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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 76930" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed and two others are injured during a raid by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli soldiers</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_camp" target="_blank">refugee camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin" target="_blank">Jenin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/8/israel-kills-three-west-bank-jenin-general-strike-called" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_North_Kosovo_crisis" target="_blank">2022 North Kosovo crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Security_Force" target="_blank">Kosovo special forces</a>, accompanied by armored vehicles, head to the north of the country and block the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovska_Mitrovica" target="_blank">Kosovska Mitrovica</a>. This comes after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Police" target="_blank">Kosovo Police</a> announced that they would increase their presence in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kosovo" target="_blank">North Kosovo</a>. <a href="https://www.sd.rs/vesti/kosovo/dramaticni-snimci-sa-kosova-i-metohije-pogledajte-kako-je-kurtijeva-policija-umarsirala-na-sever-2022-12-08" target="_blank">(Srbija Danas)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">French President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom" target="_blank">condoms</a> will be free at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy_%28shop%29" target="_blank">pharmacies</a> for all 18-24-year-olds starting from January 1, 2023, in an effort to reduce the spread of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection" target="_blank">sexually transmitted diseases</a> (STDs) in the country. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/condoms-be-free-young-people-france-macron-says-2022-12-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area" target="_blank">Schengen Area</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> accepts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" target="_blank">Croatia</a>'s accession to the Schengen Area. The change comes into effect on 1 January 2023. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-to-join-schengen-visa-free-zone-in-2023/a-64028685" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a> announces that it will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto" target="_blank">veto</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romania</a>'s accession to the Schengen Area, citing the fear of increasing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration" target="_blank">illegal immigration</a>. <a href="https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/austria-veto-bulgaria-romania-joining-schengen-area.1000264" target="_blank">(AFP via Times of Malta)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Russia–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball" target="_blank">Basketball</a> player <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittney_Griner" target="_blank">Brittney Griner</a> is released in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_swap" target="_blank">prisoner swap</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_dealer" target="_blank">arms dealer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Bout" target="_blank">Viktor Bout</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsa_Amini_protests" target="_blank">Mahsa Amini protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> announces the first known <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution" target="_blank">execution</a> of a prisoner arrested in connection with the protests. The man was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicted" target="_blank">convicted</a> for &quot;waging war against God&quot; after being accused of blocking a street and attacking a security forces member with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete" target="_blank">machete</a>. <a href="https://time.com/6239633/iran-executes-protests-prisoner/" target="_blank">(Time)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecard_scandal" target="_blank">Wirecard scandal</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The trial of three executives of the now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency" target="_blank">insolvent</a> German <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_services" target="_blank">financial services</a> provider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecard" target="_blank">Wirecard</a>, including its former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" target="_blank">chief executive officer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Braun" target="_blank">Markus Braun</a>, opens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich" target="_blank">Munich</a>. Braun and two others have been charged with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting_scandals" target="_blank">accounting fraud</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_law" target="_blank">breach of trust</a>, commercial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang" target="_blank">gang</a> fraud, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation" target="_blank">market manipulation</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221208-huge-wirecard-fraud-trial-opens-in-germany" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">LGBT rights in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">U.S. House of Representatives</a> pass the the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act" target="_blank">Respect for Marriage Act</a>, which enshrines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">same-sex marriage</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interracial_marriage_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">interracial marriage</a> into federal law, in a 258–169–1 vote, with 39 Republicans joining all Democrats voting in favor. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/08/house-passes-respect-for-marriage-act-same-sex-marriage-bill.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/respect-for-marriage-act-house-vote" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2022_December_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 76930, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed and two others are injured during a raid by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces']Israeli soldiers[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_camp']refugee camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin']Jenin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/8/israel-kills-three-west-bank-jenin-general-strike-called'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_North_Kosovo_crisis']2022 North Kosovo crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Security_Force']Kosovo special forces[/URL], accompanied by armored vehicles, head to the north of the country and block the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovska_Mitrovica']Kosovska Mitrovica[/URL]. This comes after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Police']Kosovo Police[/URL] announced that they would increase their presence in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kosovo']North Kosovo[/URL]. [URL='https://www.sd.rs/vesti/kosovo/dramaticni-snimci-sa-kosova-i-metohije-pogledajte-kako-je-kurtijeva-policija-umarsirala-na-sever-2022-12-08'](Srbija Danas)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']French President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom']condoms[/URL] will be free at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy_%28shop%29']pharmacies[/URL] for all 18-24-year-olds starting from January 1, 2023, in an effort to reduce the spread of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection']sexually transmitted diseases[/URL] (STDs) in the country. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/condoms-be-free-young-people-france-macron-says-2022-12-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area']Schengen Area[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] accepts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia']Croatia[/URL]'s accession to the Schengen Area. The change comes into effect on 1 January 2023. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-to-join-schengen-visa-free-zone-in-2023/a-64028685'](DW)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL] announces that it will [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto']veto[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romania[/URL]'s accession to the Schengen Area, citing the fear of increasing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration']illegal immigration[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/austria-veto-bulgaria-romania-joining-schengen-area.1000264'](AFP via [I]Times of Malta[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Russia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball']Basketball[/URL] player [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittney_Griner']Brittney Griner[/URL] is released in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_swap']prisoner swap[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_dealer']arms dealer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Bout']Viktor Bout[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran']Capital punishment in Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsa_Amini_protests']Mahsa Amini protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] announces the first known [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution']execution[/URL] of a prisoner arrested in connection with the protests. The man was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicted']convicted[/URL] for "waging war against God" after being accused of blocking a street and attacking a security forces member with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete']machete[/URL]. [URL='https://time.com/6239633/iran-executes-protests-prisoner/']([I]Time[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecard_scandal']Wirecard scandal[/URL] [LIST] [*]The trial of three executives of the now [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insolvency']insolvent[/URL] German [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_services']financial services[/URL] provider [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecard']Wirecard[/URL], including its former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer']chief executive officer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Braun']Markus Braun[/URL], opens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich']Munich[/URL]. Braun and two others have been charged with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting_scandals']accounting fraud[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_law']breach of trust[/URL], commercial [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang']gang[/URL] fraud, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation']market manipulation[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221208-huge-wirecard-fraud-trial-opens-in-germany'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States']LGBT rights in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']U.S. House of Representatives[/URL] pass the the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act']Respect for Marriage Act[/URL], which enshrines [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States']same-sex marriage[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interracial_marriage_in_the_United_States']interracial marriage[/URL] into federal law, in a 258–169–1 vote, with 39 Republicans joining all Democrats voting in favor. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/08/house-passes-respect-for-marriage-act-same-sex-marriage-bill.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/respect-for-marriage-act-house-vote'](Axios)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2022_December_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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