Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli troops and tanks enter Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces are also reported in Bani Suheila and other localities. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-intensifies-southern-gaza-offensive-us-un-urge-civilian-protections-2023-12-05/

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Lebanese soldier is killed and three others are injured by Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-army-says-one-soldier-killed-israeli-shelling-south-lebanon-2023-12-05/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Arakan Army accuses the military of using chemical weapons on its forces in Chin State. However, the military denies using chemical weapons. (The Irrawaddy)

• https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/arakan-army-accuses-myanmar-junta-of-chemical-warfare.html

Business and economy

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

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/european-shares-slip-barclays-steers-financials-lower-2023-12-05/

Disasters and accidents

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)

• https://apnews.com/article/mount-marapi-eruption-climbers-fe1ec3fff730eb19a4940e55e85300cb

Disasters and accidents

Sixteen people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Hamtic, Antique, Philippines. (Reuters via SCMP)

• https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3243983/least-28-dead-bus-plunges-killer-curve-philippines

Disasters and accidents

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)

• https://apnews.com/article/thailand-bus-crash-deaths-prachuap-bangkok-babf452e55ff0c8c3ab6141390dd1258

Disasters and accidents

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)

• https://apnews.com/article/pacific-northwest-atmospheric-river-rain-oregon-washington-f96cffd40a37a21786ac29f635f4e089
• https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/05/weather/pacific-northwest-atmospheric-rivers-rain-tuesday/index.html

International 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)

• https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20231205-in-rare-israel-rebuke-us-restricts-visas-on-extremist-settlers

International relations

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)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67612151

Law and crime

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)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231205-%F0%9F%94%B4-peru-s-constitutional-court-orders-release-of-ex-president-alberto-fujimori