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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 91170" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict" target="_blank">2023 Sudan conflict</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a> evacuates 43 of its citizens to its embassy in Khartoum after an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesians" target="_blank">Indonesian</a> citizen is shot by a Sudanese bullet. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs" target="_blank">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> of Indonesia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retno_Marsudi" target="_blank">Retno Marsudi</a>, states “We will continue to work on the evacuation preparations while also waiting for the right time to evacuate people by also considering the safety of the Indonesian citizens. Safety is of our utmost priority”. <a href="https://jakartaglobe.id/news/sudan-clash-43-indonesians-evacuated-to-khartoum-embassy" target="_blank">(Jakarta Globe)</a> <a href="https://en.tempo.co/read/1717313/indonesia-aims-to-evacuate-citizens-in-conflict-stricken-sudan" target="_blank">(Tempo)</a><a href="https://en.antaranews.com/news/279168/indonesian-embassy-distributes-aid-to-wni-affected-by-sudan-war" target="_blank">(Antara News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgian</a> head of the EU humanitarian mission (ECHO) to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, Wim Fransen, is shot in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>. The Foreign Minister of Belgium also announces they have identified 36 Belgians in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> but evacuation is 'not an option'. <a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/466571/36-belgians-identified-in-sudan-evacuation-not-an-option" target="_blank">(Brussels Times)</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/19/sudan-civil-war-2023-eu-diplomat-shot-germany-evacuation/" target="_blank">(Telegraph UK)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" target="_blank">Czech Republic</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a> announce plans to evacuate all of their citizens or nationals from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2553804/plans-afoot-to-get-thais-out-of-sudan" target="_blank">(Bangkok Post)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/spanish-planes-ready-evacuate-foreign-civilians-sudan-2023-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-plans-possible-evacuation-citizens-152410622.html" target="_blank">(UK News Yahoo)</a><a href="https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2023/04/18/sudan-evacuations-eu-citizens-greeks/" target="_blank">(KT Greece)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/switzerland-weighing-evacuation-civilians-some-embassy-staff-sudan-2023-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://norway.postsen.com/local/114097/The-Sudan-conflict-Norway-prepares-evacuation-%E2%80%93-Working-militarily-and-diplomatically.html" target="_blank">(Norway Post)</a> <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-04-21/sweden-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-sudan-when-possible" target="_blank">(US News)</a> <a href="https://english.radio.cz/foreign-ministry-negotiating-evacuation-four-czechs-conflict-torn-sudan-8780858" target="_blank">(English Radio Czechia)</a> <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-considers-evacuating-citizens-as-fighting-rages-in-sudan/7054171.html" target="_blank">(VOA News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> sends additional troops 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> to possibly evacuate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Koreans" target="_blank">South Koreans</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/sudan-politics-southkorea/update-1-s-korea-sends-plane-to-djibouti-to-await-sudan-evacuation-idUSL1N36O0LJ" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a>, The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a> also announces evacuations of its civilians in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> deploying two aircraft to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank">Jordan</a>. <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230422_02/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a> Arts and culture</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Realignment" target="_blank">Anglican Realignment</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leaders of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Fellowship_of_Confessing_Anglicans" target="_blank">Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans</a>, an organization representing the majority of Anglicans, reject the leadership of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury" target="_blank">Archbishop of Canterbury</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby" target="_blank">Justin Welby</a> as the head of global <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism" target="_blank">Anglicanism</a> over his stance on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" target="_blank">same-sex marriage</a>. <a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full" target="_blank">(ChurchTimes)</a> Business and economy</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter</a> drops the &quot;state-affiliated&quot; and &quot;government-funded&quot; labels used for media organizations. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labels" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macao" target="_blank">Macao</a> sentences businessman and notorious gangster Chan Weng Lin to 14 years in prison for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_gambling" target="_blank">illegal gambling</a> and gang-related crimes. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20230421/a1b7f7cd7c6444b58467ecd2a8b1ed43/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Canadian" target="_blank">Lebanese Canadian</a> lecturer and professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Diab_%28sociologist%29" target="_blank">Hassan Diab</a> to life in prison over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Paris_synagogue_bombing" target="_blank">bombing of a Parisian synagogue in 1980</a>. Diab was tried <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_absentia" target="_blank">in absentia</a> and he remains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a> under the request of arrest and extradition from French authorities. