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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 111402" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Hezbollah_strike" target="_blank">October 2023 Hezbollah strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilian</a> is killed and three others are injured in a cross-border attack by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtula" target="_blank">Shtula</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. Israel retaliates with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on Hezbollah positions. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/one-killed-3-wounded-cross-border-hezbollah-attack-northern-israel-2023-10-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An estimated one million Gazans have been displaced, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA" target="_blank">Palestinian agency</a>, as aid groups said the situation in the besieged enclave is &quot;catastrophic&quot;. <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/israel-readies-to-invade-gaza-where-one-million-have-fled-homes/articleshow/104445034.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank">(The Economic Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 50 families in the Gaza Strip have been wiped out from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_registry" target="_blank">civil registry</a> after Israeli shelling and air strikes, the Palestinian health ministry says. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2391731/middle-east" target="_blank">(LBC International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that about 70 percent of people in Gaza are deprived of health services. So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been able to deliver medical supplies for 2,000 patients in Gaza. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-residents-who-have-lost-family-fear-more-destruction-ground-assault-looms." target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" target="_blank">Human Rights Watch</a> after verifying some footage, Israel has used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus" target="_blank">white phosphorus</a> in Gaza and Lebanon. The footage shows multiple uses of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" target="_blank">artillery</a>-fired white phosphorus over the Gaza City port and two rural locations along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Lebanon_border" target="_blank">Israel-Lebanon border</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231015-ngos-accuse-israel-of-using-white-phosphorus-munitions-in-gaza-%E2%80%93-but-what-are-they" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Military <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_engagement" target="_blank">rules of engagement</a> have been &quot;loosened&quot; for Israeli soldiers who take part in the expected ground invasion of Gaza, reports <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>, citing senior Israeli military sources. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/15/israel-palestine-latest-news-updates-hamas-gaza-day-9-live/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel conducts military operations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah" target="_blank">Ramallah</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>, arresting more than 50 individuals. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/14/israel-hamas-war-live-us-moves-second-aircraft-carrier-to-mediterranean" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> kill senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> commander <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billal_Al_Kedra" target="_blank">Billal Al Kedra</a>. <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/top-hamas-commander-behind-israel-infiltration-killed-in-airstrike-4482620" target="_blank">(NDTV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023" target="_blank">Earthquakes in 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Herat_earthquakes" target="_blank">2023 Herat earthquakes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Province" target="_blank">Herat Province</a> is struck by another <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" target="_blank">magnitude</a> 6.3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" target="_blank">earthquake</a>, killing four people and injuring over 150 others, several days after a series of powerful earthquakes killed over 1,000 people in the province. <a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/news/four-people-killed-and-over-150-injured-after-afghanistan-hit-by-63-magnitude-earthquake/nld7jj5" target="_blank">(ITV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93China_relations" target="_blank">Afghanistan–China relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan" target="_blank">government</a> confirms that it will attend the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative" target="_blank">Belt and Road Initiative</a> forum in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, next week, as the countries form closer economic ties, including the potential construction of a large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_extraction" target="_blank">copper mine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logar_Province" target="_blank">Logar Province</a>, eastern Afghanistan. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-join-chinas-belt-road-forum-elevating-ties-2023-10-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The heads of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League" target="_blank">Arab League</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a> release a joint statement stating that Israel's planned ground invasion of Gaza &quot;could lead to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a> of unprecedented proportions&quot;. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2391731/middle-east" target="_blank">(Arab News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>'s President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah el-Sisi</a> tells US Secretary of State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> that Israel's reaction to Hamas's attack &quot;went beyond <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-defence" target="_blank">self-defence</a> and amounted to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment" target="_blank">collective punishment</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-egypt-usa-idAFS8N39M02L" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yara Hawari, a senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_analyst" target="_blank">policy analyst</a> at the pro-Palestine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaka%2C_The_Palestinian_Policy_Network" target="_blank">Al-Shabaka think tank</a> accuses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US" target="_blank">US</a> Secretary of State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> of facilitating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing" target="_blank">ethnic cleansing</a> in Gaza. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/14/israel-hamas-war-live-us-moves-second-aircraft-carrier-to-mediterranean" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_on_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Protests on the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thousands of people attend rallies in support of Palestine in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>'s state capitals <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide" target="_blank">Adelaide</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne" target="_blank">Melbourne</a>, with the largest held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target="_blank">Sydney</a> with more then 5,000 people. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/pro-palestinian-rallies-melbourne-sydney-adelaide/102966898" target="_blank">(ABC News Australia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man brutally kills a 6-year-old boy and seriously injures his mother in Illinois. Detectives confirmed that the victims were targeted due to them being Palestinian Muslims and was tied to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel-Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel-Hamas conflict</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/illinois-man-charged-with-hate-crime-fatal-stabbing-muslim-boy-2023-10-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Ecuadorian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ecuadorians vote in the second round of their presidential election, choosing between the candidates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa_Gonz%C3%A1lez" target="_blank">Luisa González</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa" target="_blank">Daniel Noboa</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/ecuador-presidential-election-violence-crime" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Polish_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2023 Polish parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people" target="_blank">Poles</a> go to the polls to elect members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Poland" target="_blank">Senate</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejm" target="_blank">Sejm</a>. Votes are also cast in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Polish_referendum" target="_blank">referendum</a> on migration, removal of the border wall between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border_barrier" target="_blank">Belarus and Poland</a>, and the retirement age. