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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 91662" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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/Battle_of_Donbas_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Battle of Donbas</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> uses its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-14_Armata" target="_blank">T-14 Armata</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_battle_tank" target="_blank">main battle tanks</a> in combat against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> for the first time. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-new-t-14-armata-battle-tank-debuts-ukraine-ria-2023-04-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_leader" target="_blank">Chinese leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a> calls <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a>, with both countries announcing the dispatch of representatives to establish a diplomatic presence after the call. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1164668179/xi-putin-summit-zelenskyy-china-russia-ukraine" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayatollah" target="_blank">ayatollah</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_Experts" target="_blank">Assembly of Experts</a> member <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas-Ali_Soleimani" target="_blank">Abbas-Ali Soleimani</a> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinated</a> in a shooting at a bank in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babolsar" target="_blank">Babolsar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazandaran_province" target="_blank">Mazandaran province</a>. The perpetrator, a security guard at the bank, has been arrested by police. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65398982" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six Iranian demonstrators are injured in clashes after a teen dies in a car accident involving police. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/amp/iran-clashes-teen-dies-police/32380786.html" target="_blank">(rferl)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft" target="_blank">Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" target="_blank">Competition and Markets Authority</a> blocks <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" target="_blank">Microsoft</a>'s $68.7bn (£55bn) acquisition of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision_Blizzard" target="_blank">Activision Blizzard</a>, saying the deal will leave <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" target="_blank">video gamers</a> with less choice and will reduce innovation. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65378617" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_mpox_outbreak" target="_blank">2022–2023 mpox outbreak</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> reports their first case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/26/pakistan-confirms-its-first-case-of-mpox" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Singapore</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executes" target="_blank">executes</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangaraju_Suppiah" target="_blank">Tangaraju Suppiah</a> for plotting to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">smuggle</a> 1 kilogram of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis" target="_blank">cannabis</a> into the country. His execution, the country's first this year, drew significant pleas for clemency, including from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65395390" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_gang_crackdown_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Salvadoran gang crackdown (2022–present)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador" target="_blank">El Salvador</a> opens a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial" target="_blank">trial</a> against its former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Funes" target="_blank">Mauricio Funes</a> for initiating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%932014_Salvadoran_gang_truce" target="_blank">truce with street gangs</a> during his presidency. Funes, who is currently living in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua" target="_blank">Nicaragua</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_in_absentia" target="_blank">will not attend the trial</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-mauricio-funes-gang-truce-d5688b5337cc2c64f73cccbbe020d722" target="_blank">(AP News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazilian</a> judge orders a temporary shutdown of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app" target="_blank">app</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram" target="_blank">Telegram</a> over its failure to provide information on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazi" target="_blank">Neo-Nazi</a> chat groups to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Police_of_Brazil" target="_blank">Federal Police of Brazil</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-telegram-suspension-social-media-school-violence-d72acaacd3c1b4d07c2c4fcb094f4ce6" target="_blank">(AP News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<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">By a 217-215 margin, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">United States House of Representatives</a> passes a bill that would raise the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling" target="_blank">United States debt ceiling</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%24" target="_blank">$</a>1.5 trillion in exchange for spending restrictions. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/speaker-mccarthy-debt-biden-republicans-d4995f10a26d6c8bfa89a2bbfd1de93c" target="_blank">(AP News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a> passes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_Migration_Bill" target="_blank">Illegal Migration Bill</a> by 289 to 230 votes despite opposition from some members within the ruling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Conservative Party</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65397710" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_26" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 91662, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Donbas_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Battle of Donbas[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] uses its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-14_Armata']T-14 Armata[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_battle_tank']main battle tanks[/URL] in combat against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] for the first time. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-new-t-14-armata-battle-tank-debuts-ukraine-ria-2023-04-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_leader']Chinese leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping']Xi Jinping[/URL] calls [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL], with both countries announcing the dispatch of representatives to establish a diplomatic presence after the call. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1164668179/xi-putin-summit-zelenskyy-china-russia-ukraine'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayatollah']ayatollah[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_Experts']Assembly of Experts[/URL] member [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas-Ali_Soleimani']Abbas-Ali Soleimani[/URL] is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinated[/URL] in a shooting at a bank in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babolsar']Babolsar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazandaran_province']Mazandaran province[/URL]. The perpetrator, a security guard at the bank, has been arrested by police. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65398982'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Six Iranian demonstrators are injured in clashes after a teen dies in a car accident involving police. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/amp/iran-clashes-teen-dies-police/32380786.html'](rferl)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft']Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority']Competition and Markets Authority[/URL] blocks [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft']Microsoft[/URL]'s $68.7bn (£55bn) acquisition of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision_Blizzard']Activision Blizzard[/URL], saying the deal will leave [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game']video gamers[/URL] with less choice and will reduce innovation. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65378617'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_mpox_outbreak']2022–2023 mpox outbreak[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] reports their first case of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/26/pakistan-confirms-its-first-case-of-mpox'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore']Capital punishment in Singapore[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore']Singapore[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executes']executes[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangaraju_Suppiah']Tangaraju Suppiah[/URL] for plotting to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']smuggle[/URL] 1 kilogram of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis']cannabis[/URL] into the country. His execution, the country's first this year, drew significant pleas for clemency, including from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65395390'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_gang_crackdown_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Salvadoran gang crackdown (2022–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador']El Salvador[/URL] opens a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial']trial[/URL] against its former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Funes']Mauricio Funes[/URL] for initiating a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%932014_Salvadoran_gang_truce']truce with street gangs[/URL] during his presidency. Funes, who is currently living in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua']Nicaragua[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_in_absentia']will not attend the trial[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-mauricio-funes-gang-truce-d5688b5337cc2c64f73cccbbe020d722'](AP News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazilian[/URL] judge orders a temporary shutdown of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app']app[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram']Telegram[/URL] over its failure to provide information on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazi']Neo-Nazi[/URL] chat groups to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Police_of_Brazil']Federal Police of Brazil[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/brazil-telegram-suspension-social-media-school-violence-d72acaacd3c1b4d07c2c4fcb094f4ce6'](AP News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis']2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]By a 217-215 margin, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']United States House of Representatives[/URL] passes a bill that would raise the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling']United States debt ceiling[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%24']$[/URL]1.5 trillion in exchange for spending restrictions. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/speaker-mccarthy-debt-biden-republicans-d4995f10a26d6c8bfa89a2bbfd1de93c'](AP News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom']House of Commons of the United Kingdom[/URL] passes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_Migration_Bill']Illegal Migration Bill[/URL] by 289 to 230 votes despite opposition from some members within the ruling [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29']Conservative Party[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65397710'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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