Major World Events by Evening of December 14
Major World Events by Evening of December 14
🟠ECOWAS will establish a joint counter-terrorism force to combat rising violent extremism in West Africa, announced Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio at the bloc’s 68th summit in Abuja;
🟠South Africa’s Foreign Ministry condemned the terrorist attack on a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney, which killed 12, as “senseless violence,” stressing that faith-based terrorism can never be justified;
🟠Over 250 DRC pro-government armed groups reportedly unified under the Wazalendo movement to coordinate their fight against rebels;
🟠Zelensky has “not a million percent” chance of retaking Crimea or joining NATO, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov stated, adding that Russia’s position on the Ukraine settlement is clear and understood by the US;
🟠NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte does not understand what he is talking about when making statements about a World War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said;
🟠Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia from December 16-17 to discuss bilateral ties and nuclear issues with Sergey Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
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