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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 93630" 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/2023_Sudanese_refugee_crisis" target="_blank">2023 Sudanese refugee crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> announces a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">$</a>3 billion plan for the humanitarian and refugee crisis in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/un-urges-3-bn-aid-for-sudan-and-refugees-f7b3e892" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Emilia-Romagna_floods" target="_blank">2023 Emilia-Romagna floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Forl%C3%AC-Cesena" target="_blank">Forlì–Cesena</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna" target="_blank">Bologna</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna" target="_blank">Ravenna</a> and 13,000 are evacuated during heavy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floods" target="_blank">floods</a> in the region of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia-Romagna" target="_blank">Emilia-Romagna</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. Twenty-three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River" target="_blank">rivers</a> have burst their banks across the region. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/italy-floods-drought-59db3225a5d4b170a1cb03c0ab40b000" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/05/17/diretta/emilia_romagna_maltempo_allerta_meteo_alluvione-400477804/" target="_blank">(La Repubblica)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Emilia_Romagna_Grand_Prix" target="_blank">2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix</a>, which had been due to be held at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodromo_Internazionale_Enzo_e_Dino_Ferrari" target="_blank">Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imola" target="_blank">Imola</a> on May 19–21, is cancelled as a result of the floods. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65621373" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_fishing_boat_sinking" target="_blank">2023 Chinese fishing boat sinking</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_government" target="_blank">Chinese government</a> reports that fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsize" target="_blank">capsized</a> in the central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean" target="_blank">Indian Ocean</a> about a day prior. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> and other countries are conducting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue" target="_blank">search operations</a> for 39 sailors, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people" target="_blank">Chinese</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesians" target="_blank">Indonesian</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos" target="_blank">Filipino</a> nationals. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna84808" target="_blank">(Associated Press via NBC News)</a> <a href="https://dw.com/en/china-39-missing-after-boat-capsizes-in-indian-ocean/a-65651314" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" target="_blank">World Meteorological Organization</a>, the global temperature will pass temporarily the threshold of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, with a likelihood of a 66%, by the year 2027, due to a combination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change" target="_blank">climate change</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o" target="_blank">El Niño</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602293" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">France–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_%28France%29" target="_blank">French Senate</a> votes to recognize the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor" target="_blank">Holodomor</a> as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians" target="_blank">Ukrainians</a>. <a href="https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/910843.html" target="_blank">(Interfax)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Iran–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> signs an investment program deal that will make an investment of 1.6 billion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">euros</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> railroad projects, expected to come into operation within 48 months. <a href="https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/05/17/2896207/iran-russia-sign-deal-on-major-railroad-project" target="_blank">(Tasnim)</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_Thailand" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Thailand</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29" target="_blank">sentences</a> the former mayor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Wiset_district" target="_blank">Wang Wiset district</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" target="_blank">to death</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder" target="_blank">murder</a> of an activist in May 2021. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitman" target="_blank">hitman</a> received a sentence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment" target="_blank">life imprisonment</a>. <a href="https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/mayor-sentenced-to-death-over-land-activists-murder-in-thailand" target="_blank">(The Thaiger)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok" target="_blank">Censorship of TikTok</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Montana" target="_blank">Montana Governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" target="_blank">Greg Gianforte</a> signs a bill banning <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, making <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana" target="_blank">Montana</a> the first U.S. state to ban the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a>-owned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> app. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/montana-governor-signs-bill-banning-tiktok-state-2023-05-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador" target="_blank">Salvadoran President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayib_Bukele" target="_blank">Nayib Bukele</a> deploys 5,000 soldiers and 500 police officers to the northwestern town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Concepci%C3%B3n" target="_blank">Nueva Concepción</a> in order to arrest the suspects of killing a policeman on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-forces-surround-town-north-after-police-killing-2023-05-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Ecuadorian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amid ongoing impeachment proceedings, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ecuador" target="_blank">Ecuadorian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso" target="_blank">Guillermo Lasso</a> uses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muerte_cruzada" target="_blank">muerte cruzada</a> provision of the Constitution to dissolve the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Ecuador%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>. Fresh elections—both presidential and legislative—will be held within six months, during which time Lasso will be able to rule by decree. