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December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- The death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel began airstrikes increases to at least 20,000 people. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- In Pakistan, Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan. (AP)

Business and economy

2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
  - Junior doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet, spanning nine days, to address pay-related disputes with the National Health Service. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
2018–present Argentine monetary crisis
- Argentine president Javier Milei announces a series of economic deregulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations including property and labor laws, to address the crisis. (AFP via France 24)
Japanese electronics company Toshiba is delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mining cart runs off the tracks in Jixi, Heilongjiang, China. (AP)

Health and environment

Canada implements a single-use plastic ban as part of its initiative to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, despite a court ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

International relations

International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Malaysia relations
- Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo. (Al Jazeera)
United States–Venezuela relations
- Venezuela releases ten Americans and extradites fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, while the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail. (AP)

Law and crime

Israel–Hamas war protests
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
  - Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. with graffiti reading "Free Gaza". (The Hill)
December murders
- Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 men. (NOS)
Murder of Brianna Ghey
- A Manchester Crown Court jury convicts two teenagers of murdering trans girl Brianna Ghey in Warrington, Cheshire, England. (AFP via NDTV)
The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. (AKIpress)

Politics and elections

2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect their president, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21. (Reuters)
2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
- President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dismisses Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, appointing Rui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor. (AFP via France 24)
The U.S. state of Minnesota votes to change its flag. (The New York Times)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
-*[[2023 Israel–Hamas war]]
+*[[Israel–Hamas war]]
-**The death toll in the [[Gaza Strip]] since [[Israel]] began [[airstrike]]s in response to [[Hamas]] leading an [[invasion]] [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|of]] [[Israel]] on 7 October increases to at least 20,000 people, including 8,000 children and 6,200 women.[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-20000-as-un-security-council-delays-vote-on-aid (Al Jazeera)]
+**The death toll in the [[Gaza Strip]] since [[Israel]] began [[airstrike]]s increases to at least 20,000 people. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-20000-as-un-security-council-delays-vote-on-aid (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Insurgency in Balochistan]]
 **In [[Pakistan]], Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the [[separatist]] [[Baloch Nationalist Army]], surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other [[militant]]s in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-separatists-surrender-baluchistan-451250d7855e49c43b1ef01aa5cdc9f7 (AP)]
 '''Business and economy'''
-*[[2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis|United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis]]
+*[[2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis]]
 **[[2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes]]
 ***[[Junior doctor]]s in [[Healthcare in England|England]] begin their longest [[strike action]] yet, spanning nine days, to address [[Labor dispute|pay-related dispute]]s with the [[National Health Service]]. [https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/21/23/hospital-doctors-in-england-start-longest-strike-yet-over-pay (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
-*[[2018–present Argentine monetary crisis|Argentine monetary crisis]]
+*[[2018–present Argentine monetary crisis]]
 **[[President of Argentina|Argentine president]] [[Javier Milei]] announces a series of [[Economy of Argentina|economic]] [[deregulation]] measures, targeting over 300 regulations including [[Property law|property]] and [[Labour law|labor laws]], to address the crisis. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231221-argentina-s-milei-orders-huge-deregulation-of-economy (AFP via France 24)]
 *[[Japan]]ese [[electronics]] company [[Toshiba]] is delisted from the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] after 74 years. [https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/toshiba-be-delisted-after-74-years-faces-future-with-new-owners-2023-12-19/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when a [[mining]] cart runs off the tracks in [[Jixi]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/china-coal-mine-cart-accident-dead-f891f84ae7c0a1510ab1d50abfe3f3fc (AP)]
