Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 

The CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, is assassinated by a masked gunman while attending a business conference in Manhattan. (Reuters) 

Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested during police raids across Italy. (Ansa) 

The Syrian Army launches a new counteroffensive with the goal of reclaiming Hama Governorate, Syria, from rebel forces. (DW)

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. (Anadolu Agency) 

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 martial law yesterday, calling for his resignation. (Maeil Business Newspaper)

The South Korean won drops to a two-year low following President Yoon’s declaration of martial law yesterday. Several ETFs on the Korea Exchange also drop to a one-year low. (Invezz) 

Foreign embassies in Seoul warn their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations, citing the possibility of violence and death. (The Korea Herald) 

The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against President Yoon in response to the attempt to impose martial law on the nation. (BBC News) 

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.  (DW) 

The Pakistan Army kill five jihadist insurgents and capture two others in a raid in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) 

An Iranian Air Force training jet crashes in Fars province, Iran, killing both pilots. (IRNA) 

Ahali leader Nika Gvaramia is arrested by Georgian police after raiding his office as the government continues to crackdown on the opposition amid ongoing protests against delaying negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 others are injured during clashes with riot police. (AP) 

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. (Newsweek)  

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Tuesday,  December 3rd, 2024 

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law in an emergency address to the nation to clear out alleged “threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.” President Yoon says the decision has been made to “remove North Korean forces” and to protect the country’s “liberal constitutional order”. This comes as the opposition Democratic Party brings articles of impeachment against President Yoon repeatedly. (BBC News) (Reuters)

South Korean Army general Park An-su is appointed Martial Law Commander by President Yoon Suk Yeol. An-su announces that media organizations will be subject to military control and bans all protests in the country. (Yna) (The Guardian) 

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. (ABC News) 

Lawmakers say they are being blocked from entering the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea. Korean soldiers surround the parliament building. (i) (Yonhap News) 

Protesters clash with police after attempting to storm parliament. (The Independent) 

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announces he will lift the martial law he declared hours earlier after staunch opposition from both the opposition and his own party. (Reuters) 

A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upholds the death penalty for real estate tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan after she was found guilty of embezzling $12.5 billion through the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank. (AP) 

Palestinian officials announced that Fatah and Hamas are close to reaching an agreement on appointing a technocratic committee to govern the Gaza strip after the Israel–Hamas war. (The Globe and Mail) 

Rebel forces capture Taybat al-Imam, Halfaya, Suran, and Maardis in Hama Governorate, Syria. (SOHR) 

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture seven villages and the town of Khasham in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, from pro-government forces. CJTF–OIR coalition aircraft launch airstrikes in support of the SDF offensive. (Rudaw) 

The Government of Canada officially designates the Yemen-based Houthi movement as a terrorist organization due to its attacks on civilian and military vessels. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 25 people were killed in Thailand and six more in Malaysia during floods in the past five days. (AP) 

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating the deaths of 143 people from a flu-like disease in the Province of Kwango. (AP) 

Defying the presidential order to end all political activities, the National Assembly votes 190–0 to lift martial law. Korean soldiers that were guarding the parliament building withdraw. (The Guardian) 

Lawmakers say they are being blocked from entering the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea. Korean soldiers surround the parliament building. (i) (Yonhap News) 

Protesters clash with police after attempting to storm parliament. (The Independent) 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will provide Ukraine with a $725 million weapons package. (Reuters) 

Monday,  December 2nd, 2024 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says there will be “all Hell to pay” if all the hostages are not released prior to the start of his second term. (AP) 

Hamas says that 33 hostages have been killed in the 14 months since the war started. (The Times) 

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. (Haaretz) 

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. (The Hindu) 

Despite the ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, with Talousa and Haris targeted in Lebanon; at least eleven people are killed. (Reuters)

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee releases their final reports on the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States investigating the origins of COVID-19, Operation Warp Speed‘s vaccination program, and mask mandates and lockdowns. (The Hill) 

