Armed conflicts and attacks

Thirteen National Liberation Army militants and a police lieutenant were killed during a serie of shootouts with soldiers and police officers in Bolívar and Arauca, Colombia. Other twelve militants were arrested during the operations.(El Publico Tv)

• https://elpublicotv.com/mueren-13-miembros-del-eln-en-enfrentamientos-con-fuerzas-armadas-colombianas/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Thirteen people are killed, others are kidnapped and houses are burned by Allied Democratic Forces gunmen in Mabisu, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/islamic-stage-congo-killings-kivu-adf-goma-d054dc1c3a0b43d1439ba83b4075a127

Business and economy

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers go on strike after failing to renegotiate their contract with Canada Post. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/canada-post-strike-national-mail-service-cupw-mackinnon-b74d2a5c128dc96540e72aa0f170b6b7

International relations

Austrian energy company OMV announces, that Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom will stop supplying natural gas to Austria, who receives their natural gas primarily from Russia, starting this weekend. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-stop-supplying-austria-with-natural-gas/a-70798804

Law and crime

Three daughters of civil rights activist Malcolm X file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the CIA, the FBI, and the New York Police Department for their alleged roles in the assassination of Malcolm X. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/malcolmx-daughters-death-lawsuit-682c71e26cbeaf293d0ea783999c0c5e

Politics and elections

President-elect of the United States Donald Trump names Karoline Leavitt as the White House Press Secretary for his second term in office, which will make her the youngest ever person to serve in the role at 27 years old. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-press-secretary-4c550e04334e87d2075dc6bbe2e244bd

Politics and elections

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov opens the Zhany-Barak village in the Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan for resettled residents of the Barak exclave in Uzbekistan. (24.kg)

• https://24.kg/english/311305_Sadyr_Japarov_participates_in_opening_of_Zhany-Barak_village_in_Osh_region/

Politics and elections

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković dismisses health minister Vili Beroš on suspicions of corruption. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/croatian-pm-fires-health-minister-amid-corruption-scandal/a-70786764