2024-12-27 d316331f78f8228f408e3c126f6646794da0590d 34 2024 German government crisis 1 /wiki/2024%20german%20government%20crisis Bundestag 71 /wiki/bundestag Chancellor 116 /wiki/chancellor%20of%20germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier 14 /wiki/frank-walter%20steinmeier German president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20germany Olaf Scholz 172 /wiki/olaf%20scholz coalition 239 /wiki/german%20governing%20coalition dissolves 37 /wiki/dissolution%20of%20parliament parliamentary majority 317 /wiki/parliamentary%20majority 2024 German government crisis Bundestag Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier German president Olaf Scholz coalition dissolves parliamentary majority 2024 German government crisis /feed/2024/12/27/german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier-dissolves-the-bundestag-and-schedules-new-elections-for-february-23-after-chanc AP 27 4931ff6298d28f3fda01e769674dd8332bf4e205 12 https://apnews.com/article/germany-election-steinmeier-32a9c393067faac264fae7bb29b3e4ef 2024 German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the Bundestag and schedules new elections for February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapses and no parliamentary majority emerges to form a stable government. 2024-12-27 d5e7a224dbb839226cb2a87983476ec762125e7e 32 2024 South Korean martial law crisis 1 /wiki/2024%20south%20korean%20martial%20law%20crisis Choi Sang-mok 406 /wiki/choi%20sang-mok Constitutional Court 116 /wiki/constitutional%20court%20of%20korea Finance minister 317 /wiki/minister%20of%20economy%20and%20finance%20(south%20korea) Han Duck-soo 37 /wiki/han%20duck-soo National Assembly legislature building 71 /wiki/national%20assembly%20(south%20korea) South Korean President 14 /wiki/president%20of%20south%20korea South Korean prime minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20south%20korea Yoon Suk Yeol 172 /wiki/yoon%20suk%20yeol recently-impeached 239 /wiki/impeachment%20of%20yoon%20suk%20yeol 2024 South Korean martial law crisis Choi Sang-mok Constitutional Court Finance minister Han Duck-soo National Assembly legislature building South Korean President South Korean prime minister Yoon Suk Yeol recently-impeached 2024 South Korean martial law crisis /feed/2024/12/27/south-korean-prime-minister-and-acting-president-han-duck-soo-is-impeached-by-the-national-assembly-after-refusing-to-ap BBC News 27 ce54ce0aeedc8515ee133850d11d0ab02b4a7abb 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj30234e0djo 2024 Reuters 27 d8687d76b39c059ef438b457774473dead440150 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-acting-president-faces-impeachment-vote-court-meets-martial-law-2024-12-26/ 2024 South Korean prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo is impeached by the National Assembly after refusing to appoint three Constitutional Court judges chosen by the Assembly to oversee president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment case. Finance minister Choi Sang-mok is appointed acting president and acting prime minister. 2024-12-27 db78c2c06d9827f0ad60779e459d598f116b95a5 30 Do Kwon 36 /wiki/do%20kwon Montenegrin Minister of Justice 1 /wiki/ministry%20of%20justice%20and%20human%20and%20minority%20rights Terra and Luna 171 /wiki/terra%20(blockchain) United States 70 /wiki/united%20states cryptocurrency 13 /wiki/cryptocurrency fraud 115 /wiki/fraud Do Kwon Montenegrin Minister of Justice Terra and Luna United States cryptocurrency fraud Montenegrin Minister of Justice /feed/2024/12/27/the-montenegrin-minister-of-justice-approves-the-extradition-of-cryptocurrency-entrepreneur-do-kwon-to-the-united-states BBC News 27 d53f85c04a6d31c397db527f332001d12a60ab4c 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7r8xr3v76o 2024 The Montenegrin Minister of Justice approves the extradition of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States over fraud allegations resulting from the collapse of the Terra and Luna tokens. 