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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 81436" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_%28Sweden%29" target="_blank">Swedish Defence Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5l_Jonson" target="_blank">Pål Jonson</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">will send</a> its self-propelled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Artillery_System" target="_blank">Archer Artillery System</a>, 50 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_90" target="_blank">Combat Vehicle 90</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" target="_blank">IVFs</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLAW" target="_blank">NLAW</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare" target="_blank">anti-tank missiles</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> in its latest military support package for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian military</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-to-send-archer-artillery-to-ukraine-war-russia/" target="_blank">(Politco)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> teacher and a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_Brigades" target="_blank">Jenin Brigades</a> are killed, and three more are injured, in 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>, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. A medic who was also giving treatment escaped unharmed. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/teacher-among-two-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-forces-in-jenin" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64330051" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack" target="_blank">suicide bombing</a> at a police outpost in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-taliban-attacks-police-outpost-killing-three-officers-2023-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis" target="_blank">2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> reaches its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling" target="_blank">debt ceiling</a> of $31.4 trillion, requiring the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury" target="_blank">Treasury Department</a> to suspend issuance of new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security" target="_blank">Treasury securities</a> and take <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling%23Extraordinary_measures" target="_blank">extraordinary measures</a> to prevent a default. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/politics/debt-ceiling-deadline-treasury/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_apocalypse" target="_blank">Retail apocalypse</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalog_merchant" target="_blank">catalog retailer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_%28retailer%29" target="_blank">Argos</a> says it will close all of its stores in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Republic of Ireland</a> by June, with the loss of 580 jobs, saying the investment needed to modernise its operations in the country was &quot;not viable&quot;. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj7287r24vjo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup" target="_blank">25th Arabian Gulf Cup</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed and about 80 others injured during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes" target="_blank">stampede</a> at a stadium in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra" target="_blank">Basra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>. It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push into the stadium. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/stampede-iraqi-football-stadium-basra-gulf-cup-final" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fifteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">servicemen</a> are killed and seven others are injured after a fire breaks out at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracks" target="_blank">barracks</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azat%2C_Armenia" target="_blank">Azat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-armenia-azerbaijan-fires-19dc0b8d63fa328620d95e5548d52b43" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" target="_blank">Iran–South Korea relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> summon each other's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador" target="_blank">ambassadors</a> in a deepening dispute between the countries, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_President" target="_blank">South Korean President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk-yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk-yeol</a> called Iran &quot;the enemy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>&quot; while addressing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army" target="_blank">South Korean troops</a> stationed there. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-envoy-iran-summoned-over-yoons-enemy-remarks-media-2023-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Peruvian_political_protests" target="_blank">2022–2023 Peruvian political protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thousands of protesters march in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima" target="_blank">Lima</a> demanding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation" target="_blank">resignation</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Boluarte" target="_blank">Dina Boluarte</a> as the number of fatalities from clashes between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration" target="_blank">demonstrators</a> and police exceeds 50. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-fired-up-by-deaths-march-lima-demanding-change-2023-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A judge in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia" target="_blank">Bolivia</a> rules that opposition figure <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Fernando_Camacho" target="_blank">Luis Fernando Camacho</a> must remain in prison ahead of his trial. Camacho was arrested in December 2022 on charges of &quot;terrorism&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-judge-rules-opposition-governor-remain-pre-trial-detention-2023-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">Politics of New Zealand</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" target="_blank">Jacinda Ardern</a> announces her intention to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resign" target="_blank">resign</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">prime minister of New Zealand</a> no later than 7 February. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Protests against Emmanuel Macron</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A day of strikes and demonstrations takes place throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_France" target="_blank">government</a>'s pension reform project, which proposes to raise the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age" target="_blank">retirement age</a> to 64. <a href="https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/en-direct-greve-du-19-janvier-une-journee-de-perturbations-et-de-manifestations-19-01-2023-2505389_23.php" target="_blank">(Le Point)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_January_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 81436, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_%28Sweden%29']Swedish Defence Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5l_Jonson']Pål Jonson[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']will send[/URL] its self-propelled [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Artillery_System']Archer Artillery System[/URL], 50 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_90']Combat Vehicle 90[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle']IVFs[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLAW']NLAW[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare']anti-tank missiles[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] in its latest military support package for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian military[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-to-send-archer-artillery-to-ukraine-war-russia/'](Politco)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] teacher and a member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_Brigades']Jenin Brigades[/URL] are killed, and three more are injured, in 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], in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. A medic who was also giving treatment escaped unharmed. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/teacher-among-two-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-forces-in-jenin'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64330051'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack']suicide bombing[/URL] at a police outpost in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-taliban-attacks-police-outpost-killing-three-officers-2023-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis']2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] reaches its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling']debt ceiling[/URL] of $31.4 trillion, requiring the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury']Treasury Department[/URL] to suspend issuance of new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_security']Treasury securities[/URL] and take [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling%23Extraordinary_measures']extraordinary measures[/URL] to prevent a default. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/politics/debt-ceiling-deadline-treasury/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_apocalypse']Retail apocalypse[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalog_merchant']catalog retailer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_%28retailer%29']Argos[/URL] says it will close all of its stores in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Republic of Ireland[/URL] by June, with the loss of 580 jobs, saying the investment needed to modernise its operations in the country was "not viable". [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj7287r24vjo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup']25th Arabian Gulf Cup[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are killed and about 80 others injured during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes']stampede[/URL] at a stadium in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra']Basra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]. It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push into the stadium. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/stampede-iraqi-football-stadium-basra-gulf-cup-final'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Fifteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Armed_Forces']servicemen[/URL] are killed and seven others are injured after a fire breaks out at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracks']barracks[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azat%2C_Armenia']Azat[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/politics-armenia-azerbaijan-fires-19dc0b8d63fa328620d95e5548d52b43'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations']Iran–South Korea relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] summon each other's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador']ambassadors[/URL] in a deepening dispute between the countries, after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_President']South Korean President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk-yeol']Yoon Suk-yeol[/URL] called Iran "the enemy of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL]" while addressing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army']South Korean troops[/URL] stationed there. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-envoy-iran-summoned-over-yoons-enemy-remarks-media-2023-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Peruvian_political_protests']2022–2023 Peruvian political protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Thousands of protesters march in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima']Lima[/URL] demanding the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation']resignation[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Boluarte']Dina Boluarte[/URL] as the number of fatalities from clashes between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration']demonstrators[/URL] and police exceeds 50. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-fired-up-by-deaths-march-lima-demanding-change-2023-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A judge in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia']Bolivia[/URL] rules that opposition figure [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Fernando_Camacho']Luis Fernando Camacho[/URL] must remain in prison ahead of his trial. Camacho was arrested in December 2022 on charges of "terrorism". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-judge-rules-opposition-governor-remain-pre-trial-detention-2023-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand']Politics of New Zealand[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern']Jacinda Ardern[/URL] announces her intention to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resign']resign[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_New_Zealand']prime minister of New Zealand[/URL] no later than 7 February. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Emmanuel_Macron']Protests against Emmanuel Macron[/URL] [LIST] [*]A day of strikes and demonstrations takes place throughout [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_France']government[/URL]'s pension reform project, which proposes to raise the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age']retirement age[/URL] to 64. [URL='https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/en-direct-greve-du-19-janvier-une-journee-de-perturbations-et-de-manifestations-19-01-2023-2505389_23.php']([I]Le Point[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_January_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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