Portal:Current events/2024 December 11

December 11, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali Civil War
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  - 2024 Jubaland presidential election
    - Battle of Ras Kamboni
      - Somali forces launch a failed attack on Jubaland regional forces, with Jubaland capturing hundreds of Somali soldiers and claiming to have fully taken over Ras Kamboni, Lower Juba, Somalia. (Reuters) (Idil News) (Garowe Online)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - Siege of North Gaza
    - At least 29 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on civilian areas in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate, Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- An Israeli boy is killed and three others are injured by a Palestinian gunman attack on a bus in Al-Khader, West Bank. (The Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian War
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    - The United States Department of State approves a $266.4 million sale of F-16 maintenance equipment to Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda) (DSCA) (Newsweek)
  - The Parliament of Canada approves the allocation of CA$764 million (US$587 million) in military aid to Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda)
Syrian civil war
- Fall of the Assad regime
  - Armed men raid and set fire to the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad and also conduct attacks on other tombs and graves in Qardaha District, Latakia Governorate, Syria. (SOHR)
- Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war
  - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights urges Syria's military leadership to prevent ongoing sectarian riots, looting, and assaults on civilians from armed groups. (SOHR)
- The Federal Foreign Office of Germany announces an additional €8 million (US$8.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. (APA)
Haitian crisis
- Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopens after it was closed in November when a Spirit Airlines aircraft was struck by gunfire. (DW)
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Afghanistan's acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Khalil Haqqani and five other people are killed in a suicide bombing at the Ministry's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Five civilians are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Ainata, Bint Jbeil, and Beit Lif, Lebanon, despite the agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
- Amnesty International reports that Sudan is currently facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 30 million people at risk or in need of humanitarian aid. (DW)

Business and economy

Proposed acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger
- American grocery store company Albertsons of Boise, Idaho backs out of a $24.6 billion merger deal between Cincinnati-based grocer Kroger and files a lawsuit against them that includes a $600 million termination fee. (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed in a fire and explosion at a residential high-rise apartment building in Shenzhen, China. (Reuters)
Fourty-four people are presumed dead from drowning when a boat carrying refugees from Sierra Leone capsizes on its way from Sfax, Tunisia, to Europe. (DW)

Law and crime

Two United States foreign nationals from California are killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in Michoacán, Mexico. (ABC News)

Health and environment

Environmental issues in Iran
- Iran announces that all government offices, universities, and schools in Tehran province will be closed for two days due to severe air pollution. (AP)

Politics and elections

2024 South Korean martial law
- A special investigations team conducts a raid on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office, the National Police Agency headquarters, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters, and the office of the National Assembly's security service, as part of an investigation into Yoon's failed attempt at imposing martial law last week. (DW)
- Jailed former national defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, who allegedly helped President Yoon Suk Yeol impose martial law, attempts suicide while in custody. (BBC News)
2024 United Kingdom farmers' protests
- Hundreds of tractors block Whitehall in protest of Labour government changes to agricultural inheritance tax. (The Independent)
The Swiss Federal Assembly elects Karin Keller-Sutter, currently Finance minister, as President of Switzerland for 2025. (Swissinfo)

Sports

2034 FIFA World Cup
- FIFA announces that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. (Khaleej Times)