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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bomber blows himself up outside the Federal Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing three people and wounding two others. Two more armed attackers attempt to enter the camp and open fire, wounding nine other people, before being killed in a shootout. (Dawn)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli forces kill a Palestinian militant that killed two Kfir Brigade soldiers during a vehicle-ramming attack in May 2024 and arrest several others in Nablus, West Bank. (The Jerusalem Post)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Seven militants, including a field commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), are killed in an encounter in Cotabato, Philippines, involving MILF factions caught in a clan feud. (PNA via Manila Bulletin)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 14 people are killed in conflict between rival ethnic militias in Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
Two climbers are killed after falling from a ridge on Aoraki / Mount Cook in New Zealand during a guided ascent. (Reuters)
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International relations
The United States announces the end of temporary protected status for approximately 4,000 Myanmar nationals in January 2026, with the Department of Homeland Security citing changes in Myanmar's political and security climate, particularly the upcoming election, for the policy change. (Reuters)
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International relations
The United States formally declares Cartel of the Suns, an umbrella designation for Venezuelan Armed Forces officials allegedly involved in the drug trade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. (AP via KUOW)
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Law and crime
A court in Embilipitiya, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, sentences ten people, including three women, to death for the murder of a man in October 2011. Sri Lanka has an unofficial moratorium in place, with the last execution taking place in 1976. (OnLanka) (Mirror Sri Lanka)
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Politics and elections
Egyptians vote in the second round to elect parliament members after the National Elections Authority annulled votes in 19 of the 70 constituencies due to various violations. (AP)
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Politics and elections
The Israeli government approves a plan jointly-coordinated with the Indian government to admit 5,800 members of the India-based Bnei Menashe ethnic group to Israel under Aliyah laws and will settle them to the Galilee region. (DW)
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Politics and elections
The Australian Senate censures and suspends Queensland senator Pauline Hanson for a week after she wore a burqa in the chamber to push for a burqa ban in Australia. (AFP via CBS News)
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Politics and elections
Unions in Belgium begin a three-day general strike across the country to protest Prime Minister Bart de Wever's government of "social dismantling" through budget cuts in their savings program. (DW)