An unidentified person sprays irritant gas inside a school in Berlin, Germany, injuring 44 children. Twenty-two are hospitalized, including one in critical conditions. (Blue News) 

Workers of the German metalworkers’ union IG Metall start a labor strike after failed negotiations with Volkswagen following the closure of three automotive manufacturing plants. (DW) 

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. (SOHR) 

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. (AP) 

Between 56 and 100 people are killed in a crowd crush at a football match in Nzérékoré, Guinea. (BBC) 

Georgian police arrest opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, accusing his party of “coordinating violence” during the protests against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. ((The Guardian) 

An unidentified person sprays irritant gas inside a school in Berlin, Germany, injuring 44 children. Twenty-two are hospitalized, including one in critical conditions. (Blue News) 

Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a mass shooting at a gathering in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. (NBC News) 

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. (AP) 

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. (France24) 

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Sunday, December 1st, 2024 

Vietnam approves a US$67 billion 1,541 kilometres (958 mi) high speed rail line from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, which will be an updated version of the North–South express railway proposal. (Reuters) 

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says that the United States will not return to Ukraine the nuclear weapons that they dismantled. (Reuters) 

Hunter Biden laptop controversy United States President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden of tax and firearms charges. (BBC News) 

Hamas releases a propaganda video showing Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander. (CBS News) 

Seventy-nine people are injured in football hooliganism clashes between fans of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and BSG Chemie Leipzig after a match in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. (DW) 

Workers of the German metalworkers’ union IG Metall start a labor strike after failed negotiations with Volkswagen following the closure of three automotive manufacturing plants. (DW) 

An unidentified person sprays irritant gas inside a school in Berlin, Germany, injuring 44 children. Twenty-two are hospitalized, including one in critical conditions. (Blue News) 

Nineteen people are injured, including eight severely, when a Polish truck driver strikes several vehicles on the A46 highway near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (DW) 

Citizens of Iceland vote in a snap election to elect the 63 members of the Althing national parliament. (Al Jazeera) 

In Iceland, the Social Democratic Alliance wins 15 seats in the Althing elections, with the incumbent Independence Party winning 14 seats. However, no party achieved a majority. (DW) 

Twelve people are killed and 23 others are injured in Russian airstrikes on a hospital in Aleppo, Syria. (SOHR) 

Turkish-backed militants say that they captured Aleppo’s Ramouseh district as well as the city of As-Safira and the town of Khanasir in Aleppo Governorate. (Al Jazeera Mubasher) 

At least nine people are killed and at least 62 others are injured in Russian airstrikes on Idlib. (SOHR) 

The Syrian National Army says that they captured the city of Tell Rifaat and Menagh Air Base in Aleppo Governorate. (Al Jazeera Mubasher) 

The Rapid Support Forces establish a civilian administration in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, including the adjacent cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North. (The National News) (Dabanga Sudan) 

Two people are killed and 30 others are injured, with 15 critically, when a bus coming from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelonès, Catalonia, Spain, crashes in Porté-Puymorens, Occitania, France. ) (DW) 

At least 56 people are killed during a stampede at a football match in Nzérékoré, Guinea, after the police tear gassed the field as rival fans stormed it following a controversial referee decision. A police station is later set ablaze. (Al Jazeera) 

Romanians vote for the 330 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and the 136 seats of the Senate. (RFE/RL) 

Tropical Cyclone Fengal kills 19 people in India and Sri Lanka. (Reuters) 

Saturday, November 30th, 2024 

A student attacked his classmates with a hammer injuring two before being submitted by other students in the San Ándres Highschool, Guadalajara, México. The attack was streamed via X and the perpetrator used to share supremacist and violent content in his social media.(El Debate) 

South Syrian rebel groups announce a new offensive on Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate with the goal of implementing a pincer movement on Damascus. (Al-Araby) 

The Syrian Army announces a total withdrawal from Aleppo, formally acknowledging the fall of the city to rebel forces, and saying that its troops will regroup and launch a counter-offensive to retake the city. (Reuters) 

