6. Nine Iraqi police officers killed in suspected IS attack
• Gunmen in northern Iraq, where remnants of the militant Islamic State group are active, blew up a vehicle carrying policeman before opening fire killing nine, police sources said on December 18, 2022.
• No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, one of the deadliest in Iraq in recent months.
• The bomb blast in the Kirkuk area hit a vehicle transporting members of Iraq`s federal police.
• It was followed by `a direct attack with small arms` near the village of Shalal al-Matar, a federal police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity, attributing the assault to IS
7. North Korea fires two medium-range ballistic missiles
• North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, Seoul`s military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system.
• Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this year as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented blitz of weapons tests, including the launch of its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile ever last month.
• South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected two medium range ballistic missiles that had been fired from the Tongchangri area in North Pyongan province.
• The missiles were fired from 11:13am to 12:05 pm into the East Sea, it said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan
8. Russia shells centre of Kherson
• Ukraine said Russian shelling on December 18, 2022 targeted the southern city of Kherson, which has been faced repeated attacks since Kyiv`s forces recaptured it last month.
• `Another blow was delivered to the city centre.
• Three people were injured.
• They received shrapnel wounds, one wounded is in a serious condition,` deputy head of the president`s office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on social media
9. UN report warns against `dehumanising` migrants
• No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report highlighting the importance of temporary migratory labour programmes.
• The report, `We wanted workers, but human beings came,` coincided with International Migrants Day on Sunday, zeroes-in on schemes in operation across the Asia-Pacific region the largest single migrant-producing region in the world.
• `Migrant workers are often dehumanized,` said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk reminding `they are human beings entitled to human rights and full protection of their human dignity`
10. Argentina, Messi taste glory
• Argentina teammates rushed towards the corner to celebrate with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, Lionel Messi strode to the side of the pitch and raised his arms. Relief at last, the World Cup glory at last.
• Argentina had been pushed all the way by France and Kylian Mbappe in a compelling climax to the World Cup in Qatar, but they had emerged winners for the first time since 1986.
• The 4-2 penalty shootout win after a 3-3 draw had seen Messi equal Diego Maradona in his last World Cup appearance. What a way it was to sign off and a glimpse of how much this meant to Messi came when he received the Golden Ball trophy for the best player of the tournament
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