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</div><h2 id="4ace">Disasters and Accidents…</h2><p id="fe69">At least 515 people, on Thursday, 14 Dec. 2023, were injured in a rear-end collision between railroad card on the Beijing Subway’s Changping line. The incident, amid significant snowfall, occurred near the Xi’erqi station.</p><div id="000f" class="link-block">
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<h2>Over 500 people injured in Beijing train collision amid heavy snow</h2>
<div><h3>Twenty-five passengers were under observation and 67 remained hospitalised.</h3></div>
<div><p>www.1news.co.nz</p></div>
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</div><h1 id="4eca">Wednesday, 13 Dec. 2023…</h1><h2 id="1d88">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="8306">The <i>Ardmore Encounter</i>, a commercial tanker, was reportedly attacked on Wednesday, 13 Dec. 2023 just off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea with missiles. Further to the missiles, during the attack, gunmen using speedboats fired upon the commercial tanker. The ship, suffering no significant damage, successfully fended off the attack.</p><p id="74ce">Meanwhile, in a separate incident, the USS Mason was reported to have shot down a drone which had been launched by the Houthis.</p><div id="a99f" class="link-block">
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<h2>Tanker in Red Sea targeted by speedboat gunfire and missiles -sources</h2>
<div><h3>A tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast was fired on by gunmen in a speedboat and targeted with missiles, maritime…</h3></div>
<div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="1dda">Law and Crime…</h2><p id="6b74">The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office, on Wednesday, 13 Dec. 2023, imposed a £350,000 fine on the Ministry of Defence for a data breach that reportedly exposed the email addresses of approximately 265 Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban.</p><div id="5dbf" class="link-block">
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<h2>UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach</h2>
<div><h3>LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information…</h3></div>
<div><p>mb.com.ph</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="ecfc">Politics and Elections…</h2><p id="e754">The Republican Party-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, on Wednesday, 13 Dec. 2023, voted to formally authorise its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.</p><p id="a0b9">There has been speculation made suggesting the impeachment inquiry, with no substantive evidence pointing to wrongdoing, is pay-back for Democrats leading two successful impeachments of now former President Donald J. Trump.</p><div id="9206" class="link-block">
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<h2>Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence</h2>
<div><h3>The Republican-controlled chamber voted to approve the probe, which is examining whether Biden improperly benefited…</h3></div>
<div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div>
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</div><h1 id="9c75">Tuesday, 12 Dec. 2023…</h1><h2 id="c5f3">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="814c">A Tehreek-e-Jihad militant suicide bomber, on Tuesday, 12 Dec, 2023, blew himself up with a card bomb situated outside a Daraban police station. The police station is understood to have been an operational base for the Pakistan army.</p><p id="1f4a">Six gunmen, shortly thereafter, opened fire and killed at least 23 people. A further 34 other individuals were reported to have been injured during the attack.</p><div id="4401" class="link-block">
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<h2>Many killed as fighters storm police station in northwest Pakistan</h2>
<div><h3>Explosives-packed vehicle is rammed into station used by army as a base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and fighters open fire.</h3></div>
<div><p>www.aljazeera.com</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="87d6">International Relations…</h2><p id="0753">The Guayana Esequiba Crisis, with a meeting scheduled on Thursday, 14 Dec. 2023 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will see discussions regarding the ongoing dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. It is in the best interests of both country’s to prevent the crisis escalating into an armed conflict.</p><div id="ff1a" class="link-block">
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<h2>Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana to meet amid border dispute</h2>
<div><h3>The planned meeting comes after Venezuela threatened to annex the oil-rich territory of Esequibo currently in Guyana.</h3></div>
<div><p>www.aljazeera.com</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="d6e2">Sports…</h2><p id="c976">MKE Ankaragücü president Faruk Koca, after attacking Turkish football referee Halil Umut Meler, was seen arrested at the end the club’s home match against Çaykur Rizespor.</p><div id="20bf" class="link-block">
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<h2>Turkish club president arrested after assault on referee at end of match | ITV News</h2>
<div><h3>Turkey's president has condemned the attack on Halil Umut Meler, while the country's Super Lig has blamed it on a…</h3></div>
<div><p>www.itv.com</p></div>
