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****The ] ] reports that the ] have killed over 782 civilians and wounded over 1,143 others in ], ], ], since May, and urges the RSF to halt their incursions into the city.
****At least 50 people, mostly from the ], have been killed by the Rapid Support Forces in the past week in El Fasher, North Darfur State, Sudan.
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***] injure a ]n man protesting against the soldiers' presence in ], ].
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*** The United States drops the $10 million terrorism bounty offered for capture of ] leader ] who ousted Assad.
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***] forces kill regional ] leader Abu Yusif, also known as Mahmud, in an airstrike in ], ].
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***A ] ] strike kills six people and injures 10 others in ], ], ], according to acting ] ]. Russia says that it will raise the issue of the missile strike at the ].
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***At least one person is killed and eight people are injured in ]n ] strikes on ] infrastructure in ], ], and ], ]. ***At least one person is killed and eight others are injured in Russian missile strikes on ] infrastructure in ] and ], Ukraine.
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***At least 20 people are killed in attacks on six villages in ]'s ] by suspected ] linked to ] and the ], who also destroy property during the assaults.
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***]i ] ] to a ] in ], ] in the ] and ] the building's facade with ] statements, including "]".
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***Five people are killed and over 200 others are injured in a ] at a ] market in ], ]. The suspected perpetrator is arrested.
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**The ] claims to have captured the ]'s regional headquarters in ].


'''Disasters and accidents''' '''Disasters and accidents'''
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⚫ **Eight people are killed and 18 more are rescued after a ] carrying migrants capsized off ]' coast in ].
***] ] announces a new search effort for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014, to be conducted by American ] company ].
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**The ] rescues 102 ] refugees, including 25 children, that were found adrift on a ] and takes them to ], ].
*Thirty-eight people are killed, 20 people are rescued, and over 100 others remain missing after a ] capsizes while crossing the ] in the ].
*Eleven people are killed, 45 others are injured and 37 vehicles are destroyed after an ] ] catches fire and explodes after a speeding truck crashed into it in ], ].
⚫ *Eight people are killed and 18 others are rescued when a ] carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of ], ].


'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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**] agrees to provide ] with a package of financing, training, and infrastructure support worth ]190 million (]118 million) over four years to strengthen its ], as part of a renewed security partnership between the two nations. **] agrees to provide ] with financing, training, and infrastructure support worth ]190 million (]118 million) over four years to strengthen its ] as part of a renewed security partnership between the two countries.
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**]'s ] summons ]'s ambassador to protest the ]'s decision to grant ] to former Polish deputy ] ], who is wanted for alleged ]. Poland also recalls its ambassador to Hungary ] for consultations. **]'s ] summons ]'s ambassador to protest the ]'s decision to grant ] to former Polish deputy ] ], who is wanted under the ] for alleged ]. Poland also recalls its ambassador to Hungary ] for consultations.


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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**A child is killed and seven people are wounded during a ] at a ] in ], ]. The 19-year-old perpetrator is arrested. **A child is killed and seven other people are injured in a ] at a ] in ], ]. The 19-year-old perpetrator is arrested.
*The ] rules that ] violated the ] of a woman denied ] during a ] in 2013 and orders the country to implement measures allowing abortions in cases where the woman's life is at risk.
*]n authorities rescue 160 minors from the ] sect in ], amid allegations of ], ], and ].
*The U.S. ] files a lawsuit against banks ], ], and ] for failing to protect consumers against alleged widespread ] on the built-in ] ] equating over $870 million.


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**A ] supported by ] ] to enforce ] ] to maintain the full operation of ] is rejected in the ] ], with multiple Republicans and all Democrats opposing. The deadline to pass a funding bill is midnight on December 20, and if no bill is passed, a government shutdown will occur. ***A funding ] ensuring full operation of ] with an amendment supported by ] ] that would enforce a two-year suspension of the federal debt ceiling is rejected in the ] ], with multiple Republicans and nearly all ] opposing the bill. A ] is expected to occur if no bill is passed by midnight.
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***] ] reintroduces a funding bill without Trump's debt ceiling suspension, stating that "we will not have a government shutdown". The bill, which will fund the government until March 2025, passes the House by a vote of 336–34 and will now go to the ].
⚫ **] is sworn in as the new ] of ], ], suceeding ].
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**] says that it will not recognize the results of the upcoming presidential election in ], which it claims has already been rigged to ensure that ] ] will be re-elected.
*In ], the ] survives a ] in the ] on the 2025 budget.
⚫ *] is sworn in as ] of ], succeeding ].
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December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20) (Friday)

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