Armed conflicts and attacks

At least eight people were killed and ten others injured in a deadly inter-clan conflict in a rural area under the El Buur district of Galgadud region in south-central Somalia (Hiiraan Online)

• https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Dec/199368/at_least_eight_killed_in_clan_conflict_in_galgadud_region.aspx

Business and economy

Moody's downgrades France's bond credit rating to "Aa3" from "Aa2" following the collapse of the Barnier government, citing "political fragmentation" as a threat to the country's ability to reduce its public debt and lower its deficit. (DW) (Politico)

• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9ficit_public_de_la_France
• https://www.dw.com/en/moodys-lowers-frances-credit-rating-over-sliding-finances/a-71054893
• https://www.politico.eu/article/frances-credit-rating-lowered-by-moodys/

Disasters and accidents

Cyclone Chido kills two people and causes "catastrophic" damage to the island of Mayotte, with many more feared dead on the island. (France 24) (RFI)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241214-cyclone-batters-french-indian-ocean-island-of-mayotte
• https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20241214-france-fears-heavy-toll-as-cyclone-chido-batters-mayotte

International relations

The 24th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) is held in Caracas, Venezuela. (ALBA-TCP News)

• https://www.albatcp.org/en/2024/12/14/a-hug-and-20-years-of-integration-president-of-venezuela-opened-24th-alba-tcp-summit/

Law and crime

Five people are killed during a shooting spree between Dunkirk and Loon-Plage, in Nord Department, France. A man is detained. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/france-shootings-five-killed-migrants-3b49999be4c5b8abcf08ed63fdb39d66

Law and crime

One police officer is killed and at least two others are injured in an explosion in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrinform)

• https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-emergencies/3938072-explosion-in-dnipro-one-killed-two-police-officers-among-wounded.html

Politics and elections

President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili states that she will not recognize the scheduled presidential election results as legitimate due to the election not being a direct vote, and repeats her intention to remain as president until new parliamentary elections are held. (Anadolu Agency)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/georgian-president-says-she-does-not-recognize-presidential-election-as-legitimate/3424309

Politics and elections

Georgian Dream candidate Mikheil Kavelashvili is elected as president by the electoral college. Major opposition parties do not participate in the vote, having boycotted Parliament since the parliamentary election in October. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/14/europe/georgia-president-vote-mikheil-kavelashvili-intl/index.html

Politics and elections

South Korea's National Assembly votes to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol over his recent attempt to impose martial law. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/14/south-korea-impeachment-vote-yoon-suk-yeol