Sion, Switzerland Two people are killed and another person is wounded in a shooting in Sion, Switzerland. Swiss police says the suspect is in custody.
Myanmar civil war Representatives from Myanmar's ruling military junta hold talks with three rebel groups, facilitated by China, amid an ongoing rebel offensive.
Mali War MINUSMA officially departs Mali after ten years of peacekeeping in the country. Two remaining MINUSMA bases in Gao and Timbuktu are set to shut down before MINUSMA's mandate expires on December 31.
Russian invasion of Ukraine The United Kingdom announces that it will donate two Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters to Ukraine. Doubts are raised over the logistics and timing of their arrival, with Turkey controlling access to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus.
2023 Israel–Hamas war Egypt and Mauritania invoke United Nations Resolution 377 for the UN General Assembly to discuss an immediate humanitarian ceasefire at an emergency session in New York City, in response to the United States vetoing a UN resolution with a similar objective.
Seven Israeli troops are killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of IDF personnel killed in action to 104.
Israeli forces shoot several medical personnel in Gaza, including the Ministry of Health director general of pharmacy, while they were trying to reach the ministry warehouses to get medical supplies for hospitals.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
Power outage A nationwide power outage occurs in Kenya as a result of possibe sabotage of the country's electrical grid, according to Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen.
War in Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Hemedti agree to meet in person before the end of the year to end the war between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan.
Two people are killed and seven others are wounded in an attack on a Red Cross humanitarian aid convoy in Khartoum, Sudan.
Yemeni civil war French Navy frigate "Languedoc" shoots down two drones over the Red Sea that were launched from Yemen, according to the French Armed Forces Ministry.
2023 Israel–Hamas war The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says Israeli forces bombed and raided an area near the United Nations clinic in Jabalia camp where its emergency teams and medics are operating a medical post.
The World Health Organization adopts a resolution that calls for the passage of medical personnel and supplies into Gaza, mandates the documentation of violence against healthcare workers and patients, and seeks funding for hospital reconstruction.
At least 300 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Jordan and the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees have accused Israel of aiming to cleanse Gaza of its people through an "indiscriminate and brutal offensive" in a war which meets the "legal definition of genocide".
2023 Major League Soccer season In association football, the Columbus Crew win their third MLS Cup in franchise history, defeating the defending champions Los Angeles FC 2–1.
2023–24 NBA season In basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers win the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament after defeating the Indiana Pacers 123–109 in the championship game. LeBron James is named the tournament's most valuable player.
2023 Israel–Hamas war protests More than 1,000 Indonesians rally in support of Palestine in Medan, North Sumatra, in front of the Maimun Palace.
Tens of thousands of people protest in London, United Kingdom, calling for an immediate end the Israel-Hamas War and criticizing the UK government for not voting in favor of a ceasefire.
2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis The United Nations Security Council holds a closed-door meeting on the ongoing crisis between Venezuela and Guyana over the Guayana Esequiba region, but takes no immediate action.
Crime in Mexico Fourteen people are killed and seven injured during a shootout between gunmen and the residents of Texcaltitlán, Mexico.
2023 Israel–Hamas war Israel carries out raids in Hebron, Qalqilya, Jericho, Jenin, Salfit, and Ramallah in the West Bank.
A UN World Food Programme official says that displaced Palestinian families are starving on the streets of Gaza.
At least 310 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
The United States government uses an "emergency declaration" to allow the immediate delivery of 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review.
Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip hits areas it declared "safe zones", a day after the United States vetoed a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.