Portal:Current events/2023 December 30

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling
      • Ukraine launches drone and missile strikes against the city of Belgorod, Russia, killing 25 people, and injuring 110 others, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. (AP) (BBC News)
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Bombing of Kharkiv
      • Russian forces attack Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 16 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent)
• Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
  • Four Hezbollah members and two other militants are killed by three airstrikes at Syria's border with Iraq. (AP)
• Israel–Hamas war

The Israel Defense Forces says that dozens of militants killed in Gaza amid continued tank and aerial assaults on Khan Yunis. (Times of Israel)

• Syrian civil war, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • 25 militants killed in a targeted attack an Iranian arms shipment in the Syrian city of Abu Kamal bordering Lebanon. (SyriaHR)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 South Africa floods
  • Flash flooding kills 21 people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (ABC News)
• Three people are killed and three are injured in a house explosion in Northfield Township, Michigan, United States. (NBC News)

Law and crime

• Corruption in Albania
  • A court in Albania orders that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following accusations of corruption. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Google settles a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on users using "incognito" mode in its Chrome browser, misleading users by implying their internet activities would not be tracked, while advertising technologies continued to collect information. (ABC News)