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International relations Ukrainian crisis, Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present) Ukraine starts a missile test near Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, while Russia puts its air-defense and naval forces in the region on high alert. (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli Ministry of Transportation orders a bus company in Beersheba to remove Arabic -language ...
December 2016 Baghdad bombings. A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad kills at least 27 people and injures over 50. , (The Telegraph) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. United States troops withdraw from Afghanistan after 15 years.
October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of using computer hacking to interfere with the U.S. election process; (2) The Washington Post releases a videotape showing ...
International relations Russia–United States relations After 35 Russian diplomats are expelled from the United States, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov recommends expelling 35 American diplomats. Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects Lavrov's recommendation and expresses a desire to restore relations between the two countries. (The New York Times) (Newshub) The U.S. Burlington ...
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International relations China–United States relations, Spratly Islands dispute China's People's Liberation Army Navy seizes an underwater drone deployed by USNS Bowditch in the South China Sea ; the United States files a formal diplomatic protest and a demand for its return. (Reuters) Israel–United States relations President-elect Donald Trump nominates his middle-eastern affairs advisor ...
Business and economy The Bank of Italy says in a statement that the country's treasury will have to put up around 6.6 billion euros to rescue Monte dei Paschi given the European Central Bank's estimate of Monte dei Paschi's capital shortfall. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least 50 people drown and thousands are left homeless due to flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
2016–17 North American winter Two people are killed and at least 15 are hospitalized following a 55-vehicle accident, involving a gas tanker explosion, on Interstate 95 in Baltimore , Maryland , as cold air causes rain and wet roads to freeze across the Eastern U.S.