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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,031 

21 December 2024

Skip linksSkip to Content News|Russia-Ukraine war People take shelter in a metro station during an air raid alarm in Kyi...

Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House 

20 December 2024

A last-minute budget bill has passed in the United States House of Representatives to keep the federal government funded...

UNICEF warns over 1 million children in Gaza living in ‘utter deprivation’ 

20 December 2024

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Israeli forces fire at Syrian protesters in Deraa, wounding one 

20 December 2024

Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Syrian protester demonstrating against the army’s presence in a border village ...

Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria 

20 December 2024

Turkiye expects foreign countries to withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assa...

Two dead as car ploughs into Christmas market crowd in Germany 

20 December 2024

News|Crime At least two people are dead and as many as 68 injured after a car rammed into a crowded Christmas market in ...

Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections 

20 December 2024

US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the European country gears up f...

US Congress debates last-minute spending bill to avert government shutdown 

20 December 2024

The United States is bracing for a government shutdown, as members of Congress race to negotiate a last-minute budget de...

UNRWA chief slams Sweden’s ‘disappointing’ decision to end funding 

20 December 2024

Sweden will no longer fund the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased...

Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles cabinet amid persistent pressure to resign 

20 December 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reshuffled his cabinet, just days after his top deputy resigned in a move tha...