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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel Defense Forces operating in the Syrian side of the 1974 buffer zone, in Quneitra Governorate, advance into the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath. (The Times of Israel)
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Business and economy
The Syrian transitional government appoints Maysaa Sabreen as the first female governor of the Central Bank of Syria. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
In Pakistan, ten people are killed and seven injured in a bus crash on a highway in Fateh Jang, Punjab. Separately, eight people are killed during a van–truck collision in Naushahro Feroze, Sindh. (AP)
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Law and crime
Cuba releases Salvadoran national Raúl Ernesto Cruz León after he completes a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in the 1997 hotel bombings. (BSS)
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Politics and elections
Kenya Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi protesting against alleged government extrajudicial abductions in the past few months. (Al Jazeera)
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Politics and elections
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs an order removing Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidents from the National Security Council, allowing the president to appoint other officials and private citizens as members. (Reuters)
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Science and technology
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket carrying the Space Docking Experiment twin satellite mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, with the satellites expected to perform a docking maneuver on January 7, 2025. (DW) (The Times of India)