Pro-government forces close Aleppo International Airport and major roads in Aleppo, Syria, as rebels continue to advance into the city. The airport is later captured by the rebels.  (Reuters) 

Rebels capture the Citadel of Aleppo and the University of Aleppo as they continue to advance through the city. (New Arab) 

Rebel tanks reach the main Saadallah al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo’s city centre with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that a majority of the city is now under the control of rebel forces. (BBC News) 

A Russian airstrike hits a busy roundabout in Aleppo, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20 others, the first time that Russian warplanes have targeted the city since 2016. (SOHR) 

Operation Dawn of Freedom The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army launches an offensive in northern Aleppo Governorate, capturing the town of Tadef. (Caliber) 

A Syrian rebel coalition declares full control of Idlib Governorate after capturing the towns of Maarat al-Numan and Khan Shaykhun. (Al Arabiya) 

Rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham capture the Abu al-Duhur Air Base in Idlib Governorate following the withdrawal of the Syrian Armed Forces. (Sky News Arabia) 

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take control of the Shiite-majority towns of Nubbul and Al-Zahraa in Aleppo Governorate after Syrian government forces withdraw from the towns. (Kurdistan 24) 

SDF forces clash with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army near Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate and in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, as pro-government forces withdraw from the region, leaving a power vacuum. (SOHR) 

Local forces in Talbiseh, northern Homs Governorate, attack Syrian Army convoys withdrawing towards Homs, seizing control of the town’s checkpoint and burning it following pro-government forces withdrawal. (SOHR) 

An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip kills five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. (AP) 

Two people are killed and six others are injured in three airstrikes by Israel in southern Lebanon that occurred despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 27 people are killed and more than 100 others are missing when a boat capsizes in the Niger River in Kogi State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) 

Police arrest eight people linked to an explosion on a canal near Zubin Potok, Mitrovica District, Kosovo, that supplies water to the country’s two main power plants. The Kosovar government blames Serbia for the “terrorist” acts, which Serbia denies.  (Le Monde) 

More than 100 demonstrators are arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, while protesting against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze‘s decision to temporarily suspend the country’s accession plans to the European Union to 2028. (ABC News) 

In association football, Botafogo win their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in an all-Brazilian final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP) 

Friday,  November 29th, 2024 

The UK House of Commons passes the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by 330 to 275, marking the first time the Parliament has voted in favour of assisted dying. The bill now needs to pass several stages before becoming law. (The Guardian) 

Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly underway in the western neighbourhoods of the city. A rebel coalition spokesman confirms that an operation to capture Aleppo has officially begun. (CNN) (The New Arab) 

Rebel forces reach the city centre of Aleppo after overrunning multiple neighbourhoods, including New Aleppo. (Anadolu Agency)  

Syrian state media reports that four people have been killed after rebel forces shelled the University of Aleppo in Aleppo. (Reuters) 

Rebel forces capture the towns of Al-Hadher, Khan Tuman and Al-Eiss in the Aleppo Governorate. (SOHR) 

Rebel forces capture the city of Saraqib, Idlib Governorate, which has been held by government forces since 2020. Pro-government forces withdraw from the city after two days of clashes. (ABC News) 

The death toll from the floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 31 people killed, ten people injured, and dozens others missing. (DW) 

Malaysia prepares for its worst floods since the last three years, with at least 84,597 people being displaced, mainly in the state of Kelantan. At least three people are killed. (AP) 

Citizens of Ireland vote in a snap election to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil Éireann. (DW) 

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Thanksgiving 

The Australian House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict social media access for people under the age of 16 years. (NBC News) 

The City of London Corporation proposes a bill to close the 19th-century Billingsgate Fish Market in Billingsgate and Smithfield Meat Market in Smithfield, City of London, United Kingdom, by 2028. (BBC News) 

The Joe Biden administration provisionally approves a $680 million military arms package to Israel, including hundreds of small diameter bombs and thousands of JDAMs. (Al Jazeera) 

The Israel Defense Forces indicts Sgt. Aviad Frija with reduced manslaughter after he shot and killed Yuval Castleman after mistaking Castleman for a Hamas militant during the 7 October attacks. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least five people and causing blackouts for more than a million households. (CNN) 

