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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 91047" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudanese_clashes" target="_blank">2023 Sudanese clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%29" target="_blank">Battle of Khartoum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amid fighting, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_shortage" target="_blank">food shortage</a> is reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65335112" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_citizens" target="_blank">American</a> citizen is killed in Khartoum, becoming the second confirmed foreign death. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-american-dead-us-troops-embassy-evacuation-khartoum/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> sends additional troops and equipment to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" target="_blank">Camp Lemonnier</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti" target="_blank">Djibouti</a> in preparation for a possible evacuation of American citizens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-forces-djibouti-prep-sudan-evacuation/story?id=98730208" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Western_Russia_attacks" target="_blank">2022–2023 Western Russia attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian authorities report an explosion in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod" target="_blank">Belgorod</a> near the border with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, saying that the explosion left a {{conv|20|m}} crater in the city center. The explosion resulted from an accidental discharge of ammunition from a Russian airplane. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-reports-explosion-in-belgorod-near-ukraine-border-59704c32" target="_blank">(Barron's via AFP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/large-blast-reported-russian-city-close-border-with-ukraine-2023-04-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Iran–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Navy" target="_blank">Iranian Navy</a> commander claims to state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-submarine-surface-gulf/32372099.html" target="_blank">(Radiofarda)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American media site <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed" target="_blank">BuzzFeed</a> reports that it will shut down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News" target="_blank">BuzzFeed News</a> as part of its site-wide layoffs. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/buzzfeed-news-shutting-down-rcna80656" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_President" target="_blank">Peruvian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Toledo" target="_blank">Alejandro Toledo</a> loses his request for an emergency stay in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, as a deadline for his extradition to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" target="_blank">Peru</a> nears, where he faces numerous charges. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lawyers-peruvian-ex-president-toledo-try-block-extradition-us-federal-court-2023-04-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Krasnoyarsk_Krai" target="_blank">Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Uss" target="_blank">Aleksandr Uss</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernatoropad%23Gubernatoropad_of_Spring_2023" target="_blank">resigns</a> after being offered a position in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">federal government</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> invites Deputy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Finance Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kotyukov" target="_blank">Mikhail Kotyukov</a> to assume the post of acting governor. <a href="https://tass.ru/politika/17572713" target="_blank">(TASS)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_20%2C_2023" target="_blank">Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse%23Types" target="_blank">hybrid solar eclipse</a> occurs across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific" target="_blank">South Pacific</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor" target="_blank">East Timor</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/australia/solar-eclipse.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://people.com/human-interest/hybrid-solar-eclipse-2023-everything-to-know/" target="_blank">(People.com)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_orbital_test_flight" target="_blank">SpaceX Starship orbital test flight</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX" target="_blank">SpaceX</a> launches the first test flight of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship" target="_blank">Starship</a>, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle to ever fly, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starbase" target="_blank">Starbase</a> in South <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>. The vehicle successfully launched but lost control and the flight was explosively terminated four minutes after liftoff. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/20/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_20" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 91047, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudanese_clashes']2023 Sudanese clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%29']Battle of Khartoum[/URL] [LIST] [*]Amid fighting, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_shortage']food shortage[/URL] is reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65335112'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_citizens']American[/URL] citizen is killed in Khartoum, becoming the second confirmed foreign death. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-american-dead-us-troops-embassy-evacuation-khartoum/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] sends additional troops and equipment to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier']Camp Lemonnier[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti']Djibouti[/URL] in preparation for a possible evacuation of American citizens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-forces-djibouti-prep-sudan-evacuation/story?id=98730208'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_Western_Russia_attacks']2022–2023 Western Russia attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russian authorities report an explosion in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod']Belgorod[/URL] near the border with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], saying that the explosion left a {{conv|20|m}} crater in the city center. The explosion resulted from an accidental discharge of ammunition from a Russian airplane. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-reports-explosion-in-belgorod-near-ukraine-border-59704c32'](Barron's via AFP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/large-blast-reported-russian-city-close-border-with-ukraine-2023-04-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Iran–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Navy']Iranian Navy[/URL] commander claims to state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-submarine-surface-gulf/32372099.html'](Radiofarda)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]American media site [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed']BuzzFeed[/URL] reports that it will shut down [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News']BuzzFeed News[/URL][/I] as part of its site-wide layoffs. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/buzzfeed-news-shutting-down-rcna80656'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_President']Peruvian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Toledo']Alejandro Toledo[/URL] loses his request for an emergency stay in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], as a deadline for his extradition to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru']Peru[/URL] nears, where he faces numerous charges. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lawyers-peruvian-ex-president-toledo-try-block-extradition-us-federal-court-2023-04-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Krasnoyarsk_Krai']Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Uss']Aleksandr Uss[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernatoropad%23Gubernatoropad_of_Spring_2023']resigns[/URL] after being offered a position in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']federal government[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] invites Deputy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_%28Russia%29']Finance Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kotyukov']Mikhail Kotyukov[/URL] to assume the post of acting governor. [URL='https://tass.ru/politika/17572713'](TASS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_20%2C_2023']Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse%23Types']hybrid solar eclipse[/URL] occurs across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific']South Pacific[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor']East Timor[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/australia/solar-eclipse.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://people.com/human-interest/hybrid-solar-eclipse-2023-everything-to-know/'](People.com)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_orbital_test_flight']SpaceX Starship orbital test flight[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX']SpaceX[/URL] launches the first test flight of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship']Starship[/URL], the largest and most powerful launch vehicle to ever fly, from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starbase']Starbase[/URL] in South [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL]. The vehicle successfully launched but lost control and the flight was explosively terminated four minutes after liftoff. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/20/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_20"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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