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December 5

Disasters and accidents

Heavy winter rainfall causes extensive flooding across Gaza, resulting in nearly half of all tents in Asdaa and Ard Fayyad refugee camps being destroyed.
Source: IRC external link
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Eight people are killed when a cargo truck loaded with fertilizers hits pedestrians and crashes into a house in Makilala, Cotabato, Philippines.
Source: Philippine News Agency external link
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An offshore 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes near the northern coast of the state of California prompting tsunami warnings.
Source: Weather Channel external link
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Politics and elections

Michel Barnier resigns as Prime Minister of France following the collapse of the Barnier government.
Source: Sky News external link
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Business and economy

The value of a Bitcoin passes US$100,000 for the first time, after rising 130% in the past year.
Source: NBC News external link
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Armed conflicts and attacks

The Syrian Army says it has withdrawn from the city of Hama to "protect the lives of civilians" after rebel forces enter the city.
Source: MSN external link
Rebel forces begin releasing hundreds of prisoners from Hama's central prison.
Source: Ynet external link
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A helicopter is shot down after taking off from Hama Air Base as pro-government forces evacuate the airbase. Another helicopter makes an emergency landing after being hit. The airbase is later fully captured by the rebels.
Source: YeniSafak external link
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Rebel forces enter the city of Salamiyah, Hama Governorate, reportedly facing no resistance.
Source: SOHR external link
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Syrian rebel forces capture and take military vehicles and ammunition from a Syrian military engineering battalion facility on the outskirts of al-Rastan, Homs Governorate.
Source: SOHR external link
A Russian jet launches an airstrike on the Rastan Bridge over Orontes River in an attempt to impede the rebel advance over the city.
Source: Pravda external link
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Rebel forces take control of Talbiseh as they advance south towards the city of Homs.
Source: SOHR external link
Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Source: Amnesty International external link
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The European Union's anti-piracy mission says heavily armed Somali pirates have hijacked a Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Puntland. The vessel has 18 crew members who are being held hostage and the situation is ongoing.
Source: Reuters external link

December 4

Disasters and accidents

Another round of blackouts in Cuba leave millions of households without power. The energy ministry says that it is prioritizing restoring electricity to hospitals and water pumping facilities.
Source: Reuters external link
An Iranian Air Force training jet crashes in Fars province, Iran, killing both pilots.
Source: IRNA external link

Law and crime

The CEO of American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson is assassinated by a masked gunman while attending a business conference in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Source: Reuters external link
Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested in police raids across Italy.
Source: Ansa external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Rebels capture the town of Al-Saan and the villages of Shaykh Hilal and Suruj in Hama Governorate, Syria.
Source: SOHR external link
Heavy fighting is reported in and around Hama as rebel forces enter the city and capture three neighbourhoods.
Source: Aljazeera Mubashar external link
Two Israeli Air Force strikes on an evacuation zone in Al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip kill at least 20 refugees due to explosions and a subsequent fire that destroyed several refugee shelters.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israeli settlers attack Huwara and Beit Furik in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, and sets fire to several buildings and vehicles. The attacks are in retaliation to Palestinians destroying illegal farming outposts.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Pakistan Army kills five jihadist insurgents and captures two others in a raid in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
A Russian Navy warship fires warning shots at a German helicopter conducting a routine patrol over the Baltic Sea, forcing the helicopter pilots to make evasive maneuvers. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemns the incident as part of Russia's hybrid warfare against NATO.
Source: Anadolu Agency external link

Politics and elections

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and other professional unions in South Korea announce a labor strike on December 5 and 6 in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law yesterday, calling for Yoon's resignation.
Source: Bloomberg external link
The South Korean won drops to a two-year low following Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law yesterday. Several ETFs on the Korea Exchange also drop to a one-year low.
Source: Invezz external link
Foreign embassies in Seoul warn their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations, citing the possibility of violence and death.
Source: The Korea Herald external link
The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against Yoon Suk Yeol in response to Yoon's attempt to impose martial law in South Korea.
Source: BBC News external link
In France, the Barnier government collapses after 331 of 577 deputies vote in favor of a no-confidence motion, the first time since 1962 that the government has collapsed following a no-confidence motion. The left subsequently calls on President Emmanuel Macron to resign and hold early presidential elections.
Source: Reuters external link
Ahali party leader Nika Gvaramia is arrested in a police raid on his office in Tbilisi, Georgia. The arrest comes as the government continues to crack down on the opposition in response to protests against delaying negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators are also injured during clashes with riot police in Tbilisi.
Source: AP external link
The Electoral Commission of Namibia certifies the results of the general election, announcing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party as the new President, the first female president in the country's history.
Source: DW external link
Activists file a second impeachment complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged misuse of government funds.
Source: AP external link

