Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
South Sudan declares a measles outbreak with a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health reporting that there are currently 2,471 cases and 31 deaths from measles reported in 22 counties.
The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines same-sex marriage and interracial marriage into federal law, in a 258–169–1 vote.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has approved the Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria, marking the first new coal mine in the UK in three decades. The project is expected to operate for up to 50 years and create 500 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs.
Sheffield City Council declared a major incident as a gas network outage affecting up to 2,000 homes continued into its sixth day. Water from a burst pipe had flooded the gas system, leaving residents without heating or cooking facilities.
The 1,574th and last Boeing 747, an Atlas Air 747-8 Freighter, exited the Boeing Everett Factory after a production run spanning over 50 years.
Russian forces launched a new wave of cruise missile strikes on Ukraine on 5 December 2022, destroying homes and killing two people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while damaging critical infrastructure and causing widespread power outages.
Iranian prosecutor-general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announces the dissolution of the Guidance Patrol, though Iranian state media disputes this.
Over 40,000 customers are without power after two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina, United States, are deliberately damaged by gunfire on Saturday night. A curfew has been ordered, and power restoration is expected to take until Thursday.