2024-12-27 f9b5350e216accc501305d9688964820c4bf11d3 29 Argentina–Venezuela relations 1 /wiki/argentina-venezuela%20relations Argentine National Gendarmerie 37 /wiki/argentine%20national%20gendarmerie Tarek William Saab 14 /wiki/tarek%20william%20saab Venezuelan prosecutor general 2 /wiki/public%20ministry%20of%20venezuela non-commissioned officer 71 /wiki/non-commissioned%20officer right-wing terrorism 116 /wiki/right-wing%20terrorism Argentina–Venezuela relations Argentine National Gendarmerie Tarek William Saab Venezuelan prosecutor general non-commissioned officer right-wing terrorism Argentina–Venezuela relations /feed/2024/12/27/venezuelan-attorney-general-tarek-william-saab-announces-an-investigation-into-a-previously-detained-argentine-national Reuters 27 18195c1e0d967c8bbafe35f0b882b496864dcac6 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-investigating-argentine-officer-links-terrorism-ag-says-2024-12-27/ 2024 Venezuelan attorney general Tarek William Saab announces an investigation into a previously detained Argentine National Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer for alleged links to right-wing terrorism. 2024-12-27 a4618f2895345a78031061230ffab36f1292839d 27 2024 Zhuhai car attack 1 /wiki/2024%20zhuhai%20car%20attack Chinese court 2 /wiki/judicial%20system%20of%20china Zhuhai 37 /wiki/zhuhai to death 71 /wiki/death%20penalty vehicle-ramming 14 /wiki/vehicle-ramming%20attack 2024 Zhuhai car attack Chinese court Zhuhai to death vehicle-ramming 2024 Zhuhai car attack /feed/2024/12/27/a-chinese-court-sentences-the-perpetrator-of-the-car-attack-in-zhuhai-that-killed-35-people-to-death AP 27 3b731e955bec56515b4d9fa0c2ae8c55d99eca11 12 https://apnews.com/article/china-crowd-mass-killing-death-sentence-532cf8651cc13a036771b83da03f0e44 2024 A Chinese court sentences the perpetrator of the car attack in Zhuhai that killed 35 people to death. 2024-12-27 8c295cf34b69b57417ecde2194d07720698aed3c 25 Bassirou Diomaye Faye 115 /wiki/bassirou%20diomaye%20faye Ousmane Sonko 13 /wiki/ousmane%20sonko President 70 /wiki/president%20of%20senegal Senegal 36 /wiki/senegal Senegalese prime minister 1 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20senegal colonial-era 171 /wiki/history%20of%20senegal#modern%20colonialism Bassirou Diomaye Faye Ousmane Sonko President Senegal Senegalese prime minister colonial-era Senegalese prime minister /feed/2024/12/27/senegalese-prime-minister-ousmane-sonko-announces-the-closure-of-all-foreign-military-bases-in-the-country-citing-a-dec AP 27 f2de9254e7a0889d7663381dd3236368823d689f 12 https://apnews.com/article/senegal-france-military-bases-close-e525f3a11825fbe397b90363c9417224 2024 Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko announces the closure of all foreign military bases in the country, citing a decision by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to remove foreign troops as part of a broader shift away from colonial-era military arrangements. 2024-12-27 5f16fa7e2819bcc598dec8b2b1bfbddffe4e8d0d 24 Russia 116 /wiki/russia Syria 71 /wiki/syria Syria–Ukraine relations 1 /wiki/syria-ukraine%20relations Ukraine 2 /wiki/ukraine fall of the Assad regime 172 /wiki/fall%20of%20the%20assad%20regime tonnes 14 /wiki/tonnes wheat 37 /wiki/wheat Russia Syria Syria–Ukraine relations Ukraine fall of the Assad regime tonnes wheat Syria–Ukraine relations /feed/2024/12/27/ukraine-announces-that-it-has-sent-a-shipment-of-500-tonnes-of-wheat-to-syria-after-russia-suspended-shipments-following The Kyiv Independent 27 95b390f3591ea62c61e0977d823828255b35f505 12 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sends-500-tons-of-wheat-flour-to-syria-under-humanitarian-program-zelensky-says/ 2024 Ukraine announces that it has sent a shipment of 500 tonnes of wheat to Syria after Russia suspended shipments following the fall of the Assad regime. 2024-12-27 021916258f7b1b7f0209d75e82ec1b3d059686d7 22 Bidzina Ivanishvili 14 /wiki/bidzina%20ivanishvili Georgian Dream 37 /wiki/georgian%20dream Georgian prime minister 71 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20georgia Georgia–United States relations 1 /wiki/georgia-united%20states%20relations Irakli Kobakhidze 116 /wiki/irakli%20kobakhidze U.S. State Department 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20state United States 172 /wiki/united%20states blackmail 239 /wiki/blackmail Bidzina Ivanishvili Georgian Dream Georgian prime minister Georgia–United States relations Irakli Kobakhidze U.S. State Department United States blackmail Georgia–United States relations /feed/2024/12/27/the-us-state-department-announces-sanctions-against-bidzina-ivanishvili-the-billionaire-founder-of-the-georgian-dream Al Arabiya 27 77a38ec5182d9e3c1deb0855d0ce54527e68770b 12 https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/united-states/2024/12/27/us-imposes-sanctions-on-georgian-ex-prime-minister-billionaire-ivanishvili 2024 BBC News 27 3c8df123e8ab27842f36f7174be01764f5d84fbe 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk01xyd22eo 