The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Russian and Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held positions across Idlib Governorate. Separately, at least 17 people are killed in airstrikes on the towns of Atarib and Darat Izza in Aleppo Governorate. (Reuters) 

More than 130 Syrian Army soldiers are killed and dozens of others are captured as rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham advance to within 10 kilometres of Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters) 

Rebel forces cut off the strategic M5 Motorway which connects Aleppo to Damascus and also capture the district of Khan al-Asal near Aleppo. (i24 News) (The Guardian) 

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier is killed in a shootout in Aleppo. (Rudaw) 

Landslides and flash floods caused by Cyclone Robyn kill at least 27 people and injure dozens of others in North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Reuters) 

At least twelve people, including four children, are killed and more than 250,000 people are evacuated due to flooding and landslides caused by Deep Depression BOB 08 in Sri Lanka. (DW) 

At least six people are killed in traffic accidents and more than 140 flights are canceled in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, due to a winter storm in the country, marking the third heaviest snowfall in Seoul since 1907.  (Newsweek) 

Fifteen people are killed and 113 others are missing in landslides in Bulambuli, Uganda. (Al Jazeera) 

Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze temporarily suspends the country’s accession to the European Union until 2028 and accuses the European Parliament of blackmail.  (Politico) 

The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Admiral Miao Hua from his post following a corruption investigation. (CNA) 

The Constitutional Court of Romania requests a recount of all votes cast in the first round of the presidential election following a complaint by candidate Cristian Terheș. (AP) 

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 

A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. (Reuters) 

Seventeen people, including one journalist, are killed in Israeli strikes on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.  (Al Jazeera) 

Syrian opposition forces led by Tahrir al-Sham attack the pro-government Syrian Army in western Aleppo Governorate, capturing eleven towns and villages. (Al Jazeera) 

Rojavan Kurdish insurgents launch a raid on Turkish-Syrian National Army positions in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, although no casualties are reported. (SOHR) 

The United States imposes sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials, including information minister Freddy Ñáñez and planning minister Ricardo Menéndez, for suppressing the protests against the results of the presidential election in July. (DW) 

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Ahmad Khan applies for an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader and Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity relating to the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya. (The Guardian) 

The Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu, Somalia, issues an arrest warrant for Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, accusing Madobe of treason and violating the constitution. In response, the regional court in Kismayo, Jubaland, announces a $100,000 reward for the arrest of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing Hassan of treason, undermining national unity, and conspiring with Al-Shabaab militia. (AFP) 

Indonesians vote for governors, regents, and mayors in the country’s first simultaneous local elections. (CNN Indonesia) 

Namibians vote in the first round of the general election between 14 candidates for President, and also vote for the 96 members of the National Assembly.  (DW) 

The End

Tuesday,  November 26th, 2024 

The World Chess Championship 2024 starts in Singapore with Ding Liren winning with black against Gukesh Dommaraju. (FIDE) 

In auto racing, Formula One announces that General Motors will join the grid as a constructor under the Cadillac Team beginning in the 2026 season. (Formula 1)

JAXA aborts a Epsilon S engine test after a fire breaks out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima, Japan. (DW) (CNA) 

U.S. federal judge Tanya Chutkan of the District Court for the District of Columbia dismisses the two criminal cases by Jack Smith against President-elect Donald Trump, including the classified documents case and the case involving Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat to President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Politico) 

For the first time since the start of the conflict, the Israeli military issues evacuation orders for central Beirut, warning residents of four neighbourhoods to leave as soon as possible. (The Times of Israel) 

The Security Cabinet of Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, and Netanyahu says that Hamas is left fighting alone. (CNN)

Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergei Shoigu pledges Russia’s intent to build closer ties with the Taliban Government of Afghanistan, and states that the United States should lead rebuilding efforts due to its part in the War in Afghanistan. (Reuters) 

Russian forces enter the strategic city of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with heavy fighting reportedly underway. (Al Arabiya) 

