Major General James G. Blunt

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Twenty-two members of a family are killed in an Israeli air attack on the home in which they were sheltering in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invokes Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza and adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
    • UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk says his "colleagues describe the situation as apocalyptic" in Gaza, with a "heightened risk of atrocity crimes". (Al Jazeera)
    • The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns that the situation in Gaza is "getting worse each minute", and that “another wave of displacement is underway" amidst further military operations by Israel. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• American singer Taylor Swift is named Time magazine's 2023 Person of the Year. (TIME)

Disasters and accidents

• A Guyana Defence Force helicopter goes missing while on a border operation near the Venezuelan border. (Newsday)

International relations

• Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The United States Senate blocks a supplemental funding bill that included financial aid for Ukraine. (The Guardian)
• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Politico reports that efforts to cap Russia’s oil revenues has essentially failed, due to widespread circumvention, loopholes and the ongoing fuel business. (Politico)
  • G7 nations agree to impose trade restrictions on non-industrial diamonds from Russia. (AFP via RFI)
• Russia–Saudi Arabia relations, Russia–United Arab Emirates relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to the Middle East during which he visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (Al Jazeera)
• War in Sudan
  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces of committing war crimes during the war, with the Rapid Support Forces also being accused of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. (CNN)

Law and crime

• 2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting
  • Three people are fatally shot in a mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The alleged gunman is reportedly killed. (ABC News)
• Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Illia Kyva, who defected to Russia in March 2022, is found dead in Moscow Oblast. (Meduza)
• Four people are injured in a shooting on a shopping street in Brussels, Belgium. The incident is being investigated as a gang-related crime. (Politico)

Politics and elections

• 118th United States Congress
  • Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives at the end of the year. (CBS News)
• Rwanda asylum plan
  • Robert Jenrick resigns as Minister of State for Immigration, citing disagreements with the UK government's asylum plan. (AFP via NDTV)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli troops and tanks enter Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. Displaced families in the region are heading further south to Rafah, a town on the Egyptian border. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
    • More than 100 people are killed in strikes near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, as Israeli forces encircle the medical facility in use as a shelter. Witnesses say anyone attempting to leave was being shot at by Israeli snipers. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict
    • A Lebanese soldier is killed and three others are injured by Israeli shelling in Odaisseh, southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
  • At the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, Qatari prime minister Al Thani calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• The DAX achieves a new record high, increasing by 0.78%, surpassing the previous record from July. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi
  • More bodies are found by rescuers on the slopes of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra, Indonesia, bringing the death toll from Sunday's volcanic eruption to 23. (AP)
• Seventeen people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Hamtic, Antique, Philippines. (AFP via Malay Mail)
• Fourteen people are killed and 32 others are injured when a double-decker bus veers off the road and crashes into a tree in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. (AP)
• Ten people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine after crashing into a bridge near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Reuters via The Straits Times)
• The Pacific Northwest of the United States experiences an atmospheric river, with record-breaking rainfall reported in Washington and Oregon. One person is killed by flooding in Portland, Oregon. (AP) (CNN)

Health and environment

• New Zealand conservationists announce the first birth of kiwi birds in the wild area around Wellington in over a century. (AFP via The Manila Times)

International relations

• Diplomatic impact of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–United States relations
    • The U.S. State Department announces visa restrictions for extremist Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. (AFP via RFI)
• Rwanda–United Kingdom relations
  • Rwanda asylum plan
    • Rwanda and the United Kingdom sign a treaty in Kigali, Rwanda, on the relocation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The new treaty will also see British lawyers stationed in Rwandan courts. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Arrest and trial of Alberto Fujimori
  • The Constitutional Court of Peru orders the release of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity, reinstating a previously revoked pardon on humanitarian grounds. (AFP via France 24)
• 2023 Austin shootings
  • In Austin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas, six people are killed and three more are injured in two shootings committed by the perpetrator. The suspect was arrested at the night of this spree killing.
• Ecuadorian security crisis
  • The National Assembly approves the Private Security and Surveillance Law, aimed at strengthening and regulating security companies to combat the country's rising crime rates. (Xinhua)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 316 Palestinians have been killed and 664 injured during the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
    • Five Israeli soldiers are killed in clashes with Hamas, bringing the IDF's death toll to 80 since the ground invasion began. (Haaretz)
    • Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has said, as Israel intensifies its military operations. (Al Jazeera)
    • United Nations shelters across Gaza record a spike in infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and skin infections, while only one hospital can take on complex surgery or critical trauma cases. One UN shelter in Gaza also reported a hepatitis A outbreak on Friday. (Al Jazeera)
  • Qatari prime minister Al Thani calls for an "immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation" into Israel’s military activities in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Battle of Marinka
      • The United Kingdom Defense Ministry reports that Russia likely controls most of Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. (Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News)
  • Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The White House says that United States Congress funds designated for providing aid to Ukraine would run out by the end of the year, due to opposition from members of the Republican Party, in a letter made available to the public. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Financial Times reports that the European Union is facing difficulties in agreeing on a new aid package, due to opposition from Hungary. (Al Jazeera)
    • President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev vetoes a proposed agreement to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles, returning the agreement to parliament. (Kyiv Independent)
  • Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Voronezh Oblast governor Aleksandr Gusev announces the death of major general Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of the 14th Army Corps, at his combat post in Ukraine. (Reuters)