2024 The U.S. State Department announces sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream political party. Georgian prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze accuses the United States of "blackmail" over the move. 2024-12-27 2c4590d5647e7429479497da6be9885fa4a073dd 21 2023–2024 mpox epidemic 1 /wiki/2023-2024%20mpox%20epidemic Africa 37 /wiki/africa Kosovo 2 /wiki/kosovo mpox 14 /wiki/mpox 2023–2024 mpox epidemic Africa Kosovo mpox 2023–2024 mpox epidemic /feed/2024/12/27/kosovo-reports-its-first-case-of-mpox-in-a-30-year-old-man-who-travelled-to-africa Reuters 27 da495f4f77d3090ae42466c496341c11c45dba70 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kosovo-detects-first-monkeypox-case-after-man-returns-africa-2024-12-27/ 2024 Kosovo reports its first case of mpox in a 30-year-old man who travelled to Africa. 2024-12-27 0123a619913e4b105d8c4cc5f3d29e8338660026 20 Mexico 36 /wiki/mexico Veracruz 13 /wiki/veracruz traffic collision 1 /wiki/traffic%20collision Mexico Veracruz traffic collision Traffic collision /feed/2024/12/27/a-traffic-collision-between-a-truck-and-a-bus-kills-eight-people-and-injures-27-others-in-veracruz-mexico AP 27 084f3a0360c4decad2d223fd42b622772e10874d 12 https://apnews.com/article/mexico-bus-truck-crash-8-killed-4d3d847421585eeaca78256c560e727c 2024 A traffic collision between a truck and a bus kills eight people and injures 27 others in Veracruz, Mexico. 2024-12-27 958424d5259cae81bed0e0edc8471a44b82eaf2d 19 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 1 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines%20flight%208243 Israel 14 /wiki/israel Kazakhstan 2 /wiki/kazakhstan airspace 37 /wiki/airspace Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Israel Kazakhstan airspace Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 /feed/2024/12/27/kazakhstan-and-israel-suspend-flights-over-russian-airspace-in-response-to-the-azerbaijan-airlines-crash Politico 27 e3e68d46c3a6900edb65dc07073f7dec7b235880 12 https://www.politico.eu/article/flights-suspended-to-russia-following-azerbaijani-deadly-plane-crash/ 2024 Kazakhstan and Israel suspend flights over Russian airspace in response to the Azerbaijan Airlines crash. 2024-12-27 347502c95e1d3bf71116752ca83e93903a3dd2c7 18 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 1 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines%20flight%208243 John Kirby 14 /wiki/john%20kirby%20(admiral) Russia 37 /wiki/russia United States National Security Council 2 /wiki/united%20states%20national%20security%20council Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 John Kirby Russia United States National Security Council Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 /feed/2024/12/27/united-states-national-security-council-spokesperson-john-kirby-says-that-there-is-evidence-that-russia-shot-down-the-az The Hill 27 d11fc0466d5ca19c9d66ea6388dd396839ada84d 12 https://thehill.com/policy/international/5057623-russia-kazakhstan-plane-crash/ 2024 United States National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says that there is evidence that Russia shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. 2024-12-27 97fbc44f1e4a2b314137692f3b6b71744243e5f5 17 Azerbaijan Airlines 2 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 1 /wiki/azerbaijan%20airlines%20flight%208243 Russia 14 /wiki/russia surface-to-air missile 37 /wiki/surface-to-air%20missile Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Russia surface-to-air missile Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 /feed/2024/12/27/azerbaijan-airlines-suspends-flights-to-seven-cities-in-russia-following-the-crash-of-flight-8243-on-wednesday-amid-all DW 27 dd09db025ef2218b54dfe39fe53345ef51350d87 12 https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-airlines-halts-several-russian-routes-after-crash/a-71169191 2024 Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to seven cities in Russia following the crash of Flight 8243 on Wednesday, amid allegations that the plane had been hit by a Russian surface-to-air missile. 2024-12-27 4f0db0c7608d095e6f86e51e743972bd08f35682 16 China 2 /wiki/china Medog Hydropower Station 1 /wiki/medog%20hydropower%20station Tibet 71 /wiki/tibet%20autonomous%20region Yarlung Tsangpo 37 /wiki/yarlung%20tsangpo hydropower dam 14 /wiki/hydroelectricity China Medog Hydropower Station Tibet Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower dam Medog Hydropower Station /feed/2024/12/27/china-announces-the-formal-approval-of-a-proposal-to-construct-the-world-s-largest-hydropower-dam-on-the-yarlung-tsangpo BBC News 27 dbaf4da8907996923ec9373bb2ca2acff1d9a106 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmn127kmr4o 2024 China announces the formal approval of a proposal to construct the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. 