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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 82313" 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> says &quot;fierce fighting&quot; is underway in the east and northeast of the country as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Russian troops</a> try to breakthrough Ukrainian defensive lines in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Luhansk</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia Oblasts</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-unleashes-missiles-drones-ukraine-after-kyiv-secures-tanks-11-dead-2023-01-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<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 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">Gaza–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> jets launch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on an underground rocket manufacturing site, and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base" target="_blank">military base</a> used by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, in response to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel" target="_blank">rockets fired by Palestinian militants</a> into southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rocket-warning-sirens-set-off-southern-israel-israeli-army-2023-01-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_East_Jerusalem_synagogue_shooting" target="_blank">2023 East Jerusalem synagogue shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Jews" target="_blank">Israeli Jews</a> are killed and ten more are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue" target="_blank">synagogue</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem" target="_blank">Jerusalem</a>. The perpetrator is killed by police. <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/366570" target="_blank">(Israel National News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Iran_relations" target="_blank">Azerbaijan–Iran relations</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Iran" target="_blank">Terrorism in Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_Azerbaijani_embassy_in_Tehran" target="_blank">Attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A guard is killed and two others are injured during a shooting at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy" target="_blank">embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. The perpetrator is arrested. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/armed-attack-azerbaijan-embassy-iran-kills" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" target="_blank">Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a> concludes with &quot;reasonable grounds&quot; that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douma_chemical_attack" target="_blank">Douma chemical attack</a> that occurred on 7 April 2018 was carried out by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian military</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/opcw-blames-syria-government-forces-for-2018-douma-chlorine-gas-attack" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Auckland_floods" target="_blank">2023 Auckland floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people have died after severe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" target="_blank">flash flooding</a> broke out across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a>'s largest city <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland" target="_blank">Auckland</a>. <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-state-of-emergency-citys-residents-rescued-from-their-homes-and-cars-during-the-worst-flooding-i-have-ever-seen/WPRHA4LX5JHVJGAULSAT7U2FSU/" target="_blank">(NZ Herarld)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">Environmental issues in Pakistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">factories</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi" target="_blank">Karachi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh" target="_blank">Sindh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/toxic-chemicals-allegedly-kill-18-people-in-pakistans-karachi" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi-8" target="_blank">Mi-8</a> helicopter of the {{ill|&quot;Rossiya&quot; special flight squad|ru|Специальный лётный отряд «Россия»}}, which transports members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">government</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">armed forces</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" target="_blank">crashes</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_airport" target="_blank">Vnukovo airport</a>. According to some reports there are injuries, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS" target="_blank">TASS</a> reporting that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_error" target="_blank">pilot error</a> is the main cause of the helicopter crash. <a href="https://rtvi.com/news/vo-vnukovo-razbilsya-vertolet-mi-8/" target="_blank">(RTVI)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australian_radioactive_capsule_incident" target="_blank">Western Australian radioactive capsule incident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive" target="_blank">radioactive</a> capsule goes missing along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of highway in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia" target="_blank">Western Australia</a>. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-27/radioactive-capsule-lost-in-wa-emergency-public-health-warning/101901472" target="_blank">(ABC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewilding_%28conservation_biology%29" target="_blank">Rewilding</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a> agrees to send 12 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah" target="_blank">cheetahs</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a> a year for the next eight to ten years to help establish a &quot;viable and secure cheetah population&quot; in the wild. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_cheetah" target="_blank">Asiatic cheetah</a> became <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction" target="_blank">extinct</a> in India in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s" target="_blank">1940s</a> due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting" target="_blank">hunting</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destruction" target="_blank">habitat destruction</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64425297" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Czech_presidential_election" target="_blank">2023 Czech presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechs" target="_blank">Czechs</a> head to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polling_place" target="_blank">the polls</a> in the second round of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_election" target="_blank">presidential election</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64421310" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_wiretapping_scandal_of_2022" target="_blank">Greek wiretapping scandal of 2022</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriakos_Mitsotakis" target="_blank">Kyriakos Mitsotakis</a> survives a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" target="_blank">no-confidence vote</a> called by former prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Tsipras" target="_blank">Alexis Tsipras</a> over the scandal. <a href="https://www.thesundaily.my/world/greek-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-LB10559471" target="_blank">(AFP via The Sun)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_January_27" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 82313, 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] says "fierce fighting" is underway in the east and northeast of the country as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces']Russian troops[/URL] try to breakthrough Ukrainian defensive lines in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast']Luhansk[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast']Zaporizhzhia Oblasts[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-unleashes-missiles-drones-ukraine-after-kyiv-secures-tanks-11-dead-2023-01-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']Gaza–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] jets launch [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on an underground rocket manufacturing site, and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base']military base[/URL] used by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], in response to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel']rockets fired by Palestinian militants[/URL] into southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rocket-warning-sirens-set-off-southern-israel-israeli-army-2023-01-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_East_Jerusalem_synagogue_shooting']2023 East Jerusalem synagogue shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]Seven [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Jews']Israeli Jews[/URL] are killed and ten more are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue']synagogue[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem']Jerusalem[/URL]. The perpetrator is killed by police. [URL='https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/366570'](Israel National News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Iran_relations']Azerbaijan–Iran relations[/URL]; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Iran']Terrorism in Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_Azerbaijani_embassy_in_Tehran']Attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran[/URL] [LIST] [*]A guard is killed and two others are injured during a shooting at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy']embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. The perpetrator is arrested. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/armed-attack-azerbaijan-embassy-iran-kills'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons']Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons[/URL] concludes with "reasonable grounds" that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douma_chemical_attack']Douma chemical attack[/URL] that occurred on 7 April 2018 was carried out by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian military[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/opcw-blames-syria-government-forces-for-2018-douma-chlorine-gas-attack'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Auckland_floods']2023 Auckland floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people have died after severe [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']flash flooding[/URL] broke out across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL]'s largest city [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland']Auckland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-state-of-emergency-citys-residents-rescued-from-their-homes-and-cars-during-the-worst-flooding-i-have-ever-seen/WPRHA4LX5JHVJGAULSAT7U2FSU/'](NZ Herarld)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Pakistan']Environmental issues in Pakistan[/URL] [LIST] [*]It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_of_Pakistan']factories[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi']Karachi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh']Sindh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/toxic-chemicals-allegedly-kill-18-people-in-pakistans-karachi'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi-8']Mi-8[/URL] helicopter of the {{ill|"Rossiya" special flight squad|ru|Специальный лётный отряд «Россия»}}, which transports members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']government[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']armed forces[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents']crashes[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_airport']Vnukovo airport[/URL]. According to some reports there are injuries, with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS']TASS[/URL] reporting that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_error']pilot error[/URL] is the main cause of the helicopter crash. [URL='https://rtvi.com/news/vo-vnukovo-razbilsya-vertolet-mi-8/'](RTVI)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australian_radioactive_capsule_incident']Western Australian radioactive capsule incident[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive']radioactive[/URL] capsule goes missing along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of highway in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia']Western Australia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-27/radioactive-capsule-lost-in-wa-emergency-public-health-warning/101901472'](ABC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewilding_%28conservation_biology%29']Rewilding[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL] agrees to send 12 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah']cheetahs[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL] a year for the next eight to ten years to help establish a "viable and secure cheetah population" in the wild. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_cheetah']Asiatic cheetah[/URL] became [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction']extinct[/URL] in India in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s']1940s[/URL] due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting']hunting[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destruction']habitat destruction[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64425297'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Czech_presidential_election']2023 Czech presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechs']Czechs[/URL] head to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polling_place']the polls[/URL] in the second round of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_election']presidential election[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64421310'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_wiretapping_scandal_of_2022']Greek wiretapping scandal of 2022[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriakos_Mitsotakis']Kyriakos Mitsotakis[/URL] survives a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence']no-confidence vote[/URL] called by former prime minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Tsipras']Alexis Tsipras[/URL] over the scandal. [URL='https://www.thesundaily.my/world/greek-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-LB10559471'](AFP via [I]The Sun[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_January_27"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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