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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli Air Force launch airstrikes on a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile attacks on Israel, with pro-Houthi media reporting at least three people injured. (Al Arabiya)
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Disasters and accidents
Three of the twelve miners that went missing yesterday in an explosion at a coal mine in Singidi, Pakistan, are found dead by rescue workers. (CTV News)
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Disasters and accidents
A stampede kills three women and injures five children in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. (Reuters)
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Health and environment
The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with an average global temperature reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5°C warming benchmark set by the Paris Agreement for the first time. (C3S) (Politico) (BBC)
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International relations
The Government of Venezuela closes the border with Colombia ahead of the swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro for a third term as President of Venezuela. (Le Monde)
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Law and crime
At the sentencing of US President-elect Donald Trump, who was convicted of felonies in May 2024, Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan declines to impose punishment, reasoning imprisonment or fines would cause Trump to later overturn the convictions. (AP)
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Law and crime
The US authorities announce an increased $25m reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he is sworn in for a third term in office. (BBC News)
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Politics and elections
Nicolás Maduro is sworn in Caracas for a third six-year term as President of Venezuela. The ceremony takes place under heavy security measures with the boycott and protests of the country's opposition, which insists that the legitimate president-elect is Edmundo González Urrutia, and the unrecognition of part of the international community, which considers the July 2024 elections as fraudulent. (CNN)