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1937 – The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution. [ 18 ] 1940 – In the Second Great Fire of London , the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London , England, killing almost 200 civilians during World War II .
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Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against infrastructure. 29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine. Russia launches the largest wave of drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities since the start of the war in a widespread overnight assault across the country, killing at least 39 people and injuring at least 160 others.
Law and crime A cyberattack disrupts distribution of newspapers published by Tribune Publishing. (Reuters) Four people are killed in a shooting in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. Another person was stabbed but survived. A suspect was arrested soon after. (Associated Press), (The Daily Beast) Politics and elections United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019 U.S. President ...
Business and economy The United States sells 84 F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) Disasters At least 15 people are killed and dozens injured in an explosion in the Burmese city of Rangoon. (BBC) At least 14 people die in a multi-vehicle accident on the Pan American Highway on the outskirts of the Venezuelan capital Caracas. (El Universal) Mount Cleveland, a volcano in the U.S. state ...
Law and crime A 23-year-old Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi on December 16 dies of her injuries at a hospital in Singapore. (BBC) Politics and elections Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour. (BBC) US Senate passes H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act, which extends the Foreign ...
Disasters and accidents 12 Vietnamese sailors are missing after a cargo ship sinks in the South China Sea. 11 other crew were rescued. (Saigon Daily) An Antonov An-22 cargo plane crashes during training in Russia's Tula region, killing 12 crew. (BBC) (Times of India) (RIA Novosti) International relations A proposed draft resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to criticise ...