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/polling-stations-open-for-polish-elections-afp-5e9c5b7b" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/poland-election-race-too-close-to-call-as-voters-prepare-to-go-to-polls" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 111402, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Hezbollah_strike']October 2023 Hezbollah strike[/URL] [LIST] [*]One [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilian[/URL] is killed and three others are injured in a cross-border attack by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtula']Shtula[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. Israel retaliates with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on Hezbollah positions. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/one-killed-3-wounded-cross-border-hezbollah-attack-northern-israel-2023-10-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]An estimated one million Gazans have been displaced, according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA']Palestinian agency[/URL], as aid groups said the situation in the besieged enclave is "catastrophic". [URL='https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/israel-readies-to-invade-gaza-where-one-million-have-fled-homes/articleshow/104445034.cms?from=mdr']([I]The Economic Times[/I])[/URL] [*]At least 50 families in the Gaza Strip have been wiped out from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_registry']civil registry[/URL] after Israeli shelling and air strikes, the Palestinian health ministry says. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2391731/middle-east'](LBC International)[/URL] [*]The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that about 70 percent of people in Gaza are deprived of health services. So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been able to deliver medical supplies for 2,000 patients in Gaza. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-residents-who-have-lost-family-fear-more-destruction-ground-assault-looms.'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]According to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch']Human Rights Watch[/URL] after verifying some footage, Israel has used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus']white phosphorus[/URL] in Gaza and Lebanon. The footage shows multiple uses of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery']artillery[/URL]-fired white phosphorus over the Gaza City port and two rural locations along the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Lebanon_border']Israel-Lebanon border[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231015-ngos-accuse-israel-of-using-white-phosphorus-munitions-in-gaza-%E2%80%93-but-what-are-they'](France 24)[/URL] [*]Military [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_engagement']rules of engagement[/URL] have been "loosened" for Israeli soldiers who take part in the expected ground invasion of Gaza, reports [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times']The New York Times[/URL][/I], citing senior Israeli military sources. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/15/israel-palestine-latest-news-updates-hamas-gaza-day-9-live/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [*]Israel conducts military operations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah']Ramallah[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL], arresting more than 50 individuals. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/14/israel-hamas-war-live-us-moves-second-aircraft-carrier-to-mediterranean'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] kill senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] commander [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billal_Al_Kedra']Billal Al Kedra[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/top-hamas-commander-behind-israel-infiltration-killed-in-airstrike-4482620'](NDTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023']Earthquakes in 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Herat_earthquakes']2023 Herat earthquakes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Province']Herat Province[/URL] is struck by another [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale']magnitude[/URL] 6.3 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake']earthquake[/URL], killing four people and injuring over 150 others, several days after a series of powerful earthquakes killed over 1,000 people in the province. [URL='https://www.itv.com/watch/news/four-people-killed-and-over-150-injured-after-afghanistan-hit-by-63-magnitude-earthquake/nld7jj5'](ITV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93China_relations']Afghanistan–China relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan']government[/URL] confirms that it will attend the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative']Belt and Road Initiative[/URL] forum in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], next week, as the countries form closer economic ties, including the potential construction of a large [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_extraction']copper mine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logar_Province']Logar Province[/URL], eastern Afghanistan. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-join-chinas-belt-road-forum-elevating-ties-2023-10-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The heads of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League']Arab League[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL] release a joint statement stating that Israel's planned ground invasion of Gaza "could lead to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL] of unprecedented proportions". [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2391731/middle-east'](Arab News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]'s President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi']Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[/URL] tells US Secretary of State [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] that Israel's reaction to Hamas's attack "went beyond [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-defence']self-defence[/URL] and amounted to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment']collective punishment[/URL]". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-egypt-usa-idAFS8N39M02L'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Yara Hawari, a senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_analyst']policy analyst[/URL] at the pro-Palestine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaka%2C_The_Palestinian_Policy_Network']Al-Shabaka think tank[/URL] accuses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US']US[/URL] Secretary of State [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] of facilitating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing']ethnic cleansing[/URL] in Gaza. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/14/israel-hamas-war-live-us-moves-second-aircraft-carrier-to-mediterranean'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_on_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Protests on the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Thousands of people attend rallies in support of Palestine in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]'s state capitals [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide']Adelaide[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne']Melbourne[/URL], with the largest held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney']Sydney[/URL] with more then 5,000 people. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/pro-palestinian-rallies-melbourne-sydney-adelaide/102966898'](ABC News Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A man brutally kills a 6-year-old boy and seriously injures his mother in Illinois. Detectives confirmed that the victims were targeted due to them being Palestinian Muslims and was tied to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel-Hamas_war']Israel-Hamas conflict[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/illinois-man-charged-with-hate-crime-fatal-stabbing-muslim-boy-2023-10-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ecuadorian_general_election']2023 Ecuadorian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ecuadorians vote in the second round of their presidential election, choosing between the candidates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa_Gonz%C3%A1lez']Luisa González[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa']Daniel Noboa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/ecuador-presidential-election-violence-crime']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Polish_parliamentary_election']2023 Polish parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people']Poles[/URL] go to the polls to elect members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Poland']Senate[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejm']Sejm[/URL]. Votes are also cast in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Polish_referendum']referendum[/URL] on migration, removal of the border wall between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border_barrier']Belarus and Poland[/URL], and the retirement age. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/polling-stations-open-for-polish-elections-afp-5e9c5b7b'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/poland-election-race-too-close-to-call-as-voters-prepare-to-go-to-polls']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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