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;Armed conflicts and attacks
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⚫ **Russia's ] announces that the plane was destroyed by a bomb. ,
**In a broadcast meeting from ], ] ] vows retribution to those responsible for last month’s downing of the aircraft. Putin orders the ] to coordinate military operations in Syria with the ]. Russia's ] offers a $50 million bounty for the bombers.
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**The ] military launches ] strikes from the ] on ISIS positions in ], the ]'s de facto capital in ], ], and ]. A ] official confirms that Russia has conducted a significant number of strikes in Syria using both sea-launched cruise missiles and long-range bombers. Russian President ] has pledged to escalate his military campaign in Syria after it was confirmed that a bomb brought down ] over ]'s ]. ,
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**A blast at a market in the northeastern ] city of ], kills at least 32 people and wounds 80 others.
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**Two ] flights bound for ] from the ] are diverted for several hours on following anonymous bomb threats.

;Arts and culture
*] actor ] confirms he has ].

;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
*A 6.7-magnitude ] strikes southwest of ] in ], at a depth of 10 kilometers. No casualties or damage have so far been reported. *A 6.5-magnitude ] strikes southwest of ] in ], at a depth of {{convert|6.2|mi|km}} killing at least two people. The quake damages the main road in the southwestern part of ].
*In the ], the ] issues a ] for northeastern ] and western ] with an expected snowfall by midday of 12 inches in ], Colorado. As of 6:00 a.m. Mountain Time, 143 arriving and departing flights are cancelled for busy ]. Several ]es were spotted overnight in northern ], western Kansas, and southern ]. *In the ], the ] issues a ] for northeastern ] and western ] with an expected snowfall by midday of 12 inches in ], Colorado. ] cancels 143 arriving and departing flighits. Several ]es occur overnight in northern ], western Kansas, and southern ]. ,
*In the ] region of the United States, a ] with gusts as high as {{convert|119|mph|kph}} kills 4 people and leaves more than 1 million without electricity; some rivers in ] also experience moderate to severe flooding. ] Governor ] declares a ] after the storm, requesting federal assistance with cleanup efforts. ,
⚫ *Russia's ] announces that ] was destroyed by a bomb. ,
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**Bushfires burning near ] on the coast of ] may have killed four people.


;International relations ;International relations
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**] reports that the ] ] is detaining ] and ] as part of preparations for an international summit, ]. **] says that the ] ] is detaining ] and ] harshly and involuntarily as part of preparations for ]. The government denies that the people concerned are being abused and such moves were part of a regular and year-round outreach program.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*The ] ] outlaws the northern branch of the ], declaring it "an illegal organization". The northern branch of the Islamic Movement is led by ], who has been convicted in court of numerous activities, including funding ], contacting an ] agent, assaulting a police officer, and leading a violent protest. *The ] ] outlaws the northern branch of the ], declaring it "an illegal organization". The northern branch of the Islamic Movement is led by ], who has been convicted in court of numerous activities, including funding ], contacting an ] agent, assaulting a police officer, and leading a violent protest.
*The ] government officially sues the governor of ], ], over his denial of permits to allow work to begin on the ]. *The ] government officially sues the governor of ], ], over his denial of permits to allow work to begin on the ].
;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections
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**More than half of the ] in the ] reject accepting refugees from ] after the ] in ]. **More than half of the ] governors in the ] reject accepting asylum seekers from ] after the ] in ]. All except one of them are ].
**] officials hold a conference call with 34 governors to assure them, "refugees would undergo the most rigorous screening and security vetting of any category of traveler to the ]." A spokesperson for ] ] said that he has asked federal officials for "more robust data" and an "enhanced flow of information." ,

*The ] of the ], ], marks the 26th anniversary of the ] by attending an anti-Islam rally in ] with the "Bloc against Islam" group which supports the president. The rally is also attended by observers from the ] protest movement, ] (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident) and ], a prominent ] anti-Islam activist. Zeman tells the crowd of several thousand that they aren't extremists for advocating closing the Republic’s borders to ] migrants. <!--, -->
;Sport
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⚫ *]'s ] calls off today's friendly (non-competitive) football game with ] due to concerns over security following the ].
**The ] ] ends his campaign for the ] nomination. ,
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*Cancellation of football matches
⚫ **]'s ] calls off today's friendly (non-competitive) football game with ] due to concerns over security following the ].
**A friendly match between ] and the ] is cancelled after a suspicious object is found in the ] in the German city of ].
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