-*[[Mining in China]]
-**Twelve people are killed and 13 others injured when a [[mining]] cart runs off the tracks in [[Jixi]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/china-coal-mine-cart-accident-dead-f891f84ae7c0a1510ab1d50abfe3f3fc (AP)]
+'''Health and environment'''
+*[[Canada]] implements a [[Plastic bans|single-use plastic ban]] as part of its initiative to achieve [[Zero waste|zero plastic waste]] by 2030, despite a [[Court system of Canada|court]] ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional. [https://tribune.net.ph/2023/12/canada-bids-farewell-to-plastic-straws-cutlery-and-checkout-bags/ (AFP via ''Daily Tribune'')]
 '''International relations'''
-*[[International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war]], [[Israel–Malaysia relations]]
+*[[International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war]], [[Israel–Malaysia relations]]
 **[[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian prime minister]] [[Anwar Ibrahim]] announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/malaysia-bans-israeli-affiliated-and-israel-bound-ships-from-its-ports (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[United States–Venezuela relations]]
-**[[Venezuela]] releases ten [[Americans]], including [[Fat Leonard scandal|Leonard Glenn Francis]], and the [[United States]] releases [[Alex Saab]], an ally of [[President of Venezuela|Venezuelan president]] [[Nicolás Maduro]], in a [[prisoner exchange]] between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 [[political prisoner]]s from jail. [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/10-americans-detained-venezuela-released/story?id=105806200&cid=social_twitter_abcn (AP)]
+**[[Venezuela]] releases ten [[Americans]] and [[extradite]]s [[fugitive]] [[Fat Leonard scandal|Leonard Glenn Francis]], while the [[United States]] releases [[Alex Saab]], an ally of [[President of Venezuela|Venezuelan president]] [[Nicolás Maduro]], in a [[prisoner exchange]] between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 [[political prisoner]]s from jail. [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/10-americans-detained-venezuela-released/story?id=105806200&cid=social_twitter_abcn (AP)]
 '''Law and crime'''
-*[[2023 Israel–Hamas war protests]]
+*[[Israel–Hamas war protests]]
-**[[2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States]]
+**[[Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States]]
 ***Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] with graffiti reading "Free Gaza". [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4369746-lincoln-memorial-steps-vandalized-with-free-gaza-graffiti/amp/ (''The Hill'')]
 *[[December murders]]
-**Former [[President of Suriname|Surinamese president]] [[Dési Bouterse]] is [[sentence (law)|sentenced]] to 20 years in prison for the 1982 [[murder]]s. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2502261-desi-bouterse-definitief-veroordeeld-tot-20-jaar-cel-voor-decembermoorden (NOS)]
+**Former [[President of Suriname|Surinamese president]] [[Dési Bouterse]] is [[sentence (law)|sentenced]] to 20 years in prison for the 1982 [[murder]]s of 15 men. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2502261-desi-bouterse-definitief-veroordeeld-tot-20-jaar-cel-voor-decembermoorden (NOS)]
 *[[Murder of Brianna Ghey]]
 **A [[Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square)|Manchester Crown Court]] [[Juries in England and Wales|jury]] [[Conviction|convicts]] two teenagers of [[Murder in English law|murder]]ing [[trans girl]] Brianna Ghey in [[Warrington]], [[Cheshire]], England. [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/2-uk-teens-found-guilty-of-stabbing-trans-girl-to-death-4712016 (AFP via NDTV)]
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 **Voters in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] elect [[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|their president]], members of the [[National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|National Assembly]], provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-holds-presidential-vote-after-fraught-campaign-2023-12-20/ (Reuters)]
 *[[2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt]]
-**[[President of Guinea-Bissau|President]] [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]] dismisses [[Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau|Prime Minister]] [[Geraldo Martins]], appointing Rui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor. [https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231221-guinea-bissau-appoints-new-pm-after-last-month-s-attempted-coup (AFP via France 24)]
+**[[President of Guinea-Bissau|President]] [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]] dismisses [[Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau|Prime Minister]] [[Geraldo Martins]], appointing [[Rui Duarte de Barros|Rui Duarte Barros]] as Martins' successor. [https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231221-guinea-bissau-appoints-new-pm-after-last-month-s-attempted-coup (AFP via France 24)]
 *The [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]] votes to change its [[Flag of Minnesota|flag]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/minnesota-state-flag-new-design.html (''The New York Times'')]
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