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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 98489" data-attributes="member: 524">Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Canadian_wildfires" target="_blank">2023 Canadian wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_from_the_2023_Canadian_wildfires" target="_blank">Smoke from the 2023 Canadian wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Smoke from the ongoing Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> is reported in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" target="_blank">U.S. states</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut" target="_blank">Connecticut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" target="_blank">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S_state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont" target="_blank">Vermont</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" target="_blank">South Carolina</a>. <a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/weather/article/ct-air-quality-canadian-wildfire-smoke-18176620.php" target="_blank">(CT Insider)</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wildfire-smoke-map-us-cities-forecast-impacted-wildfires/story?id=100439224" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is confirmed by satellite data to have reached the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Office" target="_blank">Met Office</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66058108" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed and another is missing after flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" target="_blank">KwaZulu-Natal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, and after a tornado strikes the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban" target="_blank">Durban</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/four-dead-one-missing-after-heavy-rain-tornado-in-south-africa" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" target="_blank">United Nations General Assembly</a> approves the creation of an independent body to investigate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a>-related <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_person" target="_blank">missing persons</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230629-un-general-assembly-establishes-body-to-probe-fate-of-syria-s-missing" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_scarf_controversy_in_France" target="_blank">Islamic scarf controversy in France</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>'s top administrative court upholds a ban on female footballers wearing Islamic headscarves. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230629-top-french-court-upholds-hijab-ban-in-women-s-football" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan" target="_blank">Rwanda asylum plan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_%28England_and_Wales%29" target="_blank">Court of Appeal</a> rejects the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_government" target="_blank">British government</a>'s plan to fly asylum seekers to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a>, deeming the plan to be unlawful. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/uk-rwanda-migrants-unlawful.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-is-unlawful-uk-appeal-court-rules" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard" target="_blank">Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a 6–3 decision, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. Supreme Court</a> rules that race can no longer be considered a factor in university admissions, effectively ending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">affirmative action</a> in higher learning. However, the court also rules that race considerations are still permitted for military academy admissions. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-affirmative-action-race-college-admissions-harvard-north-carolina/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dozens of people storm the compound of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Swedish</a> embassy in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>, after an Iraqi living in Sweden <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration" target="_blank">set fire</a> to a copy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran" target="_blank">Quran</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66052670" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan" target="_blank">Turkmenistan</a> inaugurates its first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city" target="_blank">smart city</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkadag" target="_blank">Arkadag</a>, named after former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurbanguly_Berdimuhamedow" target="_blank">Gurbanguly &quot;Arkadag&quot; Berdimuhamedow</a>. <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/29/world/turkmenistan-unveils-5-b-city-in-honor-of-national-leader/1898392" target="_blank">(AFP via The Manila Times)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire_space_race" target="_blank">Billionaire space race</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight" target="_blank">spaceflight</a> company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Galactic" target="_blank">Virgin Galactic</a> successfully launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_01" target="_blank">Galactic 01</a>, its first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_spaceflight" target="_blank">private spaceflight</a>, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport_America" target="_blank">Spaceport America</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico" target="_blank">New Mexico</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3226000/virgin-galactic-takes-its-first-paying-customers-space" target="_blank">(AFP via South China Morning Post)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_June_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 98489, member: 524"] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Canadian_wildfires']2023 Canadian wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_from_the_2023_Canadian_wildfires']Smoke from the 2023 Canadian wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]Smoke from the ongoing Canadian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] is reported in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state']U.S. states[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut']Connecticut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts']Massachusetts[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S_state%29']Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont']Vermont[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina']South Carolina[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctinsider.com/weather/article/ct-air-quality-canadian-wildfire-smoke-18176620.php'](CT Insider)[/URL] [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wildfire-smoke-map-us-cities-forecast-impacted-wildfires/story?id=100439224'](ABC News)[/URL] [*]Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is confirmed by satellite data to have reached the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Office']Met Office[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66058108'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Four people are killed and another is missing after flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal']KwaZulu-Natal[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], and after a tornado strikes the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban']Durban[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/four-dead-one-missing-after-heavy-rain-tornado-in-south-africa'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly']United Nations General Assembly[/URL] approves the creation of an independent body to investigate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL]-related [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_person']missing persons[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230629-un-general-assembly-establishes-body-to-probe-fate-of-syria-s-missing'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_scarf_controversy_in_France']Islamic scarf controversy in France[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]'s top administrative court upholds a ban on female footballers wearing Islamic headscarves. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230629-top-french-court-upholds-hijab-ban-in-women-s-football'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan']Rwanda asylum plan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_%28England_and_Wales%29']Court of Appeal[/URL] rejects the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_government']British government[/URL]'s plan to fly asylum seekers to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwanda[/URL], deeming the plan to be unlawful. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/uk-rwanda-migrants-unlawful.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-is-unlawful-uk-appeal-court-rules']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard']Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard[/URL][/I] [LIST] [*]In a 6–3 decision, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States']U.S. Supreme Court[/URL] rules that race can no longer be considered a factor in university admissions, effectively ending [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States']affirmative action[/URL] in higher learning. However, the court also rules that race considerations are still permitted for military academy admissions. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-affirmative-action-race-college-admissions-harvard-north-carolina/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Dozens of people storm the compound of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Swedish[/URL] embassy in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL], after an Iraqi living in Sweden [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_desecration']set fire[/URL] to a copy of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran']Quran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66052670'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan']Turkmenistan[/URL] inaugurates its first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city']smart city[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkadag']Arkadag[/URL], named after former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurbanguly_Berdimuhamedow']Gurbanguly "Arkadag" Berdimuhamedow[/URL]. [URL='https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/29/world/turkmenistan-unveils-5-b-city-in-honor-of-national-leader/1898392'](AFP via [I]The Manila Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire_space_race']Billionaire space race[/URL] [LIST] [*]American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight']spaceflight[/URL] company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Galactic']Virgin Galactic[/URL] successfully launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_01']Galactic 01[/URL], its first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_spaceflight']private spaceflight[/URL], from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport_America']Spaceport America[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico']New Mexico[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3226000/virgin-galactic-takes-its-first-paying-customers-space'](AFP via [I]South China Morning Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_June_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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