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Henry Kissinger
- Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger (pictured) dies at the age of 100.
- All 41 workers trapped in a road tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand, India, are rescued after 17 days underground.
- The novel Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize.
- Somalia is admitted as the eighth member of the East African Community.
- The Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, wins the most seats in the Dutch general election.
December 2, 2023 (Saturday)
December 1, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ends after a deadline expires on the seventh day. Mediator Qatar says that efforts are ongoing to renew the ceasefire and expressed regret over the resumption of Israeli bombardments. (AP)
- Israeli warplanes carry out airstrikes on different parts of the Gaza Strip, including the community of Abasan al-Kabira and a home northwest of Gaza City, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Iraqi conflict
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- The Turkish Air Force launches airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers' Party positions in northern Iraq, reportedly destroying 16 of their targets and killing a number of militants. (Reuters)
- At least eleven civilians are killed in an attack by an armed group in Miqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP)
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Myanmar civil war
- Allied Karenni rebel groups and local PDF forces launch attacks on junta bases in Kawkareik, Karen State. (The Irrawaddy)
- War in Sudan
- The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution to end the mandate of its United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) by December 3. (Radio Dabanga)
Arts and culture
- For his role in the film Passages, Franz Rogowski is honored by the New York Film Critics Circle as best leading actor of the year. (Spiegel) (Variety)
International relations
- 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Venezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo in Guayana Esequiba ahead of a referendum on the disputed territory. Guyanese president Irfaan Ali says that the ICJ ruling is a clear message that "Venezuela is prohibited from annexing or trespassing upon Guyanese territory". (Reuters)
- Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The International Committee of the Red Cross suspends the Belarus Red Cross after its Secretary General Dzmitry Shautsou refuses to resign following admissions of culpability in abducting children from Ukraine. (Nasha Niva)
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- The Philippine Coast Guard establishes a surveillance station on the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea. (AP)
Law and crime
- A serial killer is suspected of having fatally shot three homeless men over the past week in Los Angeles, California, United States. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Madagascar's supreme court confirms Andry Rajoelina's election as president after dismissing several challenges against the provisional results. (Reuters)
- George Santos is expelled from the United States House of Representatives. (Reuters)
November 30, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Givat Shaul shooting
- Three Israeli civilians are killed and sixteen are injured in a mass shooting in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. Two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces. An armed civilian is mistaken for an attacker and is also shot, later dying in a hospital. Hamas reportedly claims responsibility for the attack. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day, after the ceasefire had been due to expire. (The Times of Israel)
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in the war, due to the high number of civilian casualties and video footage of growing numbers of children dying. (Al Jazeera)
- United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps up calls for Israel to comply with international law and protect civilians during its military operations in southern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Givat Shaul shooting
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine says its special forces bombed a freight train as it was passing through the Severomuysky Tunnel in Buryatia, Russia. Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledges an explosion and fire inside the tunnel, and says that a preliminary probe is underway to determine the cause. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Gunfire breaks out between the National Guard of Guinea-Bissau and the Presidential Guard after the National Guard frees two ministers from the opposition PAIGC from police custody. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- The insolvency of the Austrian Signa Holding also leads to the insolvency of the German sporting goods retailer SportScheck. (rbb24)
Disasters and incidents
- At least 13 people are killed in a fire at a hostel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with preliminary reports indicating carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death. (AFP via France 24)
Health and environment
- 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
- The United Nations Climate Change conference opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an agreement to provide funding to underdeveloped countries that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. (The Guardian)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Argentina
- Incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino announces that Argentina will not join the BRICS group of nations. (MyInd Markets)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Russia
- The Supreme Court of Russia bans the LGBT movement, labelling participants as extremists. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is granted a leave of absence prior to the 2024 general election and is succeeded by his private secretary Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara as acting president. (La Prensa Gráfica)
November 29, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis, Brazil–Venezuela relations
