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Five people are wounded during a mass stabbing amid New Year's Eve celebrations in Verucchio, Province of

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

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

2024 South Korean martial law crisis — The Seoul Western District Court issues an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/31/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-yoo

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

Red Sea crisis — One crew member is killed and two others are missing after a cargo ship sinks in the San Bernardino Strait near Samar, Philippines. [https://newscentral.africa/cargo-ship-sinks-in-

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

Red Sea crisis — Puerto Rico experiences a power outage, impacting 1.3 million clients. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/puerto-rico-power-blackout.html/ ( The New York Times )] [https://www.

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

Red Sea crisis — The United States Air Force launches at least 12 airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/31/live-seventh-palestinian-freezes-to-death-in-gaza-a

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine says that many of those released by Russia are soldiers captured du

The Syrian transitional government appoints Maysaa Sabreen as the first female governor of the Central Bank

Fall of the Assad regime — The Syrian transitional government appoints Maysaa Sabreen as the first female governor of the Central Bank of Syria. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-new-rulers-a

In Pakistan, ten people are killed and seven are injured in a bus crash on a highway in Fateh Jang, Punjab.

Moldova–Russia relations — In Pakistan, ten people are killed and seven are injured in a bus crash on a highway in Fateh Jang, Punjab. Separately, eight people are killed during a van–truck collision in Naus

Syria says that it hopes to form a "strategic partnership" with Ukraine following a high-level meeting in

Syria–Ukraine relations — Syria says that it hopes to form a "strategic partnership" with Ukraine following a high-level meeting in Damascus, Syria, between Syria's de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Ukrai

U.S. president Joe Biden orders a state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter to be held in Washington,

Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter — U.S. president Joe Biden orders a state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter to be held in Washington, D.C. on January 9. Biden also orders flags to be lowered to half-staff f

The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket

Treatment of women by the Taliban — The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket carrying the Space Docking Experiment twin satellite mission from the Satish

The Sudanese government says at least nine people are killed and 121 others injured in shelling by the Rapid

Battle of Khartoum — The Sudanese government says at least nine people are killed and 121 others injured in shelling by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum. [https://sudantribune.com/article295274/ (S

Moldovan prime minister Dorin Recean states his country is envisaging the possible nationalization of the

Moldova–Russia relations — Moldovan prime minister Dorin Recean states his country is envisaging the possible nationalization of the Moldovagaz energy company, which Russia's Gazprom owns 50% of, following t

Three tourists are killed and seven others are injured in a fire at a hotel on Khaosan Road in Bangkok,

Moldova–Russia relations — Three tourists are killed and seven others are injured in a fire at a hotel on Khaosan Road in Bangkok, Thailand. [https://apnews.com/article/thailand-ember-hotel-fire-tourism-khao

Venezuelan prosecutor general Tarek William Saab announces the release of 413 protesters from prison.

2024 Venezuelan protests — Venezuelan prosecutor general Tarek William Saab announces the release of 413 protesters from prison. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-free-additional-413-election

The Taliban government of Afghanistan announces it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental

Treatment of women by the Taliban — The Taliban government of Afghanistan announces it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the country that currently employ women. [https://apnews.com

Israel Defense Forces operating in the Syrian side of the 1974 buffer zone, in Quneitra Governorate, advance

Israeli invasion of Syria — Israel Defense Forces operating in the Syrian side of the 1974 buffer zone, in Quneitra Governorate, advance into the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath. [https://www.timesofisrael.co

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a jury verdict finding Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse

Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations — The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a jury verdict finding Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump . [https://www.usa

Kenya Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi protesting against alleged government extrajudicial

Treatment of women by the Taliban — Kenya Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi protesting against alleged government extrajudicial abductions in the past few months. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials formally requests an arrest warrant for

2024 South Korean martial law crisis — The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials formally requests an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martia

Three mass graves associated with the Assad regime are discovered in Al-Qabou, Homs Governorate, Syria.

Fall of the Assad regime — Three mass graves associated with the Assad regime are discovered in Al-Qabou, Homs Governorate, Syria. [https://www.syriahr.com/3-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%a7

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says that Russia accidentally shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines plane,

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says that Russia accidentally shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, accusing Russia of trying to "hush up" the crash, and demanding from Russi

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas becomes the world's oldest living person at 116 years old following the

Jeju Air Flight 2216 — Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas becomes the world's oldest living person at 116 years old following the death of Japanese businesswoman Tomiko Itooka at the same age. [https://n

Cambodia pardons and repatriates 13 Filipino women who were convicted of human trafficking for participating

Cambodia–Philippines relations — Cambodia pardons and repatriates 13 Filipino women who were convicted of human trafficking for participating in a surrogacy scheme prohibited under Cambodian law. [https://www.abc.