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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 115278" 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/Siege_of_Gaza_City" target="_blank">Siege of Gaza City</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital_siege" target="_blank">Al-Shifa Hospital siege</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> enter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital" target="_blank">Al-Shifa Hospital</a> complex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry" target="_blank">infantry</a> and tanks. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67400490" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_truck" target="_blank">fuel truck</a> enters the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Border_Crossing" target="_blank">Rafah Border Crossing</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a> for the first time since the war began, aiming to address the fuel shortages in the area through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>. <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/16/world/americas-emea/first-fuel-truck-enters-gaza-from-egypt-media/1920001" target="_blank">(AFP via The Manila Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war" 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">The pro-democracy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">National Unity Government</a> says that over 200 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Army" target="_blank">junta troops</a> and their families have surrendered to rebel forces near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Myanmar_border" target="_blank">the border</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231115_38/" target="_blank">(NHK World)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council" target="_blank">military junta</a> imposes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew" target="_blank">curfew</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State" target="_blank">Rakhine State</a> capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittwe" target="_blank">Sittwe</a> with tanks reported on the city's streets. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army" target="_blank">Arakan Army</a> reportedly captures dozens of policemen and soldiers. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebels-says-dozens-junta-forces-surrender-captured-2023-11-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_National_Democratic_Alliance_Army" target="_blank">Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army</a> claims an entire battalion of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">military</a> surrendered to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance" target="_blank">Three Brotherhood Alliance</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State" target="_blank">Shan State</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/entire-army-battalion-surrendered-myanmar-rcna125275" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Junta spokesperson <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general" target="_blank">major general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaw_Min_Tun_%28general%29" target="_blank">Zaw Min Tun</a> accuses rebel groups of &quot;destroying the whole country&quot;, and says reports of captured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base" target="_blank">military bases</a> were &quot;propaganda&quot;. <a href="https://www.tbsnews.net/world/myanmar-rebels-says-dozens-junta-forces-surrender-captured-739838" target="_blank">(The Business Standard)</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_Khartoum_%282023%29" target="_blank">Battle of Khartoum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fighting continues in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabal_Awliya" target="_blank">Jabal Awliya</a>, south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>, with local sources claiming the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> took control of Al Najumi air base and a road linking the city to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Nile_State" target="_blank">White Nile State</a>. <a href="https://sudantribune.net/article279399/" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Violence between rival tribes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Darfur" target="_blank">South Darfur</a> kill at least 30 people over three days of clashes. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/escalating-violence-in-south-darfur-sudan-chad-border-closed-by-rsf" target="_blank">(Radio Dabanga)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and incidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Doda_bus_accident" target="_blank">2023 Doda bus accident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bus carrying passengers slid off the road and tumbled down into a 300-foot valley in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doda_district" target="_blank">Doda district</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_%28union_territory%29" target="_blank">Jammu and Kashmir</a>, killing at least 39 people and injuring 19. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jammu/many-feared-dead-after-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda-district/articleshow/105229774.cms" target="_blank">(TOI)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APEC_United_States_2023" target="_blank">APEC United States 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">China–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_leader" target="_blank">Chinese leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a> hold talks in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco" target="_blank">San Francisco</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a>, their first meeting in over a year. The talks are described as being positive with &quot;real progress&quot; being made on key issues such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">drug trafficking</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-xi-meet-us-china-military-economic-tensions-grind-2023-11-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">Guyana–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> announces that it will go ahead with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Venezuelan_referendum" target="_blank">referendum</a> on the status of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayana_Esequiba" target="_blank">Guayana Esequiba</a>, despite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana" target="_blank">Guyana</a>'s petition to halt the vote. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-tells-world-court-referendum-go-ahead-despite-guyana-resistance-2023-11-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations" target="_blank">France–Syria relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> issues <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant" target="_blank">arrest warrants</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> and his brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad" target="_blank">Maher al-Assad</a> on charges of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity" target="_blank">crimes against humanity</a> and complicity in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_violations_during_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">war crimes</a>, including the 2013 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouta_chemical_attack" target="_blank">Ghouta chemical attack</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-syrias-president-assad-source-2023-11-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Supreme Court of the United Kingdom</a> rules that the British government's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan" target="_blank">Rwanda asylum plan</a>, whereby <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigrants" target="_blank">illegal immigrants</a> would be relocated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a> for processing and resettlement, is unlawful. