Portal:Current events/2023 December 3
December 3, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 attack on the USS Carney
- The USS Carney, along with multiple civilian-owned commercial ships, is attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. (Washington Post)
- 2023 attack on the USS Carney
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 700 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Rights groups have raised concerns against Israel’s stepped-up attacks in southern Gaza, which was declared a “safe zone” by Israel. (Al Jazeera)
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Moro conflict; Terrorism in the Philippines
- 2023 Marawi bombing
- Four people are killed and about 50 others injured by a bombing during a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Bangsamoro, Philippines. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
- 2023 Marawi bombing
- Kivu conflict
- The East African Community's task force begins withdrawing from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the country refused to renew the force's mandate. (AFP via France 24)
Disasters and incidents
- 2023 Africa floods
- At least 20 people are killed and 70 others injured in landslides caused by flooding in Katesh, Manyara, Tanzania. (AFP via 24 Digital)
Health and environment
- 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
- COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber dismisses proposals for a fossil fuel phase-out, for which he is accused of climate change denial. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- A man kills four of his family members during a mass stabbing in Queens, New York, United States, and injures two responding police officers, before being shot dead. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
- 2023 Venezuelan referendum
- Venezuelans vote in a referendum to measure popular support on the territorial claim to Guayana Esequiba, which is part of Guyana. (BBC News)
- 2023 Venezuelan referendum
- Human rights in Ukraine
- Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says Ukraine is heading toward authoritarianism in a interview with Der Spiegel. Klitschko believes the President's Office views mayors as an impediment to power consolidation. (Kyiv Independent)