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/21/canadian-professor-convicted-in-absentia-of-1980-paris-synagogue-bombing" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 91170, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict']2023 Sudan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%29']Battle of Khartoum[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL] evacuates 43 of its citizens to its embassy in Khartoum after an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesians']Indonesian[/URL] citizen is shot by a Sudanese bullet. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs']Minister of Foreign Affairs[/URL] of Indonesia, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retno_Marsudi']Retno Marsudi[/URL], states “We will continue to work on the evacuation preparations while also waiting for the right time to evacuate people by also considering the safety of the Indonesian citizens. Safety is of our utmost priority”. [URL='https://jakartaglobe.id/news/sudan-clash-43-indonesians-evacuated-to-khartoum-embassy'](Jakarta Globe)[/URL] [URL='https://en.tempo.co/read/1717313/indonesia-aims-to-evacuate-citizens-in-conflict-stricken-sudan'](Tempo)[/URL][URL='https://en.antaranews.com/news/279168/indonesian-embassy-distributes-aid-to-wni-affected-by-sudan-war'](Antara News)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgian[/URL] head of the EU humanitarian mission (ECHO) to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], Wim Fransen, is shot in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL]. The Foreign Minister of Belgium also announces they have identified 36 Belgians in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] but evacuation is 'not an option'. [URL='https://www.brusselstimes.com/466571/36-belgians-identified-in-sudan-evacuation-not-an-option'](Brussels Times)[/URL] [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/19/sudan-civil-war-2023-eu-diplomat-shot-germany-evacuation/'](Telegraph UK)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic']Czech Republic[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL] announce plans to evacuate all of their citizens or nationals from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2553804/plans-afoot-to-get-thais-out-of-sudan'](Bangkok Post)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/spanish-planes-ready-evacuate-foreign-civilians-sudan-2023-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-plans-possible-evacuation-citizens-152410622.html'](UK News Yahoo)[/URL][URL='https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2023/04/18/sudan-evacuations-eu-citizens-greeks/'](KT Greece)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/switzerland-weighing-evacuation-civilians-some-embassy-staff-sudan-2023-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://norway.postsen.com/local/114097/The-Sudan-conflict-Norway-prepares-evacuation-%E2%80%93-Working-militarily-and-diplomatically.html'](Norway Post)[/URL] [URL='https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-04-21/sweden-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-sudan-when-possible'](US News)[/URL] [URL='https://english.radio.cz/foreign-ministry-negotiating-evacuation-four-czechs-conflict-torn-sudan-8780858'](English Radio Czechia)[/URL] [URL='https://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-considers-evacuating-citizens-as-fighting-rages-in-sudan/7054171.html'](VOA News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] sends additional troops to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier']Camp Lemonnier[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti']Djibouti[/URL] to possibly evacuate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Koreans']South Koreans[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/sudan-politics-southkorea/update-1-s-korea-sends-plane-to-djibouti-to-await-sudan-evacuation-idUSL1N36O0LJ'](Reuters)[/URL], The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL] also announces evacuations of its civilians in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] deploying two aircraft to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordan[/URL]. [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230422_02/'](NHK)[/URL] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Realignment']Anglican Realignment[/URL] [LIST] [*]Leaders of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Fellowship_of_Confessing_Anglicans']Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans[/URL], an organization representing the majority of Anglicans, reject the leadership of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury']Archbishop of Canterbury[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby']Justin Welby[/URL] as the head of global [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism']Anglicanism[/URL] over his stance on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage']same-sex marriage[/URL]. [URL='https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full'](ChurchTimes)[/URL] [B]Business and economy[/B] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']Twitter[/URL] drops the "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" labels used for media organizations. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labels'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macao']Macao[/URL] sentences businessman and notorious gangster Chan Weng Lin to 14 years in prison for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_gambling']illegal gambling[/URL] and gang-related crimes. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20230421/a1b7f7cd7c6444b58467ecd2a8b1ed43/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris']Paris[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Canadian']Lebanese Canadian[/URL] lecturer and professor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Diab_%28sociologist%29']Hassan Diab[/URL] to life in prison over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Paris_synagogue_bombing']bombing of a Parisian synagogue in 1980[/URL]. Diab was tried [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_absentia']in absentia[/URL] and he remains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL] under the request of arrest and extradition from French authorities. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/21/canadian-professor-convicted-in-absentia-of-1980-paris-synagogue-bombing']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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