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67423745" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 115278, 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/Siege_of_Gaza_City']Siege of Gaza City[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital_siege']Al-Shifa Hospital siege[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] enter the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital']Al-Shifa Hospital[/URL] complex in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry']infantry[/URL] and tanks. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67400490'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_truck']fuel truck[/URL] enters the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Border_Crossing']Rafah Border Crossing[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL] for the first time since the war began, aiming to address the fuel shortages in the area through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]. [URL='https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/16/world/americas-emea/first-fuel-truck-enters-gaza-from-egypt-media/1920001'](AFP via [I]The Manila Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_1027']Operation 1027[/URL] [LIST] [*]The pro-democracy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar']National Unity Government[/URL] says that over 200 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Army']junta troops[/URL] and their families have surrendered to rebel forces near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Myanmar_border']the border[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231115_38/'](NHK World)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council']military junta[/URL] imposes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew']curfew[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State']Rakhine State[/URL] capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittwe']Sittwe[/URL] with tanks reported on the city's streets. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army']Arakan Army[/URL] reportedly captures dozens of policemen and soldiers. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebels-says-dozens-junta-forces-surrender-captured-2023-11-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_National_Democratic_Alliance_Army']Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army[/URL] claims an entire battalion of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']military[/URL] surrendered to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance']Three Brotherhood Alliance[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State']Shan State[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/entire-army-battalion-surrendered-myanmar-rcna125275'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]Junta spokesperson [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general']major general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaw_Min_Tun_%28general%29']Zaw Min Tun[/URL] accuses rebel groups of "destroying the whole country", and says reports of captured [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_base']military bases[/URL] were "propaganda". [URL='https://www.tbsnews.net/world/myanmar-rebels-says-dozens-junta-forces-surrender-captured-739838']([I]The Business Standard[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/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_Khartoum_%282023%29']Battle of Khartoum[/URL] [LIST] [*]Fighting continues in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabal_Awliya']Jabal Awliya[/URL], south of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL], with local sources claiming the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] took control of Al Najumi air base and a road linking the city to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Nile_State']White Nile State[/URL]. [URL='https://sudantribune.net/article279399/']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Violence between rival tribes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Darfur']South Darfur[/URL] kill at least 30 people over three days of clashes. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/escalating-violence-in-south-darfur-sudan-chad-border-closed-by-rsf'](Radio Dabanga)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and incidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Doda_bus_accident']2023 Doda bus accident[/URL] [LIST] [*]A bus carrying passengers slid off the road and tumbled down into a 300-foot valley in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doda_district']Doda district[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_%28union_territory%29']Jammu and Kashmir[/URL], killing at least 39 people and injuring 19. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jammu/many-feared-dead-after-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda-district/articleshow/105229774.cms']([I]TOI[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APEC_United_States_2023']APEC United States 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations']China–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_leader']Chinese leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping']Xi Jinping[/URL] hold talks in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco']San Francisco[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL], their first meeting in over a year. The talks are described as being positive with "real progress" being made on key issues such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']drug trafficking[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence']artificial intelligence[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-xi-meet-us-china-military-economic-tensions-grind-2023-11-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']Guyana–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] announces that it will go ahead with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Venezuelan_referendum']referendum[/URL] on the status of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayana_Esequiba']Guayana Esequiba[/URL], despite [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana']Guyana[/URL]'s petition to halt the vote. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-tells-world-court-referendum-go-ahead-despite-guyana-resistance-2023-11-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations']France–Syria relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] issues [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant']arrest warrants[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria']Syrian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] and his brother [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad']Maher al-Assad[/URL] on charges of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity']crimes against humanity[/URL] and complicity in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_violations_during_the_Syrian_civil_war']war crimes[/URL], including the 2013 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouta_chemical_attack']Ghouta chemical attack[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/france-issues-arrest-warrants-against-syrias-president-assad-source-2023-11-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom']Supreme Court of the United Kingdom[/URL] rules that the British government's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan']Rwanda asylum plan[/URL], whereby [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigrants']illegal immigrants[/URL] would be relocated to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwanda[/URL] for processing and resettlement, is unlawful. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67423745'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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