2024-12-27 e9abd1fd085e3671ec535efadd4a41b2d7a62705 15 Herzliya 172 /wiki/herzliya Holocaust 14 /wiki/holocaust Israel 239 /wiki/israel Israeli 2 /wiki/israelis Israeli–Palestinian conflict 1 /wiki/israeli-palestinian%20conflict Palestinian 71 /wiki/palestinian Shin Bet 116 /wiki/shin%20bet fatally stabbed 37 /wiki/stabbing%20as%20a%20terrorist%20tactic Herzliya Holocaust Israel Israeli Israeli–Palestinian conflict Palestinian Shin Bet fatally stabbed Israeli–Palestinian conflict /feed/2024/12/27/a-83-year-old-israeli-woman-and-holocaust-survivor-is-fatally-stabbed-by-a-palestinian-former-shin-bet-informant-from-th The Times of Israel 27 2c8a307de06dcebd89b0640d7f0ac9b206e03e91 12 https://www.timesofisrael.com/83-year-old-woman-killed-in-herzliya-terror-stabbing-attacker-is-ex-shin-bet-informant/ 2024 A 83-year-old Israeli woman and Holocaust survivor is fatally stabbed by a Palestinian former Shin Bet informant from the West Bank in Herzliya, Israel; the attacker was then shot and injured by police. 2024-12-27 b6b39f4ac2a0adce64a7c56d72a29945b62a1338 14 Ma'ain District 71 /wiki/ma'ain%20district Red Sea crisis 1 /wiki/red%20sea%20crisis Sanaa 116 /wiki/sanaa United Kingdom 37 /wiki/united%20kingdom United States 14 /wiki/united%20states state television 2 /wiki/al-masirah Ma'ain District Red Sea crisis Sanaa United Kingdom United States state television Red Sea crisis /feed/2024/12/27/houthi-run-state-television-reports-that-american-and-british-airstrikes-have-targeted-the-ma-ain-district-of-sanaa-yem Anadolu Agency 27 af32445a7b437f5d1f1bc4d812ece69eb537b2bc 12 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/us-britain-launch-fresh-airstrike-on-yemeni-capital-sanaa-houthis-say/3436278 2024 Houthi-run state television reports that American and British airstrikes have targeted the Ma'ain District of Sanaa, Yemen. No casualties are reported. 2024-12-27 e4a35fa7fb2a14db979f640f4f8f4d72a461558b 13 Ben Gurion Airport 71 /wiki/ben%20gurion%20airport Houthis 2 /wiki/houthi%20movement Israel 172 /wiki/israel Red Sea crisis 1 /wiki/red%20sea%20crisis THAAD 317 /wiki/terminal%20high%20altitude%20area%20defense Tel Aviv 116 /wiki/tel%20aviv Yemen 37 /wiki/yemen ballistic missile 14 /wiki/ballistic%20missile intercepted 239 /wiki/iron%20dome missile defense system 406 /wiki/missile%20defense Ben Gurion Airport Houthis Israel Red Sea crisis THAAD Tel Aviv Yemen ballistic missile intercepted missile defense system Red Sea crisis /feed/2024/12/27/the-houthis-launch-a-ballistic-missile-from-yemen-targeting-ben-gurion-airport-in-tel-aviv-israel-the-missile-is-inte The Guardian 27 43b540e955a7b41852111037ebb3b9419d4c8656 12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/27/houthis-missile-israeli-airport-airstrikes-sanaa-yemen 2024 The Times of Israel 27 26a37b2d54358395d0c6c19b2c3331e8e7e2cad9 12 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nighttime-sirens-again-sound-in-central-israel-signalling-another-houthi-attack/ 2024 The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from Yemen, targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The missile is intercepted before reaching Israeli airspace. It is the first time that the THAAD missile defense system is used by Israel to intercept a missile during combat operations. 2024-12-27 455241d57ecf597c704231d147cbb8258ba7004c 12 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions 1 /wiki/2024%20baltic%20sea%20submarine%20cable%20disruptions Estlink 2 37 /wiki/estlink#estlink_2 Estonia 2 /wiki/estonia its navy 14 /wiki/estonian%20navy 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions Estlink 2 Estonia its navy 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions /feed/2024/12/27/estonia-deploys-its-navy-to-protect-its-remaining-estlink-submarine-power-cable-following-the-failure-of-estlink-2 BBC News 27 24d86f8ff6a115ae380e7c2674e65d07af5830f9 12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1elq7lx9qdo 2024 Estonia deploys its navy to protect its remaining Estlink submarine power cable following the failure of Estlink 2. 