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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 115396" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army" target="_blank">Arakan Army</a> captures the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauktaw" target="_blank">Pauktaw</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State" target="_blank">Rakhine State</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">military</a> responds by bombing the town with helicopters and warships. <a href="https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/aa-captures-town-in-rakhine-prompting-bombardment-by-myanmar-military.html" target="_blank">(The Irrawaddy)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">Israeli Police kill three gunmen who attacked a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_checkpoint" target="_blank">checkpoint</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem" target="_blank">Jerusalem</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury" target="_blank">injuring</a> six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces" target="_blank">security forces</a>. <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20231116-israel-police-confirm-three-gunmen-killed-in-jerusalem-attack" target="_blank">(AFP via RFI)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_Liberation_Movement/Army" target="_blank">Sudan Liberation Movement</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_and_Equality_Movement" target="_blank">Justice and Equality Movement</a>, and other smaller rebel factions, declare war on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>, having previously remained neutral in the conflict. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article279446/" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-six people are killed and 63 others injured during a fire at an office in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCliang" target="_blank">Lüliang</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi" target="_blank">Shanxi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-67435673" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" target="_blank">European Commission</a> renews its authorisation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_herbicide" target="_blank">systemic herbicide</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate" target="_blank">glyphosate</a> for 10 years, following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_member_states" target="_blank">European Union member states</a>' failure to reach a consensus on its renewal. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231116-eu-commission-to-prolong-use-of-controversial-herbicide-glyphosate-for-10-years" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Haiti" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Haiti</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Kenya" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Kenya</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Kenya" target="_blank">Parliament of Kenya</a> approves the deployment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Police" target="_blank">its police officers</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a> as part of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>-backed multinational security mission to combat the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" target="_blank">gang war in Haiti</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/kenyas-parliament-approves-haiti-police-deployment/articleshow/105261226.cms" target="_blank">(AFP via TOI)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden%E2%80%93NATO_relations" target="_blank">Sweden–NATO relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Sweden–Turkey relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO" target="_blank">Enlargement of NATO</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delays a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/swedens-nato-bid-delayed-turkish-parliament-2023-11-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_elections" target="_blank">2024 United States elections</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" target="_blank">2024 United States House of Representatives elections</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">U.S. Rep.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Santos" target="_blank">George Santos</a> says he will not seek re-election next year after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ethics" target="_blank">House Ethics Committee</a> issued a scathing report against him, which led to him being charged with felonies. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ethics-committee-releases-george-santos-report-after-monthslong/story?id=104942472" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Skochilenko" target="_blank">Aleksandra Skochilenko</a> is sentenced to seven years in prison on charges related for her protest of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.wivb.com/news/ap-russian-court-convicts-a-woman-for-protesting-the-war-in-ukraine-in-latest-crackdown-on-free-speech/" target="_blank">(AP via WIVB)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Malagasy_presidential_election" target="_blank">2023 Malagasy presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar" target="_blank">Madagascar</a> head to the polls to elect a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Madagascar" target="_blank">president</a>. <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/16/polls-open-in-madagascar-presidential-election-hit-by-boycott/" target="_blank">(Africanews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Spanish_government_formation" target="_blank">2023 Spanish government formation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez" target="_blank">Pedro Sánchez</a> is re-elected as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Spain" target="_blank">prime minister of Spain</a>, forming his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_government_of_Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez" target="_blank">third government</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/16/pedro-sanchez-wins-second-term-spain-pm-catalan-amnesty-deal" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aftermath of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Guatemalan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Guatemalan Attorney General's Office requested that the immunity of President-elect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo" target="_blank">Bernardo Arévalo</a> and Vice President-elect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Herrera" target="_blank">Karin Herrera</a> be lifted for their alleged participation in the seizure of the facilities of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_de_San_Carlos_de_Guatemala" target="_blank">Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala</a>. If the request is successful, both could be arrested. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-16/guatemala-prosecutors-seek-to-revoke-president-elect-s-immunity" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A flight from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_Atlantic_Airways" target="_blank">Norse Atlantic Airways</a> lands in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica" target="_blank">Antarctica</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town" target="_blank">Cape Town</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, making it the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner" target="_blank">Boeing 787</a> flight to land on the continent. <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/787-in-antarctica/" target="_blank">(Flightradar24)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 115396, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army']Arakan Army[/URL] captures the town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauktaw']Pauktaw[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State']Rakhine State[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']military[/URL] responds by bombing the town with helicopters and warships. [URL='https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/aa-captures-town-in-rakhine-prompting-bombardment-by-myanmar-military.html']([I]The Irrawaddy[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israeli Police kill three gunmen who attacked a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_checkpoint']checkpoint[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem']Jerusalem[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury']injuring[/URL] six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces']security forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20231116-israel-police-confirm-three-gunmen-killed-in-jerusalem-attack'](AFP via RFI)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_Liberation_Movement/Army']Sudan Liberation Movement[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_and_Equality_Movement']Justice and Equality Movement[/URL], and other smaller rebel factions, declare war on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL], having previously remained neutral in the conflict. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article279446/']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Twenty-six people are killed and 63 others injured during a fire at an office in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCliang']Lüliang[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi']Shanxi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-67435673'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission']European Commission[/URL] renews its authorisation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_herbicide']systemic herbicide[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate']glyphosate[/URL] for 10 years, following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_member_states']European Union member states[/URL]' failure to reach a consensus on its renewal. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231116-eu-commission-to-prolong-use-of-controversial-herbicide-glyphosate-for-10-years'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Haiti']Foreign relations of Haiti[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Kenya']Foreign relations of Kenya[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Kenya']Parliament of Kenya[/URL] approves the deployment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Police']its police officers[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL] as part of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]-backed multinational security mission to combat the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti']gang war in Haiti[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/kenyas-parliament-approves-haiti-police-deployment/articleshow/105261226.cms'](AFP via [I]TOI[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden%E2%80%93NATO_relations']Sweden–NATO relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Sweden–Turkey relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO']Enlargement of NATO[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delays a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/swedens-nato-bid-delayed-turkish-parliament-2023-11-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_elections']2024 United States elections[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections']2024 United States House of Representatives elections[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']U.S. Rep.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Santos']George Santos[/URL] says he will not seek re-election next year after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ethics']House Ethics Committee[/URL] issued a scathing report against him, which led to him being charged with felonies. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ethics-committee-releases-george-santos-report-after-monthslong/story?id=104942472'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Russian activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Skochilenko']Aleksandra Skochilenko[/URL] is sentenced to seven years in prison on charges related for her protest of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wivb.com/news/ap-russian-court-convicts-a-woman-for-protesting-the-war-in-ukraine-in-latest-crackdown-on-free-speech/'](AP via WIVB)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Malagasy_presidential_election']2023 Malagasy presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar']Madagascar[/URL] head to the polls to elect a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Madagascar']president[/URL]. [URL='https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/16/polls-open-in-madagascar-presidential-election-hit-by-boycott/'](Africanews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Spanish_government_formation']2023 Spanish government formation[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez']Pedro Sánchez[/URL] is re-elected as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Spain']prime minister of Spain[/URL], forming his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_government_of_Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez']third government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/16/pedro-sanchez-wins-second-term-spain-pm-catalan-amnesty-deal'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Aftermath of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election']2023 Guatemalan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Guatemalan Attorney General's Office requested that the immunity of President-elect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo']Bernardo Arévalo[/URL] and Vice President-elect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Herrera']Karin Herrera[/URL] be lifted for their alleged participation in the seizure of the facilities of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_de_San_Carlos_de_Guatemala']Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala[/URL]. If the request is successful, both could be arrested. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-16/guatemala-prosecutors-seek-to-revoke-president-elect-s-immunity'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]A flight from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_Atlantic_Airways']Norse Atlantic Airways[/URL] lands in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica']Antarctica[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town']Cape Town[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], making it the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner']Boeing 787[/URL] flight to land on the continent. [URL='https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/787-in-antarctica/'](Flightradar24)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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