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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 93532" 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/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure" target="_blank">2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than a dozen explosions are reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> barrage at the capital and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> cities. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> say that they have shot down six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-47M2_Kinzhal" target="_blank">Kh-47M2 Kinzhal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_weapon" target="_blank">hypersonic missiles</a>. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3a3ea049-699f-4f92-8b5e-d0aba9023dce" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/air-defence-systems-repelling-attacks-ukraine-early-tuesday-officials-2023-05-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russian Ministry of Defense</a> claims that it destroyed a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" target="_blank">Patriot air defense system</a> in Kyiv. However a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> official says that the system was likely damaged but not destroyed. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/politics/patriot-missile-damage-ukraine/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty people are killed by armed attackers in a village in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State" target="_blank">Plateau State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/armed-attackers-nigeria-kill-20-mostly-women-children-2023-05-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine people are arrested after an alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">coup d'état</a> plot is uncovered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/azerbaijan-makes-arrests-over-fresh-coup-plot-blamed-on-iran-bde2f604" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_North_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season" target="_blank">2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Mocha" target="_blank">Cyclone Mocha</a>'s landfall in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State" target="_blank">Rakhine State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>, increases to 43 people. <a href="https://www.voanews.com/amp/cyclone-mocha-death-toll-rises-to-41-in-myanmar-s-rakhine-state/7095286.html" target="_blank">(VOA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_hostel_fire" target="_blank">Wellington hostel fire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed and eleven others are reported missing in a fire at a hostel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington" target="_blank">Wellington</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a>. <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-fire-people-unaccounted-for-after-large-fire-breaks-out-at-hostel/TNAKNGVQDVH3VLGWNTAE7B5OEA/" target="_blank">(NZ Herald)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations" target="_blank">Ukraine–NATO relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> officially joins <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_Cyber_Defence_Centre_of_Excellence" target="_blank">Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence</a>. <a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402456/" target="_blank">(Ukrainska Pravda)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Namibia" target="_blank">LGBT rights in Namibia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Namibia" target="_blank">Supreme Court of Namibia</a> recognises foreign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" target="_blank">same-sex marriages</a> between citizens. However, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_acts" target="_blank">homosexual acts</a> remain illegal in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" target="_blank">Namibia</a> under a rarely enforced colonial-era law from 1927. <a href="https://www.macaubusiness.com/namibia-recognises-same-sex-marriages-concluded-abroad-with-foreign-spouse/" target="_blank">(AFP via Macau Business)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment" target="_blank">impeachment</a> trial against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_president" target="_blank">Ecuadorian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso" target="_blank">Guillermo Lasso</a> begins, with Lasso attending in person for his defense. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-lasso-impeachment-proceedings-da875da1af0e46af370d0706fdabd49a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" target="_blank">Meta Platforms</a> begins introducing paid verification on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for users in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65571152" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 93532, 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/2022%E2%80%932023_Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure']2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than a dozen explosions are reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] barrage at the capital and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] cities. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] say that they have shot down six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh-47M2_Kinzhal']Kh-47M2 Kinzhal[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_weapon']hypersonic missiles[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/3a3ea049-699f-4f92-8b5e-d0aba9023dce']([I]Financial Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/air-defence-systems-repelling-attacks-ukraine-early-tuesday-officials-2023-05-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Russia%29']Russian Ministry of Defense[/URL] claims that it destroyed a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot']Patriot air defense system[/URL] in Kyiv. However a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] official says that the system was likely damaged but not destroyed. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/politics/patriot-missile-damage-ukraine/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria']Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*]Twenty people are killed by armed attackers in a village in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State']Plateau State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/armed-attackers-nigeria-kill-20-mostly-women-children-2023-05-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Nine people are arrested after an alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']coup d'état[/URL] plot is uncovered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/azerbaijan-makes-arrests-over-fresh-coup-plot-blamed-on-iran-bde2f604']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_North_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season']2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Mocha']Cyclone Mocha[/URL]'s landfall in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State']Rakhine State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL], increases to 43 people. [URL='https://www.voanews.com/amp/cyclone-mocha-death-toll-rises-to-41-in-myanmar-s-rakhine-state/7095286.html'](VOA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_hostel_fire']Wellington hostel fire[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are killed and eleven others are reported missing in a fire at a hostel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington']Wellington[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-fire-people-unaccounted-for-after-large-fire-breaks-out-at-hostel/TNAKNGVQDVH3VLGWNTAE7B5OEA/'](NZ Herald)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations']Ukraine–NATO relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] officially joins [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_Cyber_Defence_Centre_of_Excellence']Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence[/URL]. [URL='https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402456/'](Ukrainska Pravda)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Namibia']LGBT rights in Namibia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Namibia']Supreme Court of Namibia[/URL] recognises foreign [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage']same-sex marriages[/URL] between citizens. However, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_acts']homosexual acts[/URL] remain illegal in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia']Namibia[/URL] under a rarely enforced colonial-era law from 1927. [URL='https://www.macaubusiness.com/namibia-recognises-same-sex-marriages-concluded-abroad-with-foreign-spouse/'](AFP via [I]Macau Business[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment']impeachment[/URL] trial against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_president']Ecuadorian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso']Guillermo Lasso[/URL] begins, with Lasso attending in person for his defense. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-lasso-impeachment-proceedings-da875da1af0e46af370d0706fdabd49a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms']Meta Platforms[/URL] begins introducing paid verification on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook']Facebook[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram']Instagram[/URL] for users in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65571152'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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