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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 106258" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_crisis" target="_blank">2023 Nigerien crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Niger_relations" target="_blank">France–Niger relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>'s ruling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_junta" target="_blank">military junta</a> begin talks on the possible withdrawal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army" target="_blank">French troops</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa" target="_blank">West African</a> country. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/france-reportedly-in-talks-with-niger-for-possible-withdrawal-of-its-troops" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seventeen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkinab%C3%A9_soldier" target="_blank">Burkinabé soldiers</a>, thirty-six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_for_the_Defense_of_the_Homeland" target="_blank">VDP</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia" target="_blank">militiamen</a>, and several dozen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal_Muslimin" target="_blank">Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant" target="_blank">militants</a> are killed in fighting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatenga" target="_blank">Yatenga</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Burkina Faso</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/50-security-forces-killed-jihadis-burkina-faso-violence-102934168" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<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/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Cuba%29" target="_blank">Cuban Foreign Ministry</a> reports that they have uncovered a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking" target="_blank">human trafficking</a> ring that sought to enlist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubans" target="_blank">Cuban citizens</a> to fight with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a>. Authorities are currently working to neutralize and dismantle this trafficking ring. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/cuba-uncovers-human-trafficking-cubans-fight-russia-ukraine-2023-09-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_United_Kingdom_cost-of-living_crisis" target="_blank">United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" target="_blank">Birmingham City Council</a>, the largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government" target="_blank">local authority</a> in Europe, declares itself effectively <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy" target="_blank">bankrupt</a>. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-city-council-effectively-declares-bankruptcy-after-being-hit-by-760m-bill-12955400" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link" target="_blank">Viking Link</a>, the world's longest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_power_cable" target="_blank">submarine power cable</a>, a joint venture between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_%28Great_Britain%29" target="_blank">National Grid</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Denmark</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energinet" target="_blank">Energinet</a>, is completed. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current" target="_blank">HVDC interconnector</a> is expected to supply around 1.4 million homes in the UK with electricity. <a href="https://electrek.co/2023/09/04/worlds-longest-subsea-power-cable/" target="_blank">(Electrek)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack" target="_blank">Kyoto Animation arson attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shinji Aoba pleads guilty to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">arson</a> and 36 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder" target="_blank">murders</a> for setting a fire at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation_studio" target="_blank">animation studio</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto" target="_blank">Kyoto</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>, in July 2019. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-09-05/man-pleads-guilty-arson-attack-japanese-animation-studio" target="_blank">(The Los Angeles Times)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-kyoto-animation-studio-fire-trial-5975609f3caa17091d5d88bf03054d6e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_September_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 106258, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_crisis']2023 Nigerien crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Niger_relations']France–Niger relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL]'s ruling [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_junta']military junta[/URL] begin talks on the possible withdrawal of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army']French troops[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa']West African[/URL] country. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/france-reportedly-in-talks-with-niger-for-possible-withdrawal-of-its-troops'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso']Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso[/URL] [LIST] [*]Seventeen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkinab%C3%A9_soldier']Burkinabé soldiers[/URL], thirty-six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_for_the_Defense_of_the_Homeland']VDP[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia']militiamen[/URL], and several dozen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal_Muslimin']Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant']militants[/URL] are killed in fighting in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatenga']Yatenga[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso']Burkina Faso[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/50-security-forces-killed-jihadis-burkina-faso-violence-102934168'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Cuba%29']Cuban Foreign Ministry[/URL] reports that they have uncovered a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking']human trafficking[/URL] ring that sought to enlist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubans']Cuban citizens[/URL] to fight with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL]. Authorities are currently working to neutralize and dismantle this trafficking ring. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/cuba-uncovers-human-trafficking-cubans-fight-russia-ukraine-2023-09-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_United_Kingdom_cost-of-living_crisis']United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council']Birmingham City Council[/URL], the largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government']local authority[/URL] in Europe, declares itself effectively [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy']bankrupt[/URL]. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-city-council-effectively-declares-bankruptcy-after-being-hit-by-760m-bill-12955400'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link']Viking Link[/URL], the world's longest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_power_cable']submarine power cable[/URL], a joint venture between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_%28Great_Britain%29']National Grid[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Denmark[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energinet']Energinet[/URL], is completed. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current']HVDC interconnector[/URL] is expected to supply around 1.4 million homes in the UK with electricity. [URL='https://electrek.co/2023/09/04/worlds-longest-subsea-power-cable/'](Electrek)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack']Kyoto Animation arson attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]Shinji Aoba pleads guilty to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']arson[/URL] and 36 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder']murders[/URL] for setting a fire at an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation_studio']animation studio[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto']Kyoto[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL], in July 2019. [URL='https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-09-05/man-pleads-guilty-arson-attack-japanese-animation-studio']([I]The Los Angeles Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-kyoto-animation-studio-fire-trial-5975609f3caa17091d5d88bf03054d6e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_September_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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