Portal:Current events/2014 December 25
December 25, 2014
(
2014-12-25
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
A militia attack on a power plant in
Sirte
leaves at least 19
soldiers
dead.
(BBC)
Somali Civil War
Al-Shabab
militants attack
AMISOM
's headquarters in
Mogadishu
, leaving three peacekeeping soldiers and a civilian contractor dead. Five of the attackers are also killed.
(Al Jazeera)
Pakistani forces
report the killing of the "mastermind" behind the
Peshawar school massacre
during a gun battle in the
Khyber Agency
tribal area
.
(
The Telegraph
)
Arts and culture
Urbi et Orbi
Pope Francis
condemns the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
for violence against
women
,
children
, and
ethnic minorities
.
(CNN)
Iraqi
Christians
defy persecution and celebrate
Christmas
in
Baghdad
.
(
The New York Times
)
2014 Ebola epidemic
In her
Royal Christmas Message
,
Queen Elizabeth II
praises aid workers for fighting
ebola
in
West Africa
.
(CBS)
United States
President
Barack Obama
praises
U.S. troops
and reflects on the
U.S. withdrawal
from
Afghanistan
during his annual Christmas message from
Hawaii
.
(
Toronto Star
)
Businesses and economy
2014 Russian financial crisis
Vladimir Putin
announces price controls on
vodka
to reduce
bootlegging
and
moonshining
.
(New York Daily News)
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