Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes on the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon kill 55 people and injure 59 others. (L'Orient le Jour)
Hezbollah fires rockets at Tel Aviv, Israel, with one rocket striking the Ben Gurion Airport. (Yedioth Ahronoth)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
President of the United States Joe Biden announces the expedited granting of over US$6 billion in military aid to Ukraine before president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. (Reuters)
Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Twelve Jaish ul-Adl militants are killed, including the group's leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by Iran and Pakistan. (Tehran Times) (Sedaye Bourse)
Business and economy
The Institute of International Finance cautions that if the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with the tariffs he campaigned on, the result will be a renewal of inflation and higher U.S. banking loan interest rates. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
2024 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Rafael approaches the south shore of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, triggering mass evacuations amid warnings of life-threatening flash flooding and storm surge. (Reuters)
2024 California wildfires
Amid extreme fire weather conditions and a particularly dangerous situation red flag warning, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California, United States develops and grows to 10,400 acres (4,209 ha; 16 sq mi; 42 km2) in less than eight hours. (CBS News)
Law and crime
Four people are killed and 25 more are rescued after human traffickers forced them from their boat into the water off the coast of Rhodes, Greece, and left. (Al Jazeera)
Protests against Donald Trump
Just Stop Oil protesters spray orange paint on the outside of the American Embassy in London, United Kingdom, following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
2024 U.S. elections
2024 U.S. presidential election, Second presidency of Donald Trump
Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected 47th President of the United States. Additionally, James David Vance will be elected as the 50th Vice President of the United States and will become the first millennial to be Vice President. (The Washington Post) (AP)
Donald Trump becomes the second President-elect since Grover Cleveland's 1892 re-election to serve non-consecutive presidential terms once he is inaugurated. He is the oldest person and first convicted felon to be elected president of the United States. (BBC) (The New York Times) (AP)
Vice President Kamala Harris concedes defeat to Donald Trump in a concession speech at Howard University and states that she and outgoing president Joe Biden will commit to a transition of power. (Time)
The Republican Party wins a majority in the U.S. Senate. (Reuters)
2024 German government crisis
The Scholz cabinet collapses following the dismissal of finance minister Christian Lindner and the resignation of the remaining Free Democratic Party members. (Reuters)
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