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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 93862" data-attributes="member: 524">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/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a> increases to 463 people. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65646054" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Islands" target="_blank">Loyalty Islands</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" target="_blank">New Caledonia</a>, causing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning" target="_blank">tsunami warnings</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga" target="_blank">Tonga</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu" target="_blank">Tuvalu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a>, and other countries in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific" target="_blank">South Pacific</a>, and generating a {{cvt|60|cm|ft}} tsunami in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenakel" target="_blank">Lenakel</a>, Vanuatu. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/19/tsunami-warning-after-78-magnitude-earthquake-near-new-caledonia-in-pacific" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/77-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-pacific-tsunami-forecast-vanuatu-99447418" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Syria" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Syria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Arab_League_summit" target="_blank">2023 Arab League summit</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_President" target="_blank">Syrian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah" target="_blank">Jeddah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>, to attend an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League" target="_blank">Arab League</a> summit, the first since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> was readmitted following a 12 year suspension due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">civil war</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-assad-attend-arab-summit-bringing-isolation-an-end-2023-05-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsa_Amini_protests" target="_blank">Mahsa Amini protests</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three men are executed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> for the killing of three security officials and for links to the MEK terrorist organization, they were linked to the protests over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mahsa_Amini" target="_blank">death of Mahsa Amini</a>. Western human rights organizations claim that the convictions were based on forced confessions. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/iran-executes-three-men-linked-to-anti-government-protests" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Greenpeace" target="_blank">Criticism of Greenpeace</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Prosecutor General's Office of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace" target="_blank">Greenpeace</a> is now considered an undesirable organization. In response, Greenpeace Russia announces that it will close all of its offices. <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/19/greenpeace-russia-closes-after-being-banned-as-undesirable-group-a81208" target="_blank">(The Moscow Times)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe" target="_blank">Zimbabwe</a> releases over 4,000 prisoners to address prison overcrowding. The country, with a maximum prison capacity of 17,000 inmates, currently has more than 20,000 people in prison. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/zimbabwe-prisoners-amnesty-overcrowding-death-penalty-6139e07b80bee20d51bd5e762f6a708a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 93862, member: 524"] [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/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL] increases to 463 people. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65646054'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Islands']Loyalty Islands[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia']New Caledonia[/URL], causing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning']tsunami warnings[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga']Tonga[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu']Tuvalu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu']Vanuatu[/URL], and other countries in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific']South Pacific[/URL], and generating a {{cvt|60|cm|ft}} tsunami in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenakel']Lenakel[/URL], Vanuatu. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/19/tsunami-warning-after-78-magnitude-earthquake-near-new-caledonia-in-pacific']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/77-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-pacific-tsunami-forecast-vanuatu-99447418'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Syria']Foreign relations of Syria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Arab_League_summit']2023 Arab League summit[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_President']Syrian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah']Jeddah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL], to attend an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League']Arab League[/URL] summit, the first since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] was readmitted following a 12 year suspension due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']civil war[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-assad-attend-arab-summit-bringing-isolation-an-end-2023-05-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsa_Amini_protests']Mahsa Amini protests[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran']Capital punishment in Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three men are executed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] for the killing of three security officials and for links to the MEK terrorist organization, they were linked to the protests over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mahsa_Amini']death of Mahsa Amini[/URL]. Western human rights organizations claim that the convictions were based on forced confessions. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/iran-executes-three-men-linked-to-anti-government-protests'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Greenpeace']Criticism of Greenpeace[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Prosecutor General's Office of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace']Greenpeace[/URL] is now considered an undesirable organization. In response, Greenpeace Russia announces that it will close all of its offices. [URL='https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/19/greenpeace-russia-closes-after-being-banned-as-undesirable-group-a81208']([I]The Moscow Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe']Zimbabwe[/URL] releases over 4,000 prisoners to address prison overcrowding. The country, with a maximum prison capacity of 17,000 inmates, currently has more than 20,000 people in prison. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/zimbabwe-prisoners-amnesty-overcrowding-death-penalty-6139e07b80bee20d51bd5e762f6a708a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_May_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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