December 3

Disasters and accidents

At least 31 people have been killed by flooding in Thailand and Malaysia in the past five days.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upholds the death penalty for real estate tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan after Lan was found guilty of embezzling $12.5 billion through the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank.
Source: AP external link
The South Korean tourism ministry announces that 38 Vietnamese citizens have gone missing from Jeju Island before their flight back to Vietnam on November 17.
Source: JoongAng Daily external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Rebel forces capture the city of Suran, the towns of Halfaya and Taybat al-Imam, and the village of Maardis in Hama Governorate, Syria.
Source: SOHR external link
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture seven villages and the town of Khasham in Deir ez-Zor Governorate from pro-government forces. The US-led CJTF–OIR coalition aircraft also launch airstrikes against Syrian government forces in support of the SDF offensive.
Source: Rudaw external link
The Government of Canada officially designates the Yemen-based Houthi movement as a terrorist organization due to the group's attacks on civilian and military vessels in the Red Sea.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Health and environment

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announce an investigation into the deaths of 143 people from a flu-like disease in the Province of Kwango.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

During an emergency address to the nation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law in order to clear out alleged "threats posed by North Korean communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements." Yoon says that the decision to declare martial law was made in order to "remove North Korean forces" and to protect South Korea's "liberal constitutional order".
Source: Barrons external link
South Korean Army general Park An-su is appointed Martial Law Commander by Yoon Suk Yeol, with Park announcing that media organizations will be subject to military control and that protests will be banned.
Source: The Guardian external link
Protesters clash with police while attempting to storm the National Assembly building in Seoul.
Source: The Independent external link
In defiance of the declaration of martial law, which prohibits political activities, the National Assembly votes unanimously to order Yoon Suk Yeol to lift martial law. Korean soldiers that were guarding the National Assembly building withdraw following the vote.
Source: The Guardian external link
Yoon Suk Yeol announces that he will lift the martial law that he declared hours earlier amid staunch opposition from both the opposition and his own People Power Party.
Source: Reuters external link
Palestinian officials announce that Fatah and Hamas are close to reaching an agreement on appointing a technocratic committee to govern the Gaza Strip following the end of the Israel–Hamas war.
Source: The Globe and Mail external link

December 2

Law and crime

Source: The Hill external link
Georgian police arrest opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, accusing his party of "coordinating violence" during the protests against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
Source: The Guardian external link
Australian Federal Police announces they have arrested thirteen men, including the vice president of the outlaw Comanchero Motorcycle Club and two teenagers, for illegally smuggling 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country after their fishing boat broke down off the coast of Urangan, Queensland, Australia.
Source: ABC News external link
Forty-four children are injured, including one critically, when a person sprays an unknown gas inside a school in Berlin, Germany.
Source: Blue News external link
Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a mass shooting at a gathering in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Source: NBC News external link

Business and economy

Workers of the German metalworkers' union IG Metall begin a labor strike after failed negotiations with Volkswagen following the closure of three automotive manufacturing plants.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hamas says that 33 hostages have been killed in the 14 months since the war started.
Source: The Times external link
The Israel Defense Forces say that Israeli-American soldier Omer Maxim Neutra, previously believed to be a living hostage, was killed during the October 7 attacks last year and his body was kept in Gaza.
Source: Haaretz external link
The Gaza Health Ministry says that around 37 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, increasing the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 44,466.
Source: The Hindu external link
Despite the ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, with Talousa and Haris targeted in Lebanon; at least eleven people are killed.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Significant populations of Kurds in Syria are displaced from the northern Aleppo countryside, after factions of the Turkish-backed National Army take control of Kurdish-held territories.
Source: SOHR external link
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will provide Ukraine with a $725 million weapons package.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 10 people are killed during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces gunmen in Batangi-Mbau, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses are burned.
Source: AP external link
Six suspected New People's Army guerrillas, including two ranking leaders of a regional committee, are killed in an encounter in Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Source: Daily Tribune external link

Politics and elections

In Ireland, Fianna Fáil remains the largest party in Dáil Éireann, increasing its number of seats to 48. Its governing partner Fine Gael wins 38 seats, with the two parties combined winning 86 seats, two shy of a majority.
Source: AP external link
The Constitutional Court of Romania upholds the results of the first round of the presidential elections following a recount last week after far-right independent candidate Călin Georgescu won a plurality of the vote, triggering a run-off.
Source: France24 external link