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At least 33 people are killed and 15 others are injured. 2024-12-25 5070c7a2980a95b7024cefab5a247a66c41d6248 19 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon 1 /wiki/2024%20israeli%20invasion%20of%20lebanon Israel 37 /wiki/israel Lebanon 2 /wiki/lebanon United Nations Security Council 14 /wiki/united%20nations%20security%20council ceasefire violations 71 /wiki/2024%20israel-lebanon%20ceasefire%20agreement#by%20israel 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israel Lebanon United Nations Security Council ceasefire violations 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon /feed/2024/12/25/lebanon-files-a-new-complaint-to-the-un-security-council-over-israel-s-ceasefire-violations Bastille Post 25 b49152d0f77dd39b8a6d079d022c8da5aaca1382 12 https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4432578-lebanon-files-new-complaint-to-un-security-council-over-israeli-violations-of-ceasefire 2024 Lebanon files a new complaint to the UN Security Council over Israel's ceasefire violations. 2024-12-25 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unexplained outage with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stating that an investigation into the incident is underway. 2024-12-25 c007b07a40fa9accf84c0158397733012bd3c9e0 17 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 1 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines%20flight%208243 Ilham Aliyev 14 /wiki/ilham%20aliyev President 2 /wiki/president%20of%20azerbaijan government 37 /wiki/government%20of%20azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Ilham Aliyev President government Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 /feed/2024/12/25/azerbaijan-president-ilham-aliyev-instructs-the-government-to-launch-a-criminal-investigation-into-the-crash Euronews 25 b936b7f66fb54170efca90e15971cfe9d1bcb94a 12 https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/26/azerbaijani-president-ilham-aliyev-launches-criminal-probe-into-azerbaijan-airlines-plane- 2024 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev instructs the government to launch a criminal investigation into the crash. 2024-12-25 3f39e045962658deb166dc3dbe1be0e787234ee9 16 Aktau 239 /wiki/aktau Azerbaijan 71 /wiki/azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines 2 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 1 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines%20flight%208243 Baku 37 /wiki/baku Embraer 190 14 /wiki/embraer%20190 Grozny 116 /wiki/grozny Kazakhstan 317 /wiki/kazakhstan Russia 172 /wiki/russia Aktau Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Baku Embraer 190 Grozny Kazakhstan Russia Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 /feed/2024/12/25/an-azerbaijan-airlines-embraer-190-aircraft-carrying-67-passengers-from-baku-azerbaijan-to-grozny-russia-crashes-whi Al Jazeera 25 7143f59cdf7f92b538e4fcd47c1803abb3cb455b 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/25/passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan-emergencies-ministry 2024 NPR 25 2eebe72f078b7968f1279e6500cb70a9f07ae274 12 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/25/g-s1-39977/azerbaijan-airlines-passenger-jet-crashes 2024 An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 aircraft carrying 67 passengers from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, crashes while being diverted to Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people and injuring 29 others. 2024-12-25 0f577592a08e8c5ca17d4b863d7cd7cceb5f8eee 15 Ethiopia 2 /wiki/ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict Fafan Zone 172 /wiki/fafan%20zone Harshin 116 /wiki/harshin Somalia 71 /wiki/somalia country's border 37 /wiki/ethiopia-somalia%20border military forces 14 /wiki/ethiopian%20national%20defense%20force Ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict Fafan Zone Harshin Somalia country's border military forces Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2024/12/25/ethiopian-military-forces-close-the-country-s-border-with-somalia-following-ongoing-heavy-fighting-in-rural-areas-of-har Hiiraan Online 25 0cd9c2d86da0f5753efd8d33ed437dec17c62b0b 12 https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Dec/199528/ethiopian_military_closes_border_with_somaliland_as_fighting_erupts_in_somali_region.aspx 2024 Somali Guardian 25 044eb0d73c704ecbab7be99c2d04fd7d2ec2ffa6 12 https://somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/tensions-soar-along-ethiopia-somaliland-border-as-clashes-resume/ 2024 Ethiopian military forces close the country's border with Somalia following ongoing heavy fighting in rural areas of Harshin, Fafan Zone, between Ethiopia's Somali regional forces and local clan militias after the killing of a local security chief and his bodyguards. Hundreds of people, including children, flee from their homes. 2024-12-25 7d3cc4d57774200b4dbffe52bbfd8e5a6be82302 14 Assad regime 37 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Syria 2 /wiki/syria Syrian civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Syrian transitional government 14 /wiki/syrian%20transitional%20government Tartus Governorate 71 /wiki/tartus%20governorate Assad regime Syria Syrian civil war Syrian transitional government Tartus Governorate Syrian civil war /feed/2024/12/25/syria-s-new-government-says-that-fourteen-of-its-troops-were-killed-and-10-others-were-injured-in-clashes-with-assad-reg BBC News 25 c4df7f2e0c57f052f466623128637f0f7747a24a 12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ew5g3vzreo 2024 Reuters 25 21e24be9ae7193bc6acc2fb88913ff76cae12bbb 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-forces-suffer-14-fatalities-tartous-clashes-2024-12-25/ 2024 Syria's new government says that fourteen of its troops were killed and 10 others were injured in clashes with Assad regime loyalists in Tartus Governorate. 