- The Brazilian Army mobilizes towards the border of Venezuela and Guyana, anticipating a possible Venezuelan military invasion of Guayana Esequiba. (Escenario Mundial)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Hamas releases four Thai migrant workers and 12 Israeli hostages while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. In a separate gesture to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two dual citizens of Israel and Russia are also freed by Hamas. (The Times of Israel)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- October-November 2023 Jenin incursion
- Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet, and Israel Border Police announce in a joint statement that they killed Muhammad Zubeidi, the commander of the Jenin branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Two children, aged 14 and 8, are shot dead by IDF troops in Jenin during the raid. The shootings are caught by security cameras. (BBC)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army captures the town of Konkyan in Shan State, Myanmar, after the military's Light Infantry Battalion 125 surrendered to it. (The Irrawaddy)
- Operation 1027
Arts and culture
- The 15th-century painting Madonna delle Grazie by Sandro Botticelli, with an estimated value of €100 million, which was believed to be missing, is recovered from a residence near Naples, Italy. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Austria's largest privately owned real estate company Signa Holding files for insolvency. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A United States Air Force V-22 Osprey crashes off the coast of Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture with six crew members onboard. A search and rescue operation has been launched, according to the Japan Coast Guard. (CNN)
International relations
- Finland–Poland relations, Finland–Russia relations
- National Security Bureau chief Jacek Siewiera announces that Poland will send "a team of military advisors" to the Finland–Russia border in response to an official request for allied support. Finland says it was unaware of the Polish offer. Russia warns against the move, viewing the concentration of troops on the border as a threat. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Nepal
- A village authority in Gandaki Province, Nepal, registers the nation's first same-sex marriage. (Reuters)
- German authorities launch major raids and arrests against the right-wing Wehrsportgruppe Knockout 51 and the Reichsbürger group "Königreich Deutschland". (Taz) (Zeit)
- French Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti is acquitted of a charge of conflict of interest by the Cour de Justice de la République. (France 24)
Science and technology
- Right Livelihood Award
- Eunice Brookman-Amissah, Mother Nature Cambodia, Phyllis Omido and SOS Méditerranée are honored with the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden. (Tagesschau)
- Solar Cycle 25
- NASA says that a coronal mass ejection directed at Earth will result in a geomagnetic storm causing disruption to radio and GPS communications on November 30, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. (The Times of India)
Sports
- Winter Olympic Games
- The International Olympic Committee announces that a French Alps/Nice bid is the preferred candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and that Salt Lake City, Utah, is the preferred candidate to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. (CBC News)
November 28, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Hamas releases two Thai migrant workers, 10 Israeli hostages and a pet dog, while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel) (AP via ABC News)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank
- Two Palestinians are killed during clashes with Israeli Defense Forces in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Russian forces advance on "all sides" of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine as they encircle the city. Heavy fighting is reported for control of the Avdiivka Coke Plant. (Reuters) (The Independent)
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- New People's Army rebellion
- The Philippine government and communist rebels, represented by the National Democratic Front, agree to resume peace talks after six years. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Uttarakhand tunnel rescue
- Rescuers in Uttarakhand, India, successfully drill through to 41 men trapped for over two weeks following a tunnel collapse. (CNN)
- A rock burst at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China, kills eleven miners. (AP via ABC News)
- Four miners are killed and another is injured after a water pipeline ruptured inside a coal mine in Jaworzno, Poland. (AP)
- Three people are killed in an explosion at a business in Hillsboro, Ohio, United States. (WHIO)
International relations
- Expo 2030
- Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh is chosen to host the 2030 World Expo, over South Korean port city Busan and Rome for the event expected to draw millions of visitors. (GDN Online)
- Finland–Russia relations
- Finland closes the entire border with Russia after accusing the Russian government of facilitating the entry of asylum seekers into the country. (The Guardian)
- Russia–United States relations
- A Russian district court extends American journalist Evan Gershkovich's detention on espionage charges until January 30, 2024. (AFP via France 24)
Law and crime
- Hijab and burka controversies in Europe
- The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that employees can be banned from wearing "signs of religious belief", such as Islamic hijabs, in all European Union member states. (The Independent via Yahoo! News)
- Regulation of electronic cigarettes
- The Australian government announces a ban on the import of disposable electronic cigarettes, effective January 1, 2024, in an effort to reduce nicotine addiction in children and young adults. (BBC News)
November 27, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Hamas releases 11 Israeli hostages, while Israel releases 33 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel)
- Qatar announces an agreement between Israel and Hamas to extend the ceasefire by two days. (The Times of Israel)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
Business and economy
- The world's largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, is delivered to Royal Caribbean International. (BI)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Africa floods
