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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 118909" 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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_1027" target="_blank">Operation 1027</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Allied rebel forces say they have seized the town of Maw Luu in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region" target="_blank">Sagaing Region</a>. <a href="https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-resistance-forces-seize-fourth-sagaing-town.html" target="_blank">(The Irrawaddy)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_peace_process" target="_blank">Myanmar peace process</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance" target="_blank">Three Brotherhood Alliance</a> denies rumours of a possible peace deal brokered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China" target="_blank">China</a>, saying it will continue to fight the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">military</a>. <a href="https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/brotherhood-alliance-denies-myanmar-junta-peace-deal-rumors.html" target="_blank">(The Irrawaddy)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against infrastructure</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/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> attack in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a> injures over 50 people. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/13/russia-war-ukraine-strikes-kyiv-childrens-hospital-ukraine-injurie" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War" target="_blank">Mexican Drug War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed and two are injured during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> between rival <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel" target="_blank">drug cartels</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacatecas" target="_blank">Zacatecas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-killings-drug-cartel-zacatecas-521c68631f44cb1a78cf90234dd903d7" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict" target="_blank">Nigerian bandit conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gunmen kill six people, including four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Army" target="_blank">Nigerian Army</a> soldiers, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping" target="_blank">kidnap</a> two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> workers after ambushing their convoy in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State" target="_blank">Rivers State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-four-soldiers-kidnap-two-s-korean-workers-nigeria-oil-region-2023-12-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A commercial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a>, Ardmore Encounter, is attacked off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" target="_blank">Red Sea</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missiles</a> and gunmen on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedboat" target="_blank">speedboats</a>. In separate incident, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mason_%28DDG-87%29" target="_blank">USS Mason</a> shoots down a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drone</a> launched by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gunmen-speadboat-approach-two-vessels-bab-al-mandab-strait-ambrey-2023-12-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decommunization" target="_blank">Decommunization</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgarian</a> authorities begin dismantling the 45-meter-high <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Soviet_Army%2C_Sofia" target="_blank">Monument to the Soviet Army</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia" target="_blank">Sofia</a>, erected in 1954 to commemorate the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" target="_blank">Soviet Union</a>'s invasion of the country during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank">World War II</a>. The statue is often vandalized with pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti" target="_blank">graffiti</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-russia-soviet-army-monument-dismantling-sofia-5f0f21b44ad0295eabbcb588a1a7d89a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc." target="_blank">Tesla</a> recalls two million cars in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> due to insufficient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_safety" target="_blank">safety</a> controls within the vehicles' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Autopilot" target="_blank">AutoPilot</a> system. This applies &quot;to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015.&quot; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67693935" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters" target="_blank">industrial explosion</a> occurs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treforest" target="_blank">Treforest</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales" target="_blank">South Wales</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67710494" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-huge-fire-breaks-28285925" target="_blank">(Wales Online)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Drakeford" target="_blank">Mark Drakeford</a> announces his resignation as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" target="_blank">First Minister of Wales</a> and leader of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" target="_blank">Welsh Labour</a>. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Welsh_Labour_leadership_election" target="_blank">leadership election</a> will be held by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter" target="_blank">Easter</a> 2024 to select Drakeford's replacement. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67702232" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 118909, 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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_1027']Operation 1027[/URL] [LIST] [*]Allied rebel forces say they have seized the town of Maw Luu in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region']Sagaing Region[/URL]. [URL='https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-resistance-forces-seize-fourth-sagaing-town.html']([I]The Irrawaddy[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_peace_process']Myanmar peace process[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Brotherhood_Alliance']Three Brotherhood Alliance[/URL] denies rumours of a possible peace deal brokered by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China']China[/URL], saying it will continue to fight the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']military[/URL]. [URL='https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/brotherhood-alliance-denies-myanmar-junta-peace-deal-rumors.html']([I]The Irrawaddy[/I])[/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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] attack in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL] injures over 50 people. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/13/russia-war-ukraine-strikes-kyiv-childrens-hospital-ukraine-injurie']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War']Mexican Drug War[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are killed and two are injured during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] between rival [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel']drug cartels[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacatecas']Zacatecas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mexico-killings-drug-cartel-zacatecas-521c68631f44cb1a78cf90234dd903d7'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict']Nigerian bandit conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Gunmen kill six people, including four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Army']Nigerian Army[/URL] soldiers, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping']kidnap[/URL] two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] workers after ambushing their convoy in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State']Rivers State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-four-soldiers-kidnap-two-s-korean-workers-nigeria-oil-region-2023-12-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A commercial [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL], [I]Ardmore Encounter[/I], is attacked off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea']Red Sea[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missiles[/URL] and gunmen on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedboat']speedboats[/URL]. In separate incident, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mason_%28DDG-87%29']USS [I]Mason[/I][/URL] shoots down a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle']drone[/URL] launched by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gunmen-speadboat-approach-two-vessels-bab-al-mandab-strait-ambrey-2023-12-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decommunization']Decommunization[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgarian[/URL] authorities begin dismantling the 45-meter-high [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Soviet_Army%2C_Sofia']Monument to the Soviet Army[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia']Sofia[/URL], erected in 1954 to commemorate the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union']Soviet Union[/URL]'s invasion of the country during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II']World War II[/URL]. The statue is often vandalized with pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti']graffiti[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-russia-soviet-army-monument-dismantling-sofia-5f0f21b44ad0295eabbcb588a1a7d89a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc.']Tesla[/URL] recalls two million cars in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] due to insufficient [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_safety']safety[/URL] controls within the vehicles' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Autopilot']AutoPilot[/URL] system. This applies "to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015." [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67693935'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters']industrial explosion[/URL] occurs in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treforest']Treforest[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales']South Wales[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67710494'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-huge-fire-breaks-28285925'](Wales Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Drakeford']Mark Drakeford[/URL] announces his resignation as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales']First Minister of Wales[/URL] and leader of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour']Welsh Labour[/URL]. A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Welsh_Labour_leadership_election']leadership election[/URL] will be held by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter']Easter[/URL] 2024 to select Drakeford's replacement. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67702232'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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