Gujarat was on the boil on Wednesday as seven people were killed in widespread violence triggered by a snowballing movement for reservations for the Patel community, forcing the government to deploy the army and impose a curfew in parts of the state. Source Hindustan Times
With France still reeling from the Strasbourg terrorist shooting, the government has called on the “yellow vest” protest movement to cancel its next rally. Meanwhile, a protester has died after being hit by a truck. Source: Deutsche Welle
Yemen’s warring sides agreed on Thursday to a ceasefire for the flashpoint city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate, a major breakthrough that could end what the UN calls the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”. Source: Al Jazeera
Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove YPG members, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 14. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