- The death toll from floods in Kenya rises to 76 as 40,000 people are displaced from their homes. (AP)
- Impala Platinum mine shaft accident
- Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, when a lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 metres (660 ft). (Al Jazeera)
- A snowstorm kills at least five people in Ukraine and three people in neighbouring Moldova with hundreds of towns and villages losing power. A least ten state highways are also closed with thousands of vehicles stranded in Ukraine amid the severe weather. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- A Chinese court commences compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. (Reuters)
- International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem terminates all further investigations into crimes related to the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, following the collapse of cases against six suspects, including former and current Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, due to insufficient evidence and witness tampering. (AFP via VOA)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Two Madagascar army colonels are detained and charged with inciting mutiny and threatening national security during the election, with allegations of offering bribes to army leaders to destabilize the election results that declared Andry Rajoelina the winner. (AFP via The EastAfrican)
- Christopher Luxon is sworn in as the 42nd prime minister of New Zealand by Governor-General Cindy Kiro. (AFP via The Daily Star)
- The Australian government dismisses Mike Pezzullo as Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs for breaching the public service code of conduct, following an investigation into Pezzullo's alleged encrypted communications with other politicians. (AFP via New Vision)
Science and technology
- The British Antarctic Survey confirms that the world's largest iceberg, A23a, is now leaving the Weddell Sea and drifting into the Southern Ocean after being in the Weddell Sea for more than 30 years. The iceberg is expected to follow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and continue to drift away from Antarctica. (The Guardian)
November 26, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Siege of Djibo
- At least 40 civilians are killed and 42 more injured after Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin tried to take control of the town of Djibo, Burkina Faso. (AP)
- Siege of Djibo
- 2023 Freetown attacks
- Sierra Leone declares a national curfew following an attack by militants on barracks in Freetown. The militants later break into Freetown Central Prison, setting some inmates free. (Reuters)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Hamas releases three Thai migrant workers and 14 Israeli hostages, while Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- Houthi forces fire two ballistic missiles at the USS Mason, with both missiles landing short of the ship in the Gulf of Aden. (Fox News)
- Armed assailants seize and later release a tanker linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, with 22 crew members on board, off the coast of Yemen. The United States Navy captures the attackers. (AP)
- Eight Palestinians are killed and at least six others are injured in Israeli raids in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- The Palestine Red Crescent Society says that a Palestinian farmer was killed and another was injured when they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza. (Reuters)
- Hamas confirms the deaths of several senior commanders including Ahmed Ghandour, the commander of its Northern Gaza brigade, and Ayman Siam, the head of its rocket firing array. The Israel Defense Forces had previously said it had targeted Ghandour and Siam, but did not confirm that they had been killed. (The Times of Israel)
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first Israeli head of government to enter the Gaza Strip in two decades, after visiting Israel Defense Forces troops stationed there. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
Arts and culture
- 2023 Booker Prize
- Irish writer Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize for his novel Prophet Song. (AFP via RFI)
Disasters and accidents
- The cargo ship Raptor sinks off the Greek island of Lesbos with 14 crew members on board. The coast guard rescues one person and recovers the body of one of the other crew members. (AFP via France 24)
International relations
- China–Malaysia relations, India–Malaysia relations
- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces at a People's Justice Party congress that citizens of China and India will have visa-free travel from December 1, allowing stays of up to 30 days in a bid to boost tourism. (Reuters)
- Germany–Mali relations
- German Catholic priest Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in Bamako, Mali, in November 2022 and was presumed kidnapped, is released and returns to Germany. (AFP via The News)
- Guyana–Venezuela relations
- Guyanese President Irfaan Ali visits the region of Guayana Esequiba and hoists the Guyanese flag, amid heightening tensions with Venezuela over the territory. Venezuela calls the action a "provocation". (El Economista)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Kuwait
- Kuwait's highest court sentences former defense and interior minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds while former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, is only ordered by the court to return the funds that he mismanaged. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
- Violent incidents in reaction to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Anti-Palestinianism during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 shooting of Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont
- Three students of Palestinian ethnicity are shot and injured by an unknown attacker in Burlington, Vermont, United States, in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. (Time)
- 2023 shooting of Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont
- Anti-Palestinianism during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Three people are killed and two others are critically injured in a mass shooting at a residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (UPI)
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