Back
틀:요즘 화제 처음/2017년 12월 8일
Korean
แม่แบบ:เหตุการณ์ปัจจุบัน/2560 ธันวาคม 8
Thai
Portal:Current events/2017 December 8
December 8, 2017
(
2017-12-08
)
(Friday)
edit
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
Russian jets carry out airstrikes in a village in the northwestern
Idlib Governorate
, where a de-escalation zone exists, killing at least five civilians.
(World Bulletin)
2017 Semuliki attack
Suspected
Allied Democratic Forces
militants in
North Kivu
,
DR Congo
, kill at least 15
United Nations
peacekeepers
, mostly
Tanzanian
, and five Congolese soldiers, and wound 53 other people. An unknown number of the rebels are killed. Over 90 peacekeepers have been killed since the mission started in 1999.
(
The Guardian
)
Business and economy
Japan–European Union relations
The
European Union
and
Japan
announce that they concluded negotiations on a trade deal.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
December 2017 Southern California wildfires
Donald Trump
approves
California
's request for an emergency declaration, allowing the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
to coordinate
disaster relief
efforts across five
Southern California
counties.
(
Los Angeles Times
)
International relations
United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Russia
's
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergei Lavrov
says that the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital by the United States "runs counter to common sense."
(Reuters)
Clashes erupt in
Bethlehem
and
Hebron
. Dozens of people throw stones at
Israel Defense Forces
who reply with tear gas and water cannon. More than 200 people are wounded. One person was killed. The
Health Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
named the man killed on the
Gaza Strip
border.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Demonstrators across the
Arab
and
Muslim worlds
take to the streets on
Friday
, holy day, expressing solidarity with the
Palestinians
and outrage at the U.S. move.
(Reuters)
14 of the 15
United Nations Security Council
members denounce the United States' stance on Jerusalem.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
Brexit negotiations
The
European Union
and the
United Kingdom
reach agreement on the first stage of Brexit including the status of the border between the U.K. and
Ireland
.
(CNN)
2017 North Korean crisis
,
Japan–North Korea relations
The Japanese
Minister of Defense
says that his country is to procure medium-range
missiles
. This purchase is controversial for a country that
renounced the right to wage war
.
(Reuters)
Treaty on European Union
,
Politics of Poland
Poland's
Sejm
approves
controversial
judiciary changes amid accusations of threat to democracy.
(
The Guardian
)
Law and crime
Crime in Japan
Three people are killed in a rampage involving swords near the
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine
in Japan.
(
The Japan Times
)
(
The Asahi Shimbun
)
Politics and elections
2017 United States political sexual scandals
Trent Franks
, a
United States
representative
for
Arizona
's
8th congressional district
, announces his immediate resignation, following allegations that he asked a female staffer to be a
surrogate mother
for him. Franks previously announced that he would resign from Congress in January 2018.
(
KSAZ-TV
)
2018 United States federal budget
Trump signs a
continuing resolution
to prevent a
government shutdown
for another two weeks. Congress has until December 22 to hash out differences over funding
DACA
,
CHIP
,
tax reform
, and
military funding
within the limits of the
Budget Control Act of 2011
.
(Fox News)
(
U.S. News & World Report
)
Presidency of Donald Trump
The
White House
announces that
Deputy National Security Advisor
Dina Powell
will leave the Trump administration early 2018.
(
The Hill
)
Ukrainian crisis
Mikheil Saakashvili
is arrested again by the
National Police of Ukraine
. He was on the run since December 5. He has been leading anti-corruption rallies against
Petro Poroshenko
.
(RTL Nieuws)
(BBC)
Month
December 2017
Previous day
December 7
Next day
December 9
From
Wikipedia
, the free encyclopedia · View on
Wikipedia
Developed by
Tubidy