2024-12-27 aa88b18ea4f6c251911816bdda73ca7eba6181f2 11 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions 1 /wiki/2024%20baltic%20sea%20submarine%20cable%20disruptions Baltic Sea 14 /wiki/baltic%20sea Estlink 71 /wiki/estlink NATO 2 /wiki/nato sabotage 37 /wiki/sabotage submarine power cable 116 /wiki/submarine%20power%20cable 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions Baltic Sea Estlink NATO sabotage submarine power cable 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions /feed/2024/12/27/nato-announces-that-it-will-increase-its-presence-in-the-baltic-sea-in-response-to-the-suspected-sabotage-of-estlink-sub Reuters 27 3ff230e693d5a933856f9fe4b2697a0873f13776 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/estonias-navy-protect-baltic-sea-power-cable-2024-12-27/ 2024 NATO announces that it will increase its presence in the Baltic Sea in response to the suspected sabotage of Estlink submarine power cables. 2024-12-27 4def5ebc543e6e789fd3e76dc5d5b933dd277e85 9 Kursk Oblast 116 /wiki/kursk%20oblast North Korea 14 /wiki/north%20korea Russia 172 /wiki/russia Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine South Korea 2 /wiki/south%20korea Ukrainian forces 71 /wiki/ukrainian%20ground%20forces soldier 37 /wiki/korean%20people's%20army Kursk Oblast North Korea Russia Russian invasion of Ukraine South Korea Ukrainian forces soldier Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2024/12/27/south-korea-confirms-the-first-capture-of-a-north-korean-soldier-fighting-against-ukrainian-forces-in-kursk-oblast-russ BBC News 27 9021fba66c08583bfb763210bf6e15566e073634 12 https://bbc.com/news/articles/cq62qe131d7o/ 2024 Reuters 27 c7be3b88021a0763b576ef768a1c5ca3b9649975 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/s-koreas-spy-agency-confirms-an-injured-n-korean-soldier-custody-yonhap-reports-2024-12-27/ 2024 South Korea confirms the first capture of a North Korean soldier fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with the soldier later dying from his injuries. 2024-12-27 b586dc094ae5a83bb06fc96b2dcad0b7065d7b6b 6 Israeli forces 2 /wiki/israel%20defense%20force Israel–Hamas war 1 /wiki/israel-hamas%20war Kamal Adwan hospital 14 /wiki/list%20of%20hospitals%20in%20the%20state%20of%20palestine#non-operational northern Gaza 37 /wiki/northern%20gaza Israeli forces Israel–Hamas war Kamal Adwan hospital northern Gaza Israel–Hamas war /feed/2024/12/27/israeli-forces-forcibly-evacuate-the-kamal-adwan-hospital-in-northern-gaza BBC News 27 bd96ab2014d8a7f855c10a0231587801d394e50f 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx26v70n5z4o 2024 Israeli forces forcibly evacuate the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza. 2024-12-27 22718709e2b5ea5304ff19bdc3f25923758e07eb 4 African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission 14 /wiki/african%20union%20support%20and%20stabilization%20mission%20in%20somalia African Union Transition Mission 37 /wiki/african%20union%20transition%20mission%20in%20somalia Egypt 239 /wiki/egypt Ethiopia 116 /wiki/ethiopia Somali Civil War 1 /wiki/somali%20civil%20war Somalia 71 /wiki/somalia Somaliland 172 /wiki/somaliland United Nations Security Council 2 /wiki/united%20nations%20security%20council African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission African Union Transition Mission Egypt Ethiopia Somali Civil War Somalia Somaliland United Nations Security Council Somali Civil War /feed/2024/12/27/the-united-nations-security-council-approves-the-resolution-2767-deployment-of-the-african-union-support-and-stabilizati Idil News 27 74b2068392380e276159a3dc374245d9046ad102 12 https://www.idilnews.com/un-security-council-approves-new-african-union-mission-for-somalia-aussom/ 2024 Reuters 27 487b93f758eeb9a54d1cb69ebc5266594dda700e 12 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-security-council-authorizes-new-somalia-peacekeeping-mission-2024-12-27/ 2024 UN Press 1 ff345d31d7e334a2b2a696e2755c94aa7dbefc1a 1 https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15955.doc.htm 2025 The United Nations Security Council approves the Resolution 2767 deployment of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), effective January 1, replacing the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. However, Somalia rejects Ethiopia's participation in AUSSOM amid tensions over a memorandum of understanding that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland in January. Somalia considers the memorandum a violation of its sovereignty and has instead asked Egypt to contribute troops to the mission.