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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 91945" 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/Warplane" target="_blank">Warplanes</a> bomb <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a> and heavy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_artillery" target="_blank">anti-aircraft artillery</a> is heard in the city as the conflict expands into its third week, with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> warning that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> is &quot;collapsing&quot;. <a href="https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/29/sudan-fighting-enters-third-week-as-un-says-country-collapsing" target="_blank">(AFP via Manila Bulletin)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish</a> evacuation plane is fired at in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>, allegedly by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. No injuries or deaths are confirmed. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65423962" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sudan" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Sudan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdalla_Hamdok" target="_blank">Abdalla Hamdok</a>, calls the conflict in his country a &quot;nightmare&quot;, stating that the conflict could be worse than those in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syria</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Libyan_Civil_War" target="_blank">Libya</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65436815" target="_blank">(BBC)</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/Israel%27s_role_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Israel's role in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> against targets near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a> in a pre-dawn raid. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Arab_News_Agency" target="_blank">Syrian state media</a> reports three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> are injured in the attacks. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airstrikes-hit-targets-near-homs-syrian-state-media-says/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</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 huge fire engulfs a fuel depot in the port of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol" target="_blank">Sevastopol</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Crimea" target="_blank">Russian-occupied</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>, in what governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Razvozhaev" target="_blank">Mikhail Razvozhaev</a> says was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attack" target="_blank">drone attack</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/29/russian-official-says-crimean-fuel-tank-blaze-likely-drone-attack" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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_Niuean_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Niuean general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue" target="_blank">Niue</a> head to the polls to elect their 20 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue_Assembly" target="_blank">Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/488858/niue-goes-to-polls-with-30-percent-of-seats-already-decided" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NFL_Draft" target="_blank">2023 NFL Draft</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The final day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NFL_Draft" target="_blank">2023 NFL Draft</a> is held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City" target="_blank">Kansas City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri" target="_blank">Missouri</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-draft-grades-tracker-analysis-and-projections-for-all-fourth-round-picks-nfl-draft-order/" target="_blank">(CBS Sports)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 91945, 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/Warplane']Warplanes[/URL] bomb [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL] and heavy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_artillery']anti-aircraft artillery[/URL] is heard in the city as the conflict expands into its third week, with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] warning that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] is "collapsing". [URL='https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/29/sudan-fighting-enters-third-week-as-un-says-country-collapsing'](AFP via [I]Manila Bulletin[/I])[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkish[/URL] evacuation plane is fired at in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL], allegedly by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. No injuries or deaths are confirmed. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65423962'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sudan']Prime Minister of Sudan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdalla_Hamdok']Abdalla Hamdok[/URL], calls the conflict in his country a "nightmare", stating that the conflict could be worse than those in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syria[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Libyan_Civil_War']Libya[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65436815'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%27s_role_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Israel's role in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] against targets near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL] in a pre-dawn raid. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Arab_News_Agency']Syrian state media[/URL] reports three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] are injured in the attacks. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airstrikes-hit-targets-near-homs-syrian-state-media-says/'](Times of Israel)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]A huge fire engulfs a fuel depot in the port of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol']Sevastopol[/URL], in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Crimea']Russian-occupied[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL], in what governor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Razvozhaev']Mikhail Razvozhaev[/URL] says was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attack']drone attack[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/29/russian-official-says-crimean-fuel-tank-blaze-likely-drone-attack'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Niuean_general_election']2023 Niuean general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue']Niue[/URL] head to the polls to elect their 20 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue_Assembly']Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/488858/niue-goes-to-polls-with-30-percent-of-seats-already-decided'](RNZ)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NFL_Draft']2023 NFL Draft[/URL] [LIST] [*]The final day of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NFL_Draft']2023 NFL Draft[/URL] is held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City']Kansas City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri']Missouri[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-draft-grades-tracker-analysis-and-projections-for-all-fourth-round-picks-nfl-draft-order/'](CBS Sports)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_April_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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