Germany’s largest steelmaker conglomerate ThyssenKrupp announces plans to layoff 11,000 workers, including 5,000 in Europe, by 2030. (DW) 

Six people, including four paramilitary soldiers, are killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. The protests, led by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, are calling for the immediate release of Khan from prison. (Reuters) 

A winter storm floods refugee camps across the Gaza Strip, leading to several thousands of shelters being damaged or destroyed, worsening refugee exposure to cold and illness. (Reuters) 

Four people are found dead after the sinking of a tourist boat yesterday in Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Nine others are still missing. (The Guardian) 

Ten people are killed by unidentified gunmen in Bria, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. (AP) 

Five people are killed and 20 others are reported missing after a motorboat capsizes in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. (Reuters) 

Five people are killed and one more is in critical condition when a Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft crashes at Pico Blanco mountain near San Jose, Costa Rica. (DW)

Chief justice Andrew Cheung of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rules to uphold housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples in the country. (Al Jazeera) 

Bangladesh Police fire tear gas at more than 2,000 Hindus protesting against the arrest of a Hindu leader and ISKCON monk at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on sedition charges. (Hindustan Times)

Monday,  November 25th, 2024 

Foreign ministers of the G7 nations hold a meeting in Fiuggi and Anagni, Italy, to discuss ceasefire efforts between Israel and Lebanon as well as the International Criminal Court‘s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. (Digital Journal) 

The United Nations orders its staff to evacuate from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as clashes between armed gangs, police, and civilian vigilantes escalate in the city. Nonprofit organization Food for the Poor also ceases operations in Haiti due to gang disruptions. (Al Jazeera) 

The House of Representatives of Jubaland reelected incumbent President Ahmed Madobe for the third time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted deployed armed forces to Ras Kamboni. (Horseed Media) 

Sixteen people are killed and six others are missing in flash floods caused by Tropical Low 01U in Sumatra, Indonesia. (The Irish Examiner) 

Sixteen people are missing and 28 others are rescued after a boat carrying tourists sinks off the coast of Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. (BBC News) 

One crew member is killed and three others are injured when a DHL Boeing 737-400F cargo plane operated by Swiftair crashes into the ground near a residential building while approaching Vilnius Airport in Lithuania. No one on the ground is injured. (Reuters)

Nine migrants, including six children, are killed and 39 others are rescued from a shipwreck off the coast of Samos, Greece. (The Express Tribune) 

Australian Parliament vetoes a bill that would authorize the Australian Communications and Media Authority to implement detailed surveillance on digital platforms and enforce anti-misinformation punitive measures on them, which opposition politicians condemn as “censorship laws” and a betrayal to democracy. (AP) 

Five people are killed in a mass shooting in Saint Andrew, Kingston, Jamaica. (AP) 

The Jubaland House of Representatives re-elects incumbent President Ahmed Madobe for the third time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in armed forces being deployed to Kamboni, Badhadhe District, Lower Juba, Somalia. (AFP) (Garowe Online) (The Eastleigh Voice) 

Microsoft reports widespread outages across Outlook, Teams, and other 365 programs. The outages are later resolved during the evening. (Forbes) (CNN) 

In cricket, batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes the youngest player to sign with the Indian Premier League at the age of 13. (DW) (Hindustan Times) 

Sunday, November 24th, 2024 

Hezbollah launch over 300 missiles at Israel, targeting the Ashdod Naval Base in Ashdod for the first time and injuring eleven people. (Al Jazeera) 

Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates, with three people later arrested for the murder. (The New York Times) 

The government of Israel approves a resolution to cut ties with and impose sanctions on the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, after the newspaper ran “many articles that hurt the legitimacy of the State of Israel and its right to self-defence”. (Al Jazeera) 

Pakistani police arrest thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of a planned protest to demand for the release of Khan and other members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, along with the resignation of the current government. The capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad, is placed under a security lockdown before the protest takes place. (DW)

Six people are killed and five injured after a mass shooting at a bar in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. (AP) 

The End