight drones and 18 of 51 missiles. (AP) (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. Ukraine says that it shot down all eight drones and 18 of 51 missiles. (AP) (Reuters)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. Ukraine says that it shot down all eight drones and 18 of 51 missiles. (AP) (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war Kordofan campaign The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) together with the SAF clashed with the RSF in the Nuba Mountains, while the SAF launched airstrikes on an RSF camp in Al-Dabaibat, north of Dalang, South Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
A two-year-long investigation conducted by the BBC accuses Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T. B. Joshua of rape and torture. (BBC News)
Kordofan campaign The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) together with the SAF clashed with the RSF in the Nuba Mountains, while the SAF launched airstrikes on an RSF camp in Al-Dabaibat, north of Dalang, South Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) together with the SAF clashed with the RSF in the Nuba Mountains, while the SAF launched airstrikes on an RSF camp in Al-Dabaibat, north of Dalang, South Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)
Twenty-five people are killed and six others are injured in a crash involving a truck and a tourist minibus on a highway near São José do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil. (ABC News) (G1)
Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, and a militant is assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Majdel Selm, Lebanon. (Reuters)
Operation Prosperity Guardian U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea shoot down 21 suicide drones and missiles launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps describes it as the largest attack in the area by the Houthis to date. (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis Operation Prosperity Guardian U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea shoot down 21 suicide drones and missiles launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps describes it as the largest attack in the area by the Houthis to date. (Reuters)
2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election Bhutanese people vote in the second round of the election for 47 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
Bhutanese people vote in the second round of the election for 47 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)
Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the ongoing war. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian War Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the ongoing war. (AP)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Three Hezbollah militants and Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force at al-Tawil's funeral in Khirbet Selm, southern Lebanon is assassinated by an Israeli strike although Hezbollah denies this claim. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France. (BBC News)
South Korea bans the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, effective in 2027. (CNN)
Three Hezbollah militants and Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force at al-Tawil's funeral in Khirbet Selm, southern Lebanon is assassinated by an Israeli strike although Hezbollah denies this claim. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722 The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post)
Somali Civil War Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing. The helicopter landed in al-Shabaab-controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia. (AP)
The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722 The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post)
Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing. The helicopter landed in al-Shabaab-controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia. (AP)
The 2024 European Men's Handball Championship begins in Germany. (The Local)
The 2024 UEC European Track Championships begins in the Netherlands. (The Irish Times)
Vice President-elect Karin Herrera presents a legal appeal before the Constitutional Court due to the risk of a possible arrest warrant against her which would violate her immunity. (Prensa Libre)
2024 Ecuadorian conflict Two people are killed and nine more injured during an arson attack at a nightclub in El Coca, Ecuador. (AP)
Google lays off hundreds of employees in its core engineering team, and others working on Google Assistant and Google's hardware products. (The New York Times)
Two people are killed and nine more injured during an arson attack at a nightclub in El Coca, Ecuador. (AP)
2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia. (BBC News)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Two Hezbollah personnel killed and a dozen civilians injured in an Israeli air raid on Hanine.(New Arab)
2024 Papua New Guinean unrest Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape declares a state of emergency and suspends some officials following yesterday's riots which killed 16 people. (Reuters)
A chartered Air Côte d'Ivoire flight from The Gambia to the Ivory Coast, transporting the Gambia national football team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, makes an emergency landing in Banjul, Gambia, due to a loss of cabin pressure lasting for more than nine minutes. All passengers suffer some degree of hypoxia including loss of consciousness. (Hindustan Times) (The Guardian)
A two-day public hearing begins at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia. (BBC News)
Latvia bans the sale and use of tobacco and nicotine products for those under the age of 20 years, beginning on January 1, 2025. (ERR)
Operation Prosperity Guardian The Cabinet of the United Kingdom formally authorises British military action against Houthi militants in Yemen. (Bloomberg)
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape declares a state of emergency and suspends some officials following yesterday's riots which killed 16 people. (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis Operation Prosperity Guardian The Cabinet of the United Kingdom formally authorises British military action against Houthi militants in Yemen. (Bloomberg)
Smoking in Latvia Latvia bans the sale and use of tobacco and nicotine products for those under the age of 20 years, beginning on January 1, 2025. (ERR)
The Cabinet of the United Kingdom formally authorises British military action against Houthi militants in Yemen. (Bloomberg)
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seizes control of the Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-operated civilian oil tanker St Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker had 19 crew members onboard, including 18 Filipinos and one Greek. It was carrying crude oil from Basra, Iraq, to Turkey. (Reuters)
The Public Ministry orders the arrest of four magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal who have been living in exile since losing their immunity in November. (Prensa Libre)
