Global National: Dec. 27, 2023 | Palestinian Authority leader condemns Israel's operation in Gaza

As Israel intensifies its operation to wipe out Hamas, more than 21,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to the enclave's Hamas-ran health ministry -- while violence is also on the rise in the occupied West Bank. As Redmond Shannon reports, the Palestinian National Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, is speaking out over the mass displacement of Palestinians.

A report by the Globe and Mail says the RCMP is expected to make arrests in connection to the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Canadian Sikh separatist leader was fatally shot in BC in June, with India's government allegedly linked to the killing. Neetu Garcha looks at the reaction from Nijjar's community and how the case connects to a similar alleged plot to assassinate a Canadian-American Sikh activist in the U.S.

The federal government is preparing to hand over multimillion-dollar settlement packages to Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, as compensation for being incarcerated in Chinese prisons for nearly three years, according to reporting from the Globe and Mail. Abigail Bimman looks at how much could be paid out and the potential lawsuit complicating the deal.

Actor Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in the Oscar-winning South Korean film 'Parasite,' has died at age 48 from an apparent suicide after being investigated for using illegal drugs. As Jennifer Johnson reports, it follows a crackdown on celebrities allegedly using illicit substances, in a country with some of the world's strictest anti-drug laws.

Plus, from the good, to the bad, and the downright ugly, a lot has happened in Canada and around the world during 2023. Mike Armstrong sums it all up with a rundown of the past 12 months, in alphabetical order.

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