2024-12-25 531534a1376925b931c061e5fe74a8edb7966b8a 12 Darfur 37 /wiki/darfur IPC Famine Review Committee 2 /wiki/integrated%20food%20security%20phase%20classification South Kordofan 71 /wiki/south%20kordofan Sudan 116 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war famine 14 /wiki/famine ongoing conflict 172 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war%20(2023-present) Darfur IPC Famine Review Committee South Kordofan Sudan Sudanese civil war famine ongoing conflict Sudanese civil war /feed/2024/12/25/the-ipc-famine-review-committee-determines-the-presence-of-famine-in-five-areas-in-darfur-and-south-kordofan-sudan-and BBC News Hausa 25 e934eff6c3d4a1d430d7964eadbf2b85e78c87f9 12 https://www.bbc.com/hausa/articles/cr567y3117vo 2024 The IPC Famine Review Committee determines the presence of famine in five areas in Darfur and South Kordofan, Sudan, and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to ongoing conflict and blocked aid distribution. 2024-12-25 a5c369aa415581da22c8093a5d5d43475a58bc6d 10 Russian President 406 /wiki/president%20of%20russia Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Russian military 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Ukraine 116 /wiki/ukraine Ukrainian President 239 /wiki/president%20of%20ukraine Vladimir Putin 506 /wiki/vladimir%20putin Volodymyr Zelenskyy 317 /wiki/volodymyr%20zelenskyy ballistic missile 14 /wiki/ballistic%20missile drone strike 37 /wiki/drone%20warfare emergency blackouts 172 /wiki/rolling%20blackout energy infrastructure 71 /wiki/energy%20in%20ukraine Russian President Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian military Ukraine Ukrainian President Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenskyy ballistic missile drone strike emergency blackouts energy infrastructure Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/12/25/a-series-of-russian-ballistic-missile-and-drone-strikes-target-critical-energy-infrastructure-in-cities-across-in-ukrain RTÉ 25 d4a584db1758a6f4b627d6df4798429ff2da4522 12 https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2024/1225/1488087-ukraine-russia/ 2024 The Guardian 25 e3dd8e5c977c86fe72073a1b48d66c5be83ef2ef 12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/russia-christmas-day-attack-ukraine-energy-system 2024 The Kyiv Independent 25 d56288484215792a7459bf7f82223a16ffb8b6fe 12 https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-ukraine-with-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-christmas-morning/ 2024 A series of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes target critical energy infrastructure in cities across in Ukraine, killing at least two people, injuring 20 others, and causing widespread emergency blackouts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for the "inhumane" attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. 2024-12-25 4336183259d75aaac6aa2a42228a028472df4d1d 7 Doolow 71 /wiki/doolow Jubaland 14 /wiki/jubaland Jubaland forces 116 /wiki/jubaland%20dervish%20force Kismayo 37 /wiki/kismayo Ras Kamboni 239 /wiki/battle%20of%20ras%20kamboni%20(2024) Somali Armed Forces 172 /wiki/somali%20armed%20forces Somali Civil War 1 /wiki/somali%20civil%20war federal government of Somalia 2 /wiki/federal%20government%20of%20somalia Doolow Jubaland Jubaland forces Kismayo Ras Kamboni Somali Armed Forces Somali Civil War federal government of Somalia Somali Civil War /feed/2024/12/25/the-federal-government-of-somalia-imposes-a-flight-ban-on-jubaland-including-all-flights-to-and-from-jubaland-particul Garowe Online 25 12c20118f9725c836719bb30fe542d161abcfef3 12 https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-fgs-s-aerial-lockdown-on-jubaland-sparks-new-conflict-strands-travelers 2024 The Eastleigh Voice 25 78785f91baaaafac40513b4938ca75da90d7c66b 12 https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/somalia/99577/somalia-bans-flights-to-jubaland-as-tensions-escalate 2024 The Somali Digest 25 dd79257a0c07ef6e8dfaedb60c319a2f9b89a595 12 https://thesomalidigest.com/fgs-imposes-flight-ban-on-jubaland-amid-military-setbacks/ 2024 The federal government of Somalia imposes a flight ban on Jubaland, including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting the cities of Kismayo and Doolow. The flight ban was initiated amid ongoing political tensions and military engagements after Jubaland forces reportedly defeated Somali Armed Forces in several locations, including Ras Kamboni, Kulbiyow, and Dolow. 2024-12-25 1b67df00e79067ec3e740f78abe1dc9f65f16584 4 Famine Early Warning Systems Network 14 /wiki/famine%20early%20warning%20systems%20network IPC Famine Review Committee 116 /wiki/integrated%20food%20security%20phase%20classification Israel–Hamas war 1 /wiki/israel-hamas%20war United States 2 /wiki/united%20states United States envoy to Israel 239 /wiki/list%20of%20ambassadors%20of%20the%20united%20states%20to%20israel famine 172 /wiki/famine food insecurity 37 /wiki/food%20security northern Gaza 71 /wiki/north%20gaza%20governorate Famine Early Warning Systems Network IPC Famine Review Committee Israel–Hamas war United States United States envoy to Israel famine food insecurity northern Gaza Israel–Hamas war /feed/2024/12/25/the-united-states-funded-famine-early-warning-systems-network-removes-a-report-estimating-that-food-insecurity-condition FEWS NET 25 5b39c0f3484242c1221754b5a818ea77223cbd51 12 https://archive.is/0LFkL 2024 The Times of Israel 25 123412d67f065ee135885231e701c2ca7f0f3958 12 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-backed-monitor-takes-down-report-alleging-north-gaza-famine-after-objections/ 2024 The United States-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network removes a report estimating that food insecurity conditions in northern Gaza have surpassed the highest IPC famine thresholds, after the United States envoy to Israel criticized the report's methodology as "irresponsible" for "outdated" and "inflated" estimates of the civilian population of Gaza.