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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 110258" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Northeastern_Syria_clashes" target="_blank">October 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> launches a series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> targeting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_Syria" target="_blank">northeastern Syria</a>, killing at least two people and wounding three others. <a href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/levant-turkey/1696494319-turkish-airstrikes-in-syria-target-kurdish-areas-killing-2-people" target="_blank">(i24 News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkish_drone_shootdown" target="_blank">2023 Turkish drone shootdown</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" target="_blank">Turkish Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_family" target="_blank">Bayraktar UAV</a> is shot down by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Operation_Inherent_Resolve" target="_blank">international coalition (CJTF–OIR)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" target="_blank">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Hasakah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, after reportedly operating too close to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S. forces</a> in the vicinity. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/en/312858/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-drone-shot-turkey-syria-b2424841.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Homs_drone_strike" target="_blank">2023 Homs drone strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 112 troops and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> are killed and 120 more injured by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian military</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation" target="_blank">graduation</a> ceremony in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/5/syrian-military-college-hit-in-drone-attack" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%ad/681946/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed and 38 more are injured during a series of airstrikes by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Syrian Air Force</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlib" target="_blank">Idlib</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/5/syria-live-news-dozens-killed-in-drone-attack-on-military-college" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A day after it is announced that German Chancellor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz" target="_blank">Olaf Scholz</a> has decided against supplying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_KEPD_350" target="_blank">Taurus cruise missiles</a> to Ukraine for the time being, Scholz pledges a second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" target="_blank">Patriot air defense system</a> to Ukraine. A Patriot system costs the equivalent of about three billion euros. <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-scholz-sagt-kiew-lieferung-von-weiterem-patriot-system-zu-a-a7d75ab1-a328-4391-83f5-4eeb9e549be3" target="_blank">(Spiegel)</a> <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/taurus-olaf-scholz-lehnt-lieferung-an-ukraine-ab-was-dahinter-steckt-a-3b3a7308-4fdd-4522-b6fc-cad03b588491" target="_blank">(Spiegel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> transfers 1.1 million rounds of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition" target="_blank">ammunition</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" target="_blank">U.S. Navy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">seized</a> them from a shipment enroute to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a> in December. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67014218" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<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/Hroza_missile_attack" target="_blank">Hroza missile attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukraine says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> struck a store and cafe with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> in Hroza, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv Oblast</a>, killing at least 51 civilians, including children. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-travel-drone-attacks-f7c320ed2908b447f32bf32ede8caf2f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia says one minor has been killed and three injured while trying to dismantle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition" target="_blank">cluster munitions</a> fired from Ukrainian forces, in the occupied city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horlivka" target="_blank">Horlivka</a>. The claim has not been verified. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/5/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-says-24-drones-launched-by-moscow-downed" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia announces the successful test of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik" target="_blank">Burevestnik</a>, a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missile</a> with a potential range of thousands of miles. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-has-tested-next-generation-nuclear-weapon-2023-10-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Fosse" target="_blank">Jon Fosse</a> is awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" target="_blank">Nobel Prize in Literature</a> for his innovative plays, prose and style, which has come to be known as Fosse <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism" target="_blank">minimalism</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nobel-prize-literature-jon-fosse-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italian</a> authorities impound the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Arms_%28watercraft%29" target="_blank">Open Arms</a> vessel used by Spanish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" target="_blank">NGO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proactiva_Open_Arms" target="_blank">Proactiva Open Arms</a> to rescue migrants in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" target="_blank">Mediterranean Sea</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-impounds-migrant-charity-ship-after-multiple-rescues-2023-10-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Dutch</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_supply_vessel" target="_blank">platform supply vessel</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOS_Pace" target="_blank">VOS Pace</a> rescues 79 migrants in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" target="_blank">Atlantic Ocean</a>, nine of whom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny" target="_blank">mutiny</a>. They are arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerteventura" target="_blank">Fuerteventura</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands" target="_blank">Canary Islands</a>. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2492957-migranten-muiten-aan-boord-van-nederlands-schip-na-redding" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">By 279 votes to 173 (33 abstentions), the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament" target="_blank">EU Parliament</a> votes in favor of the appointment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wopke_Hoekstra" target="_blank">Wopke Hoekstra</a> as the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Climate_Action" target="_blank">EU Commissioner</a>. <a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023-10/eu-parlament-klima-kommissar-anleihen-nachhaltigkeit" target="_blank">(Zeit)</a> <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-klimakommissar-parlament-100.html" target="_blank">(Tagesschau)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" target="_blank">Mexico–United States border</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden_administration" target="_blank">Biden administration</a> announces it will waive 26 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law" target="_blank">federal laws</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_County" target="_blank">Starr County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, to allow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border_wall" target="_blank">border wall</a> construction to prevent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States" target="_blank">illegal entry into the country</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/border-wall-biden-immigration-texas-rio-grande-147d7ab497e6991e9ea929242f21ceb2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kenyan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Foreign_Ministers_of_Kenya" target="_blank">foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mutua" target="_blank">Alfred Mutua</a> is replaced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musalia_Mudavadi" target="_blank">Musalia