Portal:Current events/2024 December 4

December 4, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war
- Northwestern Syria offensive
  - The Syrian Army launches a new counteroffensive with the goal of reclaiming Hama Governorate, Syria, from rebel forces. (DW) (Novinite)
Russia–NATO relations
- A Russian Navy warship fires warning shots at a German helicopter conducting a routine patrol over the Baltic Sea, forcing the helicopter pilots to make evasive maneuvers. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemns the incident as part of Russia's hybrid warfare against NATO. (Anadolu Agency)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- The Pakistan Army kill five jihadist insurgents and capture two others in a raid in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Law and crime

The CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, is assassinated by a masked gunman while attending a business conference in Manhattan. (Reuters)
Twelve neo-Nazis are arrested during police raids across Italy. (Ansa)

Politics and elections

2024 South Korean martial law
- 2024 South Korean protests
  - The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and other professional unions in South Korea announce a labor strike on December 5 and 6 in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise martial law yesterday, calling for his resignation. (Maeil Business Newspaper) (Bloomberg)
  - The South Korean won drops to a two-year low following President Yoon's declaration of martial law yesterday. Several ETFs on the Korea Exchange also drop to a one-year low. (Invezz)
  - Foreign embassies in Seoul warn their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations, citing the possibility of violence and death. (The Korea Herald)
- The National Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against President Yoon in response to the attempt to impose martial law on the nation. (BBC News)
2024 Georgian post-election protests
- Ahali leader Nika Gvaramia is arrested by Georgian police after raiding his office as the government continues to crackdown on the opposition amid ongoing protests against delaying negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 others are injured during clashes with riot police. (AP)
2024 Namibian general election
- The Electoral Commission of Namibia certifies the results of the general election, announcing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party as the new President, the first female president in the country's history. (The South African) (DW)