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Pope Francis
- A mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, leaves 15 people dead.
- Pope Francis (pictured) approves a declaration that allows Catholic clergy to bless same-sex couples.
- After weeks of earthquakes, a volcanic eruption occurs near Grindavík, Iceland.
- An earthquake in Jishishan County, China, leaves more than 140 people dead.
- In the parliamentary election, the Serbian Progressive Party regains its parliamentary majority in the National Assembly.
December 25, 2023 (Monday)
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed and 29 others are injured in a fire at a residential building in Seoul, South Korea. (The Star)
December 24, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- At least 70 people are killed in an Israeli airstrike against the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
- War in Sudan
- Residents of White Nile State flee south toward the border with South Sudan amid rumours of an impending Rapid Support Forces assault on the region. (Radio Dabanga)
Disasters and accidents
- Thirteen workers are killed and 46 others are injured in a fire at a nickel smelter plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)
International relations
- 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
- The United Kingdom announces that it will deploy the patrol vessel HMS Trent off the coast of Guyana amid Guyana's dispute with Venezuela over the Essequibo region. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election
- Hundreds of opposition supporters in Belgrade, Serbia, are tear gassed by police outside the City Assembly building while protesting alleged vote irregularities during last week's general election. (AP)
- Police in Sri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-long military-backed crackdown, leading to the seizure of nearly 440 kilograms (970 lb) of narcotics. (CNA)
December 23, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- A drone launched from Iran strikes the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean. (Reuters)
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq. (AP)
- Yemeni Crisis
- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a new ceasefire and to participate in a UN-led peace process. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
Law and crime
- Human rights in India
- Kashmir Conflict
- Locals in Indian-controlled Kashmir say the Indian Army tortured three detainees to death, with five other surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture. (AP)
- Kashmir Conflict
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- The Central Election Commission rejects journalist Yekaterina Duntsova's candidacy for president, citing errors in Duntsova's submitted documents. (AFP via France 24)
Science and technology
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- The Arabic edition of Wikipedia is taken offline for one day in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza. (Roya News)
December 22, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720
- The UN Security Council passes a resolution on aid for Gaza. (The Independent)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- The French Armed Forces complete their withdrawal from Niger, marking the end of their presence in Sahel, following demands from Niger's military junta. (AFP via France 24)
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- Piracy around the Horn of Africa
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches a mass drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is damaged in Solomianskyi District, injuring at least two people, and heavy damage is also reported in Holosiivskyi District. (Reuters)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- War against the Islamic State
- Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- Police in Turkey arrest at least 304 people suspected of links to the Islamic State during simultaneous raids conducted across the country. (AP)
- Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- Central African Republic Civil War
- Suspected 3R gunmen attack an army outpost in the village of Nzakoundou, Central African Republic, killing a soldier and injuring many others, before attacking and burning civilian homes in the village and killing 20 villagers. (AP)
- Spillover of the Kivu conflict
- Nineteen civilians and a policeman are killed, while nine other people are injured, in an attack by the RED–Tabara rebel group in Vugizo, Makamba, Burundi. (AFP via The Hindu)
- War in Sudan
- De facto ruler of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announces that he will meet with Rapid Support Forces leader Hemedti. The announcement comes after the Rapid Support Forces took control of Gezira State from the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Radio Dabanga)
Arts and culture
- Catholic Church and homosexuality
- A number of Catholic bishops around the world, including in Africa and Poland, say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples announced by Pope Francis. (AP)
Business and economy
- Corruption in the United States
- Delaware’s largest hospital system, ChristianaCare, will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing. (AP)
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announces Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company will open its first European EV production factory in Szeged, Hungary, and is expected to provide thousands of jobs to the region. (AP)
- China passes a series of regulations aimed at limiting video game microtransactions. The new rules include banning rewards for logging on for multiple consecutive days and banning rewards for players if they spend money in a game for the first time. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- The World Health Organization reports that reported cases of dengue globally to a record 5.2 million in 2019, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes being the main causes. (AP)
International relations
- Algeria–Mali relations
- Mali recalls its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, deepening diplomatic tensions over efforts to end the separatist and Islamist insurgencies in northern Mali. (AP)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- A former Colombian soldier, Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, pleads guilty to conspiring in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. (AP)
- Killing of Elijah McClain
- A jury in Colorado, United States, convicts two paramedics of negligent homicide in Black man Elijah McClain's death in 2019. (AFP via NDTV)
- Kenya's anti-corruption commission charges the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college. (AP)
