Salome Zourabichvili rejects Georgia’s presidential election as legitimate
The Georgian president said she would not leave office and insisted the vote should not be recognised because it was not a direct election.
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South Korea impeaches President Yoon after martial law shock
Parliament voted to remove Yoon Suk Yeol, but the impeachment still has to be tested by the Constitutional Court.
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Dnipro explosion kills one and wounds police officers in central district
Police in Dnipro said an explosion killed one person and injured others, including two officers, in the city center.
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French Police Detain 22-Year-Old After Five People Are Shot Dead Near Dunkirk
2024-12-14 event: Authorities said a suspect surrendered after five people were killed in shootings spread across the Dunkirk area in northern France.
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Former China coach Li Tie gets 20-year prison sentence in corruption case
State media said the ex-player and national team coach was convicted of bribery and match-fixing.
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Thailand festival bombing kills three and wounds dozens in Umphang district
Thai PBS reported that a grenade attack at the Umphang Red Cross fair left three people dead and 48 injured, including a 14-year-old, and that police later detained two suspects.
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Macron appoints François Bayrou as France’s new prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron names François Bayrou prime minister after Michel Barnier’s government falls, handing the centrist veteran a difficult budget and coalition test.
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Danish court sentences Sanjay Shah to 12 years in cum-ex tax fraud case
On 2024-12-12, a Danish court sentenced British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty in a multibillion-krone dividend tax fraud case.
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Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in largest single-day clemency act
The AP said the move covers people released from prison during the pandemic and adds to a late-term push for mercy.
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Venezuela frees 103 jailed after contested election crackdown
The Maduro government released 103 prisoners over three days after the disputed July election, but pressure on the opposition continued.
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Serbian students rally outside state broadcaster over protest coverage
Hundreds demonstrated in Belgrade as university blockades continued over accountability for the Novi Sad railway station disaster.
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Hundreds of tractors flood Westminster in protest over UK farm inheritance tax changes
Farmers and campaigners drove through Whitehall as the government held firm on plans that would bring inheritance tax to some farms worth more than £1m from April 2026.
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Karin Keller-Sutter elected Swiss president for 2025
The Swiss Federal Assembly chose the Finance Minister with 168 valid votes, continuing the country’s routine rotation into the presidency next year.
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Police search Yoon’s office as South Korea widens its martial-law probe
Investigators raided the presidential office and other police and security sites as the probe into Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial-law order escalated.
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American couple killed in Mexico as investigators probe roadside ambush near their home
Two California residents identified by Mexican authorities were found shot in a pickup truck in Angamacutiro, Michoacán, in a killing that remains under investigation.
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South Korea ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun attempts suicide in custody
Kim Yong-hyun, who took responsibility for Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law order, was found during an attempted self-harm in detention.
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Russia says it detained German-Russian man over alleged rail sabotage plot
On Dec. 10, 2024, Russian security services said they arrested a German-Russian man in Nizhny Novgorod over an alleged plan to sabotage a railway line for Ukraine's SBU.
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Kenya police use tear gas on Nairobi femicide protesters as arrests draw outrage
Hundreds rallied against gender-based violence in the Kenyan capital and other cities, but police intervention and arrests quickly overshadowed the demonstration.
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Luigi Mangione arrested after five-day manhunt in Brian Thompson killing
Police in Pennsylvania arrested Luigi Mangione after a five-day manhunt in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson, and a court ordered him held without bail.
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Syrian opposition names Mohammed al-Bashir to lead transitional government
Syrian opposition officials say Mohammed al-Bashir, who led the Salvation Government in Idlib, will be tasked with forming a new interim government after talks over the transfer of power.
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Bomb Threat Emails Force Sweeps at Dozens of New Delhi Schools
Authorities searched about 40 schools in India’s capital after ransom emails claimed bombs had been planted, but officials reported no explosives found by Monday afternoon.
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir withdraws protest restrictions after a strike
Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have withdrawn a protest ordinance after days of strike action and talks with civil-society leaders.
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South Korea imposes travel ban on President Yoon amid martial-law crisis
South Korea has banned President Yoon Suk Yeol from leaving the country as pressure grows after his failed martial-law attempt.
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South Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial-law role
Former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested and his home raided as investigators probe President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial-law decree.
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