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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 101933" 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/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> strike <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a>, killing two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> and injuring another, as well as damaging infrastructure. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-29-23/h_ff7059c98272cc600b14ba8e034a8810" target="_blank">(CNN International)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Kolok_fireworks_disaster" target="_blank">Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least nine people are killed and more than 115 others are injured in an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks" target="_blank">fireworks</a> warehouse in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Kolok" target="_blank">Sungai Kolok</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66349569" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian police</a> arrest the son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro" target="_blank">Gustavo Petro</a> and his ex-wife on charges of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illicit_enrichment" target="_blank">illicit enrichment</a> related to the alleged acceptance of funds from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Colombia" target="_blank">drug traffickers</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro_2022_presidential_campaign" target="_blank">Petro's 2022 presidential campaign</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230729-colombian-president-s-son-arrested-on-money-laundering-charges" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police" target="_blank">Indonesian police</a> announce the arrest of three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" target="_blank">Bali</a>-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_officer" target="_blank">immigration officers</a> linked to an illicit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_trade" target="_blank">organ trade</a> network accused of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Indonesia" target="_blank">trafficking</a> 122 individuals to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodia</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrectomy" target="_blank">nephrectomies</a> and selling their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney" target="_blank">kidneys</a>, earning an estimated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_rupiah" target="_blank">IDR</a> 24.4 billion (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>1.58 million) since 2019. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/three-bali-immigration-officers-arrested-over-cambodia-organ-trafficking-ring-3663686" target="_blank">(AFP via CNA)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> announces that it will try 104 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran" target="_blank">People's Mujahedin of Iran</a> organization <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_absentia" target="_blank">in absentia</a>, including its leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Rajavi" target="_blank">Maryam Rajavi</a>, who is in exile in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania" target="_blank">Albania</a>. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20230729/00976e8996c1496bb6770dfccb76dd73/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are injured, two critically, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle%2C_Washington" target="_blank">Seattle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%28state%29" target="_blank">Washington</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/29/us/seattle-mass-shooting/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigerian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" target="_blank">Olusegun Obasanjo</a> facilitates an agreement between opposing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Kenya" target="_blank">Kenyan political</a> alliances <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimio_la_Umoja" target="_blank">Azimio la Umoja</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Kwanza" target="_blank">Kenya Kwanza</a> in order to establish a joint committee aimed at resolving their &quot;differences&quot; following a series of violent protests against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kenya" target="_blank">government</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto" target="_blank">William Ruto</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/kenya-s-opposition-says-deal-reached-with-govt-for-talks-after-protests-17955821" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_July_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 101933, 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/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] strike [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL], killing two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] and injuring another, as well as damaging infrastructure. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-29-23/h_ff7059c98272cc600b14ba8e034a8810'](CNN International)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Kolok_fireworks_disaster']Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least nine people are killed and more than 115 others are injured in an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks']fireworks[/URL] warehouse in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Kolok']Sungai Kolok[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66349569'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Colombia']Colombian police[/URL] arrest the son of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro']Gustavo Petro[/URL] and his ex-wife on charges of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illicit_enrichment']illicit enrichment[/URL] related to the alleged acceptance of funds from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Colombia']drug traffickers[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro_2022_presidential_campaign']Petro's 2022 presidential campaign[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230729-colombian-president-s-son-arrested-on-money-laundering-charges'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police']Indonesian police[/URL] announce the arrest of three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali']Bali[/URL]-based [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_officer']immigration officers[/URL] linked to an illicit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_trade']organ trade[/URL] network accused of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Indonesia']trafficking[/URL] 122 individuals to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodia[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrectomy']nephrectomies[/URL] and selling their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney']kidneys[/URL], earning an estimated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_rupiah']IDR[/URL] 24.4 billion ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]1.58 million) since 2019. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/three-bali-immigration-officers-arrested-over-cambodia-organ-trafficking-ring-3663686'](AFP via CNA)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] announces that it will try 104 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran']People's Mujahedin of Iran[/URL] organization [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_absentia']in absentia[/URL], including its leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Rajavi']Maryam Rajavi[/URL], who is in exile in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania']Albania[/URL]. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20230729/00976e8996c1496bb6770dfccb76dd73/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [*]Five people are injured, two critically, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle%2C_Washington']Seattle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%28state%29']Washington[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/29/us/seattle-mass-shooting/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria']Nigerian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo']Olusegun Obasanjo[/URL] facilitates an agreement between opposing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Kenya']Kenyan political[/URL] alliances [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimio_la_Umoja']Azimio la Umoja[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Kwanza']Kenya Kwanza[/URL] in order to establish a joint committee aimed at resolving their "differences" following a series of violent protests against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kenya']government[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto']William Ruto[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/kenya-s-opposition-says-deal-reached-with-govt-for-talks-after-protests-17955821'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_July_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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