Friday, December 3, 2021

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
  • Seven Peshmerga fighters and three civilians are killed by Islamic State gunmen in a village in Makhmour, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany surpasses six million cases of COVID-19. (Urdu Point)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces that due to fears of the Omicron variant, from December 7 until January 9, nightclubs will close and restaurants and bars will only be allowed to run table service maximum of six people per booking. Additionally, indoor services must operate at 50% capacity and only have visitors from three other households on their homes. (Sky News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
      • Slovakia reports a record 15,278 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 712,749. (AP)
    • Europe surpasses 75 million cases of COVID-19. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a quarantined student who travelled from South Africa via Singapore on November 19. (CNA)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
      • Sri Lanka reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 25-year-old unvaccinated Sri Lankan woman who had travelled from Nigeria. (Ada Derana)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
    • Mexico reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 51–year–old patient who travelled from South Africa. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
    • Tunisia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 23–year–old Congolese man who travelled from Istanbul. (Arab News)

International relations

• France–United Arab Emirates relations
  • French President Emmanuel Macron meets UAE crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed at the Expo 2020. The two sign a major arms deal between the two nations. (The National News)

Law and crime

• Oxford High School shooting
  • The parents of Ethan Crumbley, James and Jennifer Crumbley, accused of terrorism and murder in the shooting deaths and injuries at his school, are charged with manslaughter for their role in the incident. They have not surrendered, and are the subjects of a nationwide manhunt. Authorities believe they may be driving a 2021 Kia Seltos. (CNN)
• A Kosovar man is arrested for terrorism due to his ties to the Islamist al-Nusra Front in Syria. (The Public's Radio)
• Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina arrest seven suspected war criminals in Bijeljina and Sokolac due to their reported massacre of 22 civilians during the Bosnian Genocide. (CTV News)

Sports

• Magnus Carlsen defeats challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship in a marathon 136 move game. It is the first decisive result in a regulation World Chess Championship game in over 5 years. It is also the longest game in World Chess Championship history. (The Guardian)