• Tudun Biri drone strike
  • An army drone strike in Kaduna State, Nigeria, mistakenly kills at least 85 civilians and injures 60 others during a Muslim festival. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• Gold prices reach a new peak of US$2,135.39 per ounce, surpassing the previous record from 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP via The Economic Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi
  • Thirteen hikers are found dead and eleven more are missing after Mount Marapi's eruption in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday. (AFP via NDTV)

International relations

• Foreign relations of the European Union, Foreign relations of Niger
  • Niger's goverment announces the termination of its military missions with the European Union, including EUCAP Sahel Niger, amidst closer ties with neighboring countries, Mali and Burkina Faso. (AFP via Euractiv)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • Voters in Venezuela approve the claim of sovereignty over Guayana Esequiba in a referendum. The National Electoral Council announces that more than 10.5 million votes were cast with 95% being in favour of Venezuelan sovereignty over the region. (The Guardian)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
    • North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum withdraws his candidacy for president. (The New York Times)
• Guinea-Bissauan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolves the National People's Assembly, citing an attempted coup d'état. (AFP via RFI)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 700 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Rights groups object to Israel's increased attacks in southern Gaza, which Israel had declared as a "safe zone". (Al Jazeera)
  • Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • The USS Carney and multiple civilian-owned commercial ships are attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. At least three cargo ships are hit by missiles, according to the United States Central Command. (The Washington Post) (The Drive)
• Iraqi conflict
  • 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
    • A CJTF-OIR drone strike kills five militants near Kirkuk, Iraq, in response to rocket and drone attacks on U.S. and coalition forces. (Al Arabiya)
• Kivu conflict
  • The East African Community's task force begins withdrawing from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the country refused to renew the force's mandate. (AFP via France 24)
• Moro conflict, Terrorism in the Philippines
  • Mindanao State University bombing
    • Four people are killed and around 50 others are injured in a bombing during a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Bangsamoro, Philippines. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Alaska Airlines announces their intent to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a deal worth $1.9 billion. The new company will maintain separate operations for both brands. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Disasters and incidents

• 2023 Africa floods
  • At least 47 people are killed and 85 others are injured in landslides caused by flooding in Katesh, Manyara, Tanzania. (AFP via Arab News)

Health and environment

• 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber dismisses proposals for a fossil fuel phase-out, with some attendees accusing Al Jaber of climate change denial. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Burkina Faso and Niger announce their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel security alliance, citing its failure to make the Sahel region safer. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2023 Queens stabbing
  • A man kills four of his family members and injures another in a mass stabbing in Queens, New York, United States. The man also injures two responding police officers before being shot dead by police. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • Venezuelans vote in a referendum on the territorial claim to Guayana Esequiba, which is disputed with Guyana. (BBC News)
• 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
  • Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon withdraws his candidacy for president and endorses Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi. (AFP via The Citizen)
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • In an interview with Der Spiegel, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says that Ukraine is heading toward authoritarianism and that the President's Office views mayors as an impediment to power consolidation. (Kyiv Independent)
• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • In the United States, Muslim American leaders in several pivotal states pledge to rally their communities against President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election due to his countinued backing of Israel. (Al Jazeera)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • More than 190 Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are wounded by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis in the south. (Al Jazeera)
    • The United Nations say the fighting will worsen the extreme humanitarian emergency in Gaza. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said that the people of Gaza had nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on. (Al Jazeera)
  • The United States provides BLU-109 bunker buster bombs and other munitions to Israel. Similar bombs made by the US have been used by Israel in the Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes, including a strike that levelled an apartment block, killing more than 100 people. (Al Jazeera)
• Islamic terrorism in Europe, Terrorism in France
  • 2023 Paris attack
    • One person is killed and two others are injured in a knife and hammer attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The suspect is arrested by police. (Reuters)
• Moro conflict
  • Bomb maker Mundi Sawadjaan, a leader of Abu Sayyaf and suspect in the 2020 suicide bombings in Sulu, is killed by security forces during a military operation in Basilan, Philippines. (The Star)
• Spillover of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Chilas bus shooting
    • Eight people are killed and 26 others injured in a mass shooting against a bus on the Karakoram Highway near the town of Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• The cooling tower of the decommissioned Voerde power station in NRW, Germany is blown up. (NRZ) (RWE) (WDR)