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65624035" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 93630, 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/2023_Sudanese_refugee_crisis']2023 Sudanese refugee crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] announces a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']$[/URL]3 billion plan for the humanitarian and refugee crisis in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/un-urges-3-bn-aid-for-sudan-and-refugees-f7b3e892']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Emilia-Romagna_floods']2023 Emilia-Romagna floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]Nine people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Forl%C3%AC-Cesena']Forlì–Cesena[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna']Bologna[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna']Ravenna[/URL] and 13,000 are evacuated during heavy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floods']floods[/URL] in the region of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia-Romagna']Emilia-Romagna[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. Twenty-three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River']rivers[/URL] have burst their banks across the region. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/italy-floods-drought-59db3225a5d4b170a1cb03c0ab40b000'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/05/17/diretta/emilia_romagna_maltempo_allerta_meteo_alluvione-400477804/'](La Repubblica)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Emilia_Romagna_Grand_Prix']2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix[/URL], which had been due to be held at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodromo_Internazionale_Enzo_e_Dino_Ferrari']Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imola']Imola[/URL] on May 19–21, is cancelled as a result of the floods. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65621373'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_fishing_boat_sinking']2023 Chinese fishing boat sinking[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_government']Chinese government[/URL] reports that fishing vessel [I]Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028[/I] has [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsize']capsized[/URL] in the central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean']Indian Ocean[/URL] about a day prior. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] and other countries are conducting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue']search operations[/URL] for 39 sailors, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people']Chinese[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesians']Indonesian[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos']Filipino[/URL] nationals. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna84808'](Associated Press via NBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://dw.com/en/china-39-missing-after-boat-capsizes-in-indian-ocean/a-65651314'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]According to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization']World Meteorological Organization[/URL], the global temperature will pass temporarily the threshold of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, with a likelihood of a 66%, by the year 2027, due to a combination of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change']climate change[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o']El Niño[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602293'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']France–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_%28France%29']French Senate[/URL] votes to recognize the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor']Holodomor[/URL] as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians']Ukrainians[/URL]. [URL='https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/910843.html'](Interfax)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Iran–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] signs an investment program deal that will make an investment of 1.6 billion [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']euros[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] railroad projects, expected to come into operation within 48 months. [URL='https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/05/17/2896207/iran-russia-sign-deal-on-major-railroad-project'](Tasnim)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Thailand']Capital punishment in Thailand[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29']sentences[/URL] the former mayor of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Wiset_district']Wang Wiset district[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment']to death[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder']murder[/URL] of an activist in May 2021. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitman']hitman[/URL] received a sentence of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment']life imprisonment[/URL]. [URL='https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/mayor-sentenced-to-death-over-land-activists-murder-in-thailand']([I]The Thaiger[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok']Censorship of TikTok[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Montana']Montana Governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Gianforte']Greg Gianforte[/URL] signs a bill banning [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok']TikTok[/URL], making [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana']Montana[/URL] the first U.S. state to ban the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL]-owned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] app. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/montana-governor-signs-bill-banning-tiktok-state-2023-05-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador']Salvadoran President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayib_Bukele']Nayib Bukele[/URL] deploys 5,000 soldiers and 500 police officers to the northwestern town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Concepci%C3%B3n']Nueva Concepción[/URL] in order to arrest the suspects of killing a policeman on Tuesday. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-forces-surround-town-north-after-police-killing-2023-05-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election']2023 Ecuadorian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Amid ongoing impeachment proceedings, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ecuador']Ecuadorian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Lasso']Guillermo Lasso[/URL] uses the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muerte_cruzada']muerte cruzada[/URL][/I] provision of the Constitution to dissolve the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Ecuador%29']National Assembly[/URL]. Fresh elections—both presidential and legislative—will be held within six months, during which time Lasso will be able to rule by decree. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65624035'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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