Mudavadi</a> following a controversy over the country's involvement in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">crisis in Haiti</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67014881" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 110258, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Northeastern_Syria_clashes']October 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] launches a series of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] targeting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_Syria']northeastern Syria[/URL], killing at least two people and wounding three others. [URL='https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/levant-turkey/1696494319-turkish-airstrikes-in-syria-target-kurdish-areas-killing-2-people'](i24 News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkish_drone_shootdown']2023 Turkish drone shootdown[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force']Turkish Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_family']Bayraktar UAV[/URL] is shot down by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Operation_Inherent_Resolve']international coalition (CJTF–OIR)[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon']F-16 Fighting Falcon[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah_Governorate']Al Hasakah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], after reportedly operating too close to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S. forces[/URL] in the vicinity. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/en/312858/'](SOHR)[/URL] [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-drone-shot-turkey-syria-b2424841.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Homs_drone_strike']2023 Homs drone strike[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 112 troops and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] are killed and 120 more injured by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian military[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation']graduation[/URL] ceremony in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/5/syrian-military-college-hit-in-drone-attack'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%ad/681946/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least six people are killed and 38 more are injured during a series of airstrikes by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force']Syrian Air Force[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlib']Idlib[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/5/syria-live-news-dozens-killed-in-drone-attack-on-military-college'](Al Jazeera)[/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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*]A day after it is announced that German Chancellor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz']Olaf Scholz[/URL] has decided against supplying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_KEPD_350']Taurus cruise missiles[/URL] to Ukraine for the time being, Scholz pledges a second [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot']Patriot air defense system[/URL] to Ukraine. A Patriot system costs the equivalent of about three billion euros. [URL='https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-scholz-sagt-kiew-lieferung-von-weiterem-patriot-system-zu-a-a7d75ab1-a328-4391-83f5-4eeb9e549be3'](Spiegel)[/URL] [URL='https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/taurus-olaf-scholz-lehnt-lieferung-an-ukraine-ab-was-dahinter-steckt-a-3b3a7308-4fdd-4522-b6fc-cad03b588491'](Spiegel)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] transfers 1.1 million rounds of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition']ammunition[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy']U.S. Navy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States']seized[/URL] them from a shipment enroute to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL] in December. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67014218'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/Hroza_missile_attack']Hroza missile attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ukraine says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] struck a store and cafe with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] in Hroza, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv Oblast[/URL], killing at least 51 civilians, including children. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-travel-drone-attacks-f7c320ed2908b447f32bf32ede8caf2f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Russia says one minor has been killed and three injured while trying to dismantle [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition']cluster munitions[/URL] fired from Ukrainian forces, in the occupied city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horlivka']Horlivka[/URL]. The claim has not been verified. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/5/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-says-24-drones-launched-by-moscow-downed'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Russia announces the successful test of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik']Burevestnik[/URL], a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missile[/URL] with a potential range of thousands of miles. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-has-tested-next-generation-nuclear-weapon-2023-10-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Fosse']Jon Fosse[/URL] is awarded the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature']Nobel Prize in Literature[/URL] for his innovative plays, prose and style, which has come to be known as Fosse [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism']minimalism[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nobel-prize-literature-jon-fosse-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italian[/URL] authorities impound the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Arms_%28watercraft%29'][I]Open Arms[/I][/URL] vessel used by Spanish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization']NGO[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proactiva_Open_Arms']Proactiva Open Arms[/URL] to rescue migrants in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea']Mediterranean Sea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-impounds-migrant-charity-ship-after-multiple-rescues-2023-10-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Dutch[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_supply_vessel']platform supply vessel[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOS_Pace']VOS Pace[/URL][/I] rescues 79 migrants in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean']Atlantic Ocean[/URL], nine of whom [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny']mutiny[/URL]. They are arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerteventura']Fuerteventura[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands']Canary Islands[/URL]. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2492957-migranten-muiten-aan-boord-van-nederlands-schip-na-redding'](NOS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]By 279 votes to 173 (33 abstentions), the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament']EU Parliament[/URL] votes in favor of the appointment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wopke_Hoekstra']Wopke Hoekstra[/URL] as the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Climate_Action']EU Commissioner[/URL]. [URL='https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023-10/eu-parlament-klima-kommissar-anleihen-nachhaltigkeit'](Zeit)[/URL] [URL='https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-klimakommissar-parlament-100.html'](Tagesschau)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border']Mexico–United States border[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden_administration']Biden administration[/URL] announces it will waive 26 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law']federal laws[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_County']Starr County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], to allow [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border_wall']border wall[/URL] construction to prevent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States']illegal entry into the country[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/border-wall-biden-immigration-texas-rio-grande-147d7ab497e6991e9ea929242f21ceb2'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Kenyan [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Foreign_Ministers_of_Kenya']foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mutua']Alfred Mutua[/URL] is replaced by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musalia_Mudavadi']Musalia Mudavadi[/URL] following a controversy over the country's involvement in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']crisis in Haiti[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67014881'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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