Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Mar 17, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Slovakia announces that it will donate its MiG-29 fighter jets, and supply part of its Kub air-defense system to Ukraine. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Turkish floods The death toll from the floods in Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman, Turkey, increases to eighteen. (A News) Fourteen people are killed and around a dozen others are injured following a roof collapse at a cold storage warehouse in Uttar Pradesh, India. (Metro) International relations Enlargement of NATO Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey will begin the process of ratifying Finland's membership of NATO without Sweden, which Turkey accuses of supporting the PKK. (Yle) Hungary announces that a vote on Finland's membership application will take place on March 27. Fidesz parlimentary group leader Máté Kocsis says Sweden's application will be considered at a later date. (AFP via Barron's) Law and crime Russian invasion of Ukraine The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, presidential commissioner for children's rights, for alleged war crimes involving the abduction and forced adoption of children from Ukraine. (AP) Science and technology Censorship of TikTok New Zealand bans the use of Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok on government devices. (The Guardian) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Slovakia announces that it will donate its MiG-29 fighter jets, and supply part of its Kub air-defense system to Ukraine. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Turkish floods The death toll from the floods in Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman, Turkey, increases to eighteen. (A News) Fourteen people are killed and around a dozen others are injured following a roof collapse at a cold storage warehouse in Uttar Pradesh, India. (Metro) International relations Enlargement of NATO Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey will begin the process of ratifying Finland's membership of NATO without Sweden, which Turkey accuses of supporting the PKK. (Yle) Hungary announces that a vote on Finland's membership application will take place on March 27. Fidesz parlimentary group leader Máté Kocsis says Sweden's application will be considered at a later date. (AFP via Barron's) Law and crime Russian invasion of Ukraine The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, presidential commissioner for children's rights, for alleged war crimes involving the abduction and forced adoption of children from Ukraine. (AP) Science and technology Censorship of TikTok New Zealand bans the use of Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok on government devices. (The Guardian) Continue reading...