Disasters and accidents

• December 2023 Mindanao earthquake
  • A person is killed when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Tsunami warnings are issued for the Philippines and Japan, but are later lifted. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Al-Qadir Trust case
  • The Pakistan Movement for Justice party appoints Gohar Ali Khan as its new chairman, replacing party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains detained on various charges. (AFP via The Daily Star)
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • Ukraine's security service stops former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country. Poroshenko's political party, European Solidarity, said he had scheduled meetings in Poland and the United States. (Reuters via France 24)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
    • The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ends when a deadline expires on the seventh day. Mediator Qatar says that efforts are ongoing to renew the ceasefire and expressed regret over the resumption of Israeli bombardments. (AP)
    • More than 180 Palestinians are killed and hundreds more are injured by Israeli airstrikes on different parts of the Gaza Strip, including the community of Abasan al-Kabira and a home northwest of Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
    • Aid is stranded near Egypt’s border with Gaza, with truck drivers saying they expected further delays to a complex delivery process that had briefly speeded up during the weeklong truce. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict
    • Israeli shelling kills a woman and her son in Hula in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hundreds of Malawians travel to Israel to work as farm labourers. Kondwani Nankhumwa, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, has questioned the secrecy of the deal amidst the governments awareness of the ongoing war. (Al Jazeera)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict
    • The Turkish Air Force launches airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers' Party positions in northern Iraq, reportedly destroying 16 of their targets and killing a number of separatist militants. (Reuters)
  • At least eleven civilians are killed in an attack by an armed group in Miqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility. (AP)
• Moro conflict
  • Eleven Dawla Islamiyah and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed during a raid by the Philippine Army in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. (AP)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Allied Karenni rebel groups and local PDF forces launch attacks on junta bases in Kawkareik, Karen State. (The Irrawaddy)
• Somali Civil War
  • The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) lifts an arms embargo on the Somali Armed Forces and the Somali government, while continuing sanctions against the al-Shabaab jihadist group. (AFP via The Defense Post)
• War in Sudan
  • The UNSC adopts a resolution to end the mandate of its United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan [sv] (UNITAMS) by December 3. (Radio Dabanga)

Arts and culture

• For his role in the film Passages, Franz Rogowski is honored by the New York Film Critics Circle as best leading actor of the year. (Der Spiegel) (Variety)

Business and economy

• Sri Lankan economic crisis
  • Sri Lanka's efforts to restructure its debt run into difficulty when an ad hoc group of private creditors object that the official creditors and Sri Lanka itself are being insufficiently transparent about their talks. (Reuters)

International relations

• 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis
  • The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Venezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo in Guayana Esequiba ahead of a referendum on its rights to the disputed territory, but does not forbid Venezuela from going ahead with the referendum as Guyana requested. (Reuters)
• Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross suspends the Belarus Red Cross after its Secretary General Dzmitry Shautsou refuses to resign following statements that the organization was involved in bringing Ukrainian children to Belarus for health improvement purposes. (AP) (Nasha Niva)
• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • The Philippine Coast Guard establishes a surveillance station on the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea. (AP)

Law and crime

• Crime in Los Angeles
  • A serial killer is suspected of having fatally shot three homeless men during the past week in Los Angeles, California, United States. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 118th United States Congress
  • George Santos is expelled from the United States House of Representatives over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money. (Reuters)
• 2023 Malagasy presidential election
  • Madagascar's supreme court confirms Andry Rajoelina's election as president after dismissing several challenges against the provisional results. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• South Korea launches its first military reconnaissance satellite from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (AFP via SCMP)