- Former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas requests asylum in Mexico. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
- In association football, English club Manchester City win their first Club World Cup title after defeating Brazilian club Fluminense 4–0 in the final. Rodri wins the tournament's Golden Ball award. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)
December 21, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Siege of Gaza City
- The Israel Defense Forces says that it has established full "operational control" of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza City, which has been the scene of intense clashes between Israeli troops and Hamas in recent weeks. (The Times of Israel)
- Siege of Gaza City
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Yemeni Crisis
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- At least 10 more nations, including Australia and Greece, join the United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian task force to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. (Reuters)
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Four Indian soldiers are killed and three others are injured after gunmen opened fire against two army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
International relations
- Angola leaves OPEC over a dispute on crude oil production quotas. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Prague shooting
- Fifteen people are killed and 24 others are injured in a mass shooting at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The perpetrator, a student at the university, kills himself after police arrived. The perpetrator had also killed his father prior to the shooting and is also suspected of killing a man and his daughter on December 15. (AP)
- An unidentified victim of Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, is identified by authorities as Lori Anne Razpotnik after 38 years. (CNN)
- In Pakistan, police assault and arrest several protestors during a march from Turbat to Islamabad, where around 200 people planned to rally to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in Balochistan in November. (AP)
- The National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines announces a 30-day suspension of the broadcast operations of Sonshine Media Network International following allegations of franchise violations. (Bloomberg) (CNN Philippines)
- A trial court in Butuan, Philippines publicizes the conviction of three KAPA personnel, including its founder, of syndicated fraud for being the masterminds in the country's largest illegal investment scheme. (CNN Philippines)
Science and technology
- A Stanford Internet Observatory investigation finds more then 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the AI database LAION, an index used to train AI image-makers such as Stable Diffusion. In response, LAION temporarily removes its datasets. (AP)
- The International Trade Commission rejects Apple’s appeal to a order blocking the company from using technology underlying the Blood oxygen measurement feature on its smart watches. In response, Apple suspends sales of the products. (AP)
Sports
- The European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful. (Bleacher Report)
December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- The death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel began airstrikes increases to at least 20,000 people. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- In Pakistan, Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan. (AP)
Business and economy
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
- Junior doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet, spanning nine days, to address pay-related disputes with the National Health Service. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
- 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
- 2018–present Argentine monetary crisis
- Argentine president Javier Milei announces a series of economic deregulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations including property and labor laws, to address the crisis. (AFP via France 24)
- Japanese electronics company Toshiba is delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mining cart runs off the tracks in Jixi, Heilongjiang, China. (AP)
Health and environment
- Canada implements a single-use plastic ban as part of its initiative to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, despite a court ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
International relations
- International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Malaysia relations
- Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo. (Al Jazeera)
- United States–Venezuela relations
- Venezuela releases ten Americans and extradites fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, while the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. with graffiti reading "Free Gaza". (The Hill)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- December murders
- Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 men. (NOS)
- Murder of Brianna Ghey
- A Manchester Crown Court jury convicts two teenagers of murdering trans girl Brianna Ghey in Warrington, Cheshire, England. (AFP via NDTV)
- The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. (AKIpress)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect their president, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21. (Reuters)
- 2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
- President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dismisses Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, appointing Rui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor. (AFP via France 24)
- The U.S. state of Minnesota votes to change its flag. (The New York Times)
December 19, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping force from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal will start in South Kivu in eastern Congo, gradually handing over its responsibilities to the Congolese government. (AP)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip kill at least 29 people in a residential area in Rafah, and at least 13 people in Jabalia. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, Anderson v. Griswold
- The Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former U.S. president Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment. (NBC News)
- Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, Anderson v. Griswold
- 2023 Indian Parliament breach
- Forty-nine Lok Sabha MPs are suspended from parliament for taking part in protests relating to a security breach in parliament, bringing the total number of suspensions to 141: 95 from the Lok Sabha, and 46 from the Rajya Sabha. (BBC News)
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