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</div><h1 id="21fd">Monday, 11 Dec. 2023…</h1><h2 id="e11a">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="90f3">It was revealed, on Monday, 11 Dec. 2023, the United Kingdom will be donating two Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters to Ukraine. Concerns, because Turkey controls access to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus, have been raised over how or when the vessels will reach their destination.</p><blockquote id="0a9f"><p>“The Royal Navy will transfer two of its minehunter ships to Ukraine in a bid to strengthen the country’s sea abilities,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said.</p></blockquote><div id="2b05" class="link-block">
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<div><h3>It forms part of a wider effort to bolster Ukraine's abilities at sea, as the war with Russia continues.</h3></div>
<div><p>www.bbc.co.uk</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="ec0b">International Relations…</h2><p id="149a">The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday, 11 Dec. 2023, declared fifteen Emirati diplomats <i>persona non grata</i> over the UAE’s support of the Rapid Support Forces.</p><div id="978d" class="link-block">
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<h2>Sudan declares 15 Emirati diplomats persona non grata - Dabanga Radio TV Online</h2>
<div><h3>The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned Badriya El Shehhi, the deputy chargé d'affaires...</h3></div>
<div><p>www.dabangasudan.org</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="a7ed">Law and Crime…</h2><p id="cea1">Two people were killed in a shooting that took place in Sion, Switzerland on Monday, 11 Dec. 2023. A third person is said to have been wounded during the incident. Swiss police have said the person of interest remains at large. An operation is underway to apprehend the suspect.</p><div id="fa93" class="link-block">
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<h2>2 people have been killed in a shooting in the southern Swiss town of Sion</h2>
<div><h3>Police say two people have been killed and one wounded after a gunman fired shots at two locations in a southern Swiss…</h3></div>
<div><p>apnews.com</p></div>
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</div><h1 id="1415">Sunday, 10 Dec. 2023…</h1><h2 id="679b">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="0f86">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Hemedti, on Sunday, 10 2023, reached an agreement to meet in person before the end of the year. There are hopes that al-Burhan and Hemedti will find common ground so that an end the war between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan becomes a reality.</p><div id="afec" class="link-block">
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<h2>Sudan's generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says</h2>
<div><h3>An African regional bloc says Sudan's warring generals have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to…</h3></div>
<div><p>apnews.com</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="1d33">Arts and Culture…</h2><p id="d81e">Jullie Dutra, a Contestant, on the Brazilian version of <i>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</i>, won the R1 million top prize.</p><div id="ddba" class="link-block">
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<h2>Quem Quer Ser um Milionário: participante ganha prêmio máximo do quadro pela primeira vez</h2>
<div><h3>A jornalista pernambucana Jullie Dutra levou a bolada de R 1 milhão, no Domingão com Huck</h3></div>
<div><p>gshow.globo.com</p></div>
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</div><h2 id="1b90">Politics and Elections…</h2><p id="6cc8">Javier Milei, on Sunday, 10 Dec. 2023, was sworn in as the President of Argentina.</p><div id="8282" class="link-block">
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<h2>The inauguration of Javier Milei has Argentina wondering what president it will get</h2>
<div><h3>As economist Javier Milei assumes Argentina's presidency, the nation wonders which version of the anti-establishment…</h3></div>
<div><p>www.npr.org</p></div>
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</div><h1 id="c367">Previously…</h1><div id="5945" class="link-block">
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<h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XLIII</h2>
<div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 3 Dec. 2023 to Saturday, 9 Dec. 2023</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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<h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XLII</h2>
<div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 7 May 2023 to Saturday, 13 May 2023</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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<h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XLI</h2>
<div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 30 April to Saturday, 6 May 2023</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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<h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XL</h2>
<div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 23 April to Saturday, 29 April 2023</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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<h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXXIX</h2>
<div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 16 April to Saturday, 22 April 2023</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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