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Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start Sunday, including the number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza rising to 188; floods in South Sudan affecting 1.4 million people, according to the UN and Qatar saying Hamas is "no longer welcome" in Gulf state, according to Israeli report.

TOP STORIES

• Number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 188

The number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has soared to 188, according to the Gaza Media Office.

While Israeli forces killed two journalists in Gaza City on Saturday, another two who were targeted earlier were identified by authorities, it said in a statement.

Al-Zahraa Abu Sukheil and Ahmed Abu Sukheil, who worked for the News Media Network, were killed in an airstrike that targeted a school sheltering the displaced in Gaza City.

• Floods in South Sudan affect 1.4M people: UN

Devastating flooding in South Sudan affected around 1.4 million people, and displaced 379,000, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the East African country.

“About 1.4 million people are affected by flooding in 43 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, with Jonglei and Northern Bahr el Ghazal states comprising more than 51 per cent of the affected population,” OCHA said in a statement.

It added that more than 379,000 people were displaced in 22 counties and Abyei.

• South Korea claims North jamming its GPS system, affecting ships, aircraft

South Korea claimed that North Korea is jamming its GPS system, affecting several ships and aircraft, according to a media report.

The South Korean military said Pyongyang staged jamming attacks in the North's Haeju and Kaesong areas, Yonhap News agency reported.

The joint chiefs of staff warned vessels and civilian aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea to be aware of the attacks.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of eastern Lebanon rose to 20, with 14 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
• An estimated 130,000 protesters flooded the streets in Valencia, expressing outrage over the political handling of catastrophic floods in Spain that left more than 220 people dead.
• US President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House.
• France will deploy 4,000 police for Thursday's UEFA Nations League match against the Israeli national football team, French daily Le Monde reported.
• At least 26 Palestinians were killed and many injured in Israeli airstrikes that targeted areas in the Gaza Strip.
• The Israeli army claimed 43 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward the Upper, Western and Lower Galilee areas, and Haifa Bay in northern Israel.
• The first-ever ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership forum, chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, opened in Sochi.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping and his visiting Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto vowed to strengthen bilateral ties.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Emirati counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed increasing efforts to establish a cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon in a telephone call.
• The WHO chief warned about the escalating crisis in northern Gaza, noting that a famine there is imminent.
• China launched a new group of remote-sensing satellites into space.
• Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales attempted to disrupt a speech by Vice President David Choquehuanca in the National Assembly by throwing tomatoes at him.

SPORTS

• Real Madrid win over Osasuna, but lose defender Eder Militao to major injury

Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 in a Spanish La Liga match on Saturday, but the victors were dismayed after Brazilian defender Eder Militao's major knee injury.

Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior scored three goals in the big win at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid's English star Jude Bellingham also scored his first goal of the season against Osasuna.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• Trump's return: Global economy braces for tariffs, protectionist US trade policy

While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to draw the sword of protectionism in the coming years, experts are concerned about possible trade tensions, particularly between the US, Europe and China.

Citing Trump's reelection, Ilter Turan, emeritus professor in social sciences, said it turns out that the idea promised to Americans -- "Make America Great Again" -- is really about protecting the American market through tariffs.

It will lead to significant changes in American trade with many of the changes having a negative effect, particularly for Europe and China, Turan told Anadolu.