Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 May 22, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks 2023 Belgorod Oblast attack Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that Ukrainian "sabotage groups" have entered Grayvoronsky District. Ukrainian media reports that the cross-border excursion is being performed by the Russian rebel opposition groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. The Freedom of Russia Legion reports that it has captured the Russian towns of Kozinka and Gora-Podol. A bridge crossing the Vorskla near Grayvoron is destroyed in an explosion. (The New York Times) (Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo! News) (Meduza) (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli security forces kill three Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants and injure six others during a raid in Nablus, West Bank. (ABC News) Business and economy The Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) for violating General Data Protection Regulations protections. (ABC News) Disasters and accidents 2023 Mahdia school fire At least 19 children are killed by a fire at a secondary school in Mahdia, Guyana. (BBC News) Six people are killed and seven injured during a fire at a house in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting Kenya, South Africa, and attending the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia. (ABC News) International relations Papua New Guinea–United States relations Papua New Guinea and the United States sign a security pact that will see American troops stationed in the country. (RNZ) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks 2023 Belgorod Oblast attack Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that Ukrainian "sabotage groups" have entered Grayvoronsky District. Ukrainian media reports that the cross-border excursion is being performed by the Russian rebel opposition groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. The Freedom of Russia Legion reports that it has captured the Russian towns of Kozinka and Gora-Podol. A bridge crossing the Vorskla near Grayvoron is destroyed in an explosion. (The New York Times) (Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo! News) (Meduza) (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli security forces kill three Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants and injure six others during a raid in Nablus, West Bank. (ABC News) Business and economy The Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) for violating General Data Protection Regulations protections. (ABC News) Disasters and accidents 2023 Mahdia school fire At least 19 children are killed by a fire at a secondary school in Mahdia, Guyana. (BBC News) Six people are killed and seven injured during a fire at a house in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting Kenya, South Africa, and attending the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia. (ABC News) International relations Papua New Guinea–United States relations Papua New Guinea and the United States sign a security pact that will see American troops stationed in the country. (RNZ) Continue reading...