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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' |
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**[[North Korea]] fires 200 [[artillery]] shells near [[South Korea]]'s [[Yeonpyeongdo]] |
**[[North Korea]] fires 200 [[artillery]] shells near [[South Korea]]'s [[Yeonpyeongdo|Yeonpyeong Island]], prompting [[emergency evacuation|evacuations]]. [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/05/south-korea-evacuates-yeonpyeong-island-after-pyongyang-provocation.html (CNBC)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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'''International relations''' |
'''International relations''' |
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*[[Foreign relations of Nepal]] |
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**[[Nepal]] stops issuing permits to its citizens to work in [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]] after 10 Nepalis |
**[[Nepal]] stops issuing permits to its citizens to work in [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]] after 10 Nepalis are killed while serving in the [[Russian Army]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nepal-halts-work-permits-russia-ukraine-after-soldiers-killed-2024-01-05/ (Reuters)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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Revision as of 13:59, 5 January 2024
January 5, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Korean conflict
- North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, prompting evacuations. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Two passenger trains collide near Cicalengka railway station in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, killing at least four people and injuring others. (AP)
- Four people are killed and others are injured during a fire at a hospital in Uelzen, Germany. (AP)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Nepal
- Nepal stops issuing permits to its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine after 10 Nepalis are killed while serving in the Russian Army. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Former South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is released on parole after serving eight and a half years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (France 24)