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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 114342" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<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/War_crimes_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An independent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> expert says that widespread and systematic bombardment of housing and civilian infrastructure in both Gaza and Israel amounts to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crime</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_against_humanity" target="_blank">crime against humanity</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/massive-destruction-of-gaza-housing-a-war-crime-un-expert-54209488" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a> says Israel has heavily increased its use of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_detention" target="_blank">detention without charges</a> since the start of the war, while allowing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture" target="_blank">torture</a> and degrading treatment in prisons. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_ambulance_airstrike" target="_blank">Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" target="_blank">Human Rights Watch</a> says an Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance" target="_blank">ambulance</a> outside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital" target="_blank">Al-Shifa Hospital</a> in Gaza should be investigated as a possible <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crime</a>, adding that it did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes. <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/07/gaza-israeli-ambulance-strike-apparently-unlawful" target="_blank">(Human Rights Watch)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 4,237 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war. An additional 1,350 children are reported as missing and most are presumed dead under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital is hit with intense Israeli bombardment and flares. The hospital is housing tens of thousands of people sheltering from Israel's bombardment. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sites near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital" target="_blank">Indonesia Hospital</a> are hit with Israeli bombardment. Electricity at the hospital is expected to be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">cut off</a> soon due to the short supply of fuel. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp_airstrikes" target="_blank">Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed in an airstrike on a house in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Jabalia refugee camp</a> located in the northernmost part of the Gaza Strip. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli aircraft renew their bombardment of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Nuseirat refugee camp</a> in central Gaza Strip, resulting in a reported at least 18 deaths. A residence belonging to a local family is hit, with people still trapped under the rubble of the destroyed residential building. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/139101" target="_blank">(WAFA)</a></li>
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<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">At least 30 pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria" target="_blank">government</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defence_Forces" target="_blank">militia forces</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">soldiers</a> are killed in a series of attacks by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> (IS) near the cities of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs" target="_blank">Homs</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa" target="_blank">Raqqa</a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> targeting the IS positions in response. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/is-attacks-kill-30-pro-government-forces-in-syria-monitor-8ba3e4d6" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Geneina" target="_blank">Battle of Geneina</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardamata_massacre" target="_blank">Ardamata massacre</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 2,000 people are killed and 3,000 are injured when the RSF <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre" target="_blank">massacres</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> in the neighborhood of Ardamata, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur" target="_blank">West Darfur</a> in Geneina, following the Sudanese Army's withdrawal from the town. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-seize-north-darfur-garrison-reportedly-commit-mass-atrocities-in-west-darfur" target="_blank">(Radio Dabanga)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/darfur-refugees-report-new-spate-ethnically-driven-killings-2023-11-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_campaign" target="_blank">Darfur campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Army" target="_blank">Sudanese Army</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base" target="_blank">base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Keddada" target="_blank">Umm Keddada</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur" target="_blank">North Darfur</a>, after the army withdraws. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-seize-north-darfur-garrison-reportedly-commit-mass-atrocities-in-west-darfur" target="_blank">(Radio Dabanga)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Experts and activists warn that the entirety of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur" target="_blank">Darfur</a> is close to being seized by the Rapid Support Forces, with North Darfur remaining the last state in the region under government control. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/8/sudans-rsf-closes-in-on-capturing-all-of-darfur" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_1027" target="_blank">Operation 1027</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_State_Administration_Council" target="_blank">junta leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing" target="_blank">Min Aung Hlaing</a> calls up all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">military</a> reservists to prepare for military operations to counter the recent offensives by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance" target="_blank">rebel forces</a>. <a href="https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-calls-up-all-reservists-as-resistance-offensive-spreads.html" target="_blank">(Irrawaddy)</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/Southern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Southern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strike on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia" target="_blank">Liberian</a>-flagged vessel entering the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivdennyi_Port" target="_blank">Pivdennyi Port</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast" target="_blank">Odesa Oblast</a>, kills one crew member and injures four others. The vessel was supposed to transport <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore" target="_blank">iron ore</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russian-missile-hits-vessel-black-sea-kills-one-2023-11-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_American%E2%80%93Middle_East_conflict" target="_blank">2023 American–Middle East conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">United States Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper" target="_blank">MQ-9 Reaper</a> is shot down in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_airspace" target="_blank">international airspace</a> off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> claim responsibility for the downing. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-off-yemen-coast/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" target="_blank">F-15s</a> strike an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> (IRGC) weapons storage facility in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor Governorate</a>, Syria, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" target="_blank">Department of Defense</a>. <a href="https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/11/08/defsec-lloyd-austin-confirms-airstrikes-against-irgc-target-in-syria/" target="_blank">(The Atlas News)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Optus_outage" target="_blank">2023 Optus outage</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Australia" target="_blank">telecommunications</a> outage by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optus" target="_blank">Optus</a> leaves more than 10 million people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> without service for more than nine hours. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/australias-optus-hit-by-national-network-outage-2023-11-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed in a car crash on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highway</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zavala_County" target="_blank">Zavala County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna124243" target="_blank">(ABC)</a> International relations</li>
<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad" target="_blank">Chad</a> withdraws their ambassador from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, joining eight other countries that have done the same in recent weeks. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/06/africa/south-africa-chad-recall-diplomats-from-israel-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Conflict_Location_and_Event_Data_Project" target="_blank">Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project</a> records 4,200 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration" target="_blank">demonstrations</a> related to the conflict around the world. 52% of protests held were in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa" target="_blank">North Africa</a> or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">Middle East</a>. 90 percent of the protests held were in support of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>, with most of the support coming from North Africa and the Middle East. <a href="https://acleddata.com/2023/11/07/infographic-global-demonstrations-in-response-to-the-israel-palestine-conflict/" target="_blank">(ACLED)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<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/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament" target="_blank">MP</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Hussain_%28British_politician%29" target="_blank">Imran Hussain</a> resigns as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_minister" target="_blank">shadow minister</a> for the New Deal for Working People over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">party leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a>'s position on the war, saying &quot;I believe the party needs to go further and call for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/08/imran-hussain-labour-frontbencher-resigns-gaza-ceasefire" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 114342, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [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/War_crimes_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An independent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] expert says that widespread and systematic bombardment of housing and civilian infrastructure in both Gaza and Israel amounts to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crime[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_against_humanity']crime against humanity[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/massive-destruction-of-gaza-housing-a-war-crime-un-expert-54209488'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International']Amnesty International[/URL] says Israel has heavily increased its use of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_detention']detention without charges[/URL] since the start of the war, while allowing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture']torture[/URL] and degrading treatment in prisons. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_ambulance_airstrike']Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch']Human Rights Watch[/URL] says an Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance']ambulance[/URL] outside [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital']Al-Shifa Hospital[/URL] in Gaza should be investigated as a possible [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crime[/URL], adding that it did not find evidence that the ambulance was being used for military purposes. [URL='https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/07/gaza-israeli-ambulance-strike-apparently-unlawful'](Human Rights Watch)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 4,237 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war. An additional 1,350 children are reported as missing and most are presumed dead under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital is hit with intense Israeli bombardment and flares. The hospital is housing tens of thousands of people sheltering from Israel's bombardment. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Sites near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital']Indonesia Hospital[/URL] are hit with Israeli bombardment. Electricity at the hospital is expected to be [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']cut off[/URL] soon due to the short supply of fuel. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp_airstrikes']Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are killed in an airstrike on a house in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp']Jabalia refugee camp[/URL] located in the northernmost part of the Gaza Strip. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Israeli aircraft renew their bombardment of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp']Nuseirat refugee camp[/URL] in central Gaza Strip, resulting in a reported at least 18 deaths. A residence belonging to a local family is hit, with people still trapped under the rubble of the destroyed residential building. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/139101'](WAFA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 30 pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Syria']government[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defence_Forces']militia forces[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']soldiers[/URL] are killed in a series of attacks by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] (IS) near the cities of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor']Deir ez-Zor[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homs']Homs[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa']Raqqa[/URL], with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] targeting the IS positions in response. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/is-attacks-kill-30-pro-government-forces-in-syria-monitor-8ba3e4d6'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Geneina']Battle of Geneina[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardamata_massacre']Ardamata massacre[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 2,000 people are killed and 3,000 are injured when the RSF [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre']massacres[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] in the neighborhood of Ardamata, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur']West Darfur[/URL] in Geneina, following the Sudanese Army's withdrawal from the town. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-seize-north-darfur-garrison-reportedly-commit-mass-atrocities-in-west-darfur'](Radio Dabanga)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/darfur-refugees-report-new-spate-ethnically-driven-killings-2023-11-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_campaign']Darfur campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] capture the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Army']Sudanese Army[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base']base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Keddada']Umm Keddada[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur']North Darfur[/URL], after the army withdraws. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-seize-north-darfur-garrison-reportedly-commit-mass-atrocities-in-west-darfur'](Radio Dabanga)[/URL] [*]Experts and activists warn that the entirety of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur']Darfur[/URL] is close to being seized by the Rapid Support Forces, with North Darfur remaining the last state in the region under government control. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/8/sudans-rsf-closes-in-on-capturing-all-of-darfur'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_1027']Operation 1027[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_State_Administration_Council']junta leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing']Min Aung Hlaing[/URL] calls up all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']military[/URL] reservists to prepare for military operations to counter the recent offensives by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance']rebel forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-calls-up-all-reservists-as-resistance-offensive-spreads.html'](Irrawaddy)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ukraine_campaign']Southern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strike on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia']Liberian[/URL]-flagged vessel entering the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivdennyi_Port']Pivdennyi Port[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast']Odesa Oblast[/URL], kills one crew member and injures four others. The vessel was supposed to transport [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore']iron ore[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russian-missile-hits-vessel-black-sea-kills-one-2023-11-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_American%E2%80%93Middle_East_conflict']2023 American–Middle East conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']United States Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper']MQ-9 Reaper[/URL] is shot down in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_airspace']international airspace[/URL] off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] claim responsibility for the downing. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-off-yemen-coast/'](CBS News)[/URL] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle']F-15s[/URL] strike an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL] (IRGC) weapons storage facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate']Deir ez-Zor Governorate[/URL], Syria, according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense']Department of Defense[/URL]. [URL='https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/11/08/defsec-lloyd-austin-confirms-airstrikes-against-irgc-target-in-syria/']([I]The Atlas News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Optus_outage']2023 Optus outage[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Australia']telecommunications[/URL] outage by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optus']Optus[/URL] leaves more than 10 million people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] without service for more than nine hours. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/technology/australias-optus-hit-by-national-network-outage-2023-11-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Eight people are killed in a car crash on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway']highway[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zavala_County']Zavala County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna124243'](ABC)[/URL] [B]International relations[/B] [*][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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad']Chad[/URL] withdraws their ambassador from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], joining eight other countries that have done the same in recent weeks. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/06/africa/south-africa-chad-recall-diplomats-from-israel-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']2023 Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Conflict_Location_and_Event_Data_Project']Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project[/URL] records 4,200 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration']demonstrations[/URL] related to the conflict around the world. 52% of protests held were in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa']North Africa[/URL] or the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']Middle East[/URL]. 90 percent of the protests held were in support of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine']Palestine[/URL], with most of the support coming from North Africa and the Middle East. [URL='https://acleddata.com/2023/11/07/infographic-global-demonstrations-in-response-to-the-israel-palestine-conflict/'](ACLED)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/8/israel-hamas-war-live-humanitarian-aid-targeted-amid-gaza-bombardment'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [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/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29']Labour Party[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament']MP[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Hussain_%28British_politician%29']Imran Hussain[/URL] resigns as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_minister']shadow minister[/URL] for the New Deal for Working People over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_%28UK%29']party leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL]'s position on the war, saying "I believe the party needs to go further and call for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL]". [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/08/imran-hussain-labour-frontbencher-resigns-gaza-ceasefire'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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