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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 119021" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism_in_Europe" target="_blank">Islamic terrorism in Europe</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> are arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Denmark</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a> after police discover possible terrorist plans to attack Jewish areas in Europe. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/copenhagen-police-danish-intelligence-make-arrests-suspicion-preparations-attack-2023-12-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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/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 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romania</a> says a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drone</a> has crashed on its territory, leaving a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater" target="_blank">crater</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindu%2C_Tulcea" target="_blank">Grindu, Tulcea</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania%E2%80%93Ukraine_border" target="_blank">Ukrainian border</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Romanian Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" target="_blank">F-16s</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Air_Force" target="_blank">German Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" target="_blank">Eurofighter Typhoons</a> conducted joint patrols in response to the violation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> airspace. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romania-finds-drone-crater-after-russian-attack-ukrainian-infrastructure-2023-12-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni Crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk" target="_blank">Maersk</a> calls for &quot;political action&quot; after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> launched by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a> narrowly misses one of their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship" target="_blank">container ships</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab-el-Mandeb" target="_blank">Bab-el-Mandeb</a> strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Navy" target="_blank">Yemeni Navy</a> also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast. <a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/maersk-demands-political-action-after-another-houthi-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea" target="_blank">(The Drive)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Iran" target="_blank">Visa policy of Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> lifts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_visa" target="_blank">travel visa</a> requirements for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Iran" target="_blank">tourists</a> in 33 countries, including all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_states_of_the_Persian_Gulf" target="_blank">Gulf states</a> and one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">EU</a> state, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" target="_blank">Croatia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-lifts-visa-rules-33-countries-including-gulf-states-isna-2023-12-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis" target="_blank">2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Guyana" target="_blank">Guyanese President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfaan_Ali" target="_blank">Irfaan Ali</a> hold talks in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingstown" target="_blank">Kingstown</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" target="_blank">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a>, with reports of a peaceful outcome. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-guyana-presidents-meet-amid-territorial-dispute-2023-12-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Bulgaria–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russian Foreign Ministry</a> spokesperson <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Zakharova" target="_blank">Maria Zakharova</a> says <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a> will &quot;fully pay the consequences&quot; of its &quot;shameful decision&quot; to remove the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" target="_blank">Soviet</a>-era <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>. <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1845479/bulgaria-soviet-statue-demolition-russia-eu" target="_blank">(The Daily Express)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Finland–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" target="_blank">Finland</a> announces the creation of a defense cooperation agreement with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. The agreement will grant Finland access to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military" target="_blank">American military</a> resources for use in defensive operations, while the US will gain military access to the nation in the event of conflict. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/finland-sign-defence-pact-with-us-2023-12-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" target="_blank">Potential enlargement of the European Union</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The EU announces the opening of accession talks with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova" target="_blank">Moldova</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> and the granting of candidate status to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/12/14/eu-greenlights-accession-talks-with-ukraine-and-moldova" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alex Batty, a British boy who went missing in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> in 2017 when he was 11, is found alive in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67718158" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_marketplace" target="_blank">Online marketplace</a> company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temu_%28marketplace%29" target="_blank">Temu</a> files a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein" target="_blank">Shein</a>, accusing it of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia" target="_blank">mafia</a>-style intimidation. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/online-retailer-temu-files-fresh-lawsuit-against-rival-shein-in-us.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_14" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 119021, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism_in_Europe']Islamic terrorism in Europe[/URL] [LIST] [*]Several members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] are arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Denmark[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL] after police discover possible terrorist plans to attack Jewish areas in Europe. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/copenhagen-police-danish-intelligence-make-arrests-suspicion-preparations-attack-2023-12-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romania[/URL] says a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle']drone[/URL] has crashed on its territory, leaving a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater']crater[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindu%2C_Tulcea']Grindu, Tulcea[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania%E2%80%93Ukraine_border']Ukrainian border[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force']Romanian Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon']F-16s[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Air_Force']German Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon']Eurofighter Typhoons[/URL] conducted joint patrols in response to the violation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] airspace. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romania-finds-drone-crater-after-russian-attack-ukrainian-infrastructure-2023-12-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni Crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk']Maersk[/URL] calls for "political action" after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] launched by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL] narrowly misses one of their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship']container ships[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab-el-Mandeb']Bab-el-Mandeb[/URL] strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Navy']Yemeni Navy[/URL] also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast. [URL='https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/maersk-demands-political-action-after-another-houthi-attack-on-ship-in-red-sea'](The Drive)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Iran']Visa policy of Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] lifts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_visa']travel visa[/URL] requirements for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Iran']tourists[/URL] in 33 countries, including all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_states_of_the_Persian_Gulf']Gulf states[/URL] and one [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']EU[/URL] state, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia']Croatia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-lifts-visa-rules-33-countries-including-gulf-states-isna-2023-12-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis']2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela']Venezuelan President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Guyana']Guyanese President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfaan_Ali']Irfaan Ali[/URL] hold talks in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingstown']Kingstown[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines']Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[/URL], with reports of a peaceful outcome. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-guyana-presidents-meet-amid-territorial-dispute-2023-12-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Bulgaria–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Russia%29']Russian Foreign Ministry[/URL] spokesperson [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Zakharova']Maria Zakharova[/URL] says [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL] will "fully pay the consequences" of its "shameful decision" to remove the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union']Soviet[/URL]-era [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]. [URL='https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1845479/bulgaria-soviet-statue-demolition-russia-eu']([I]The Daily Express[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Finland–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland']Finland[/URL] announces the creation of a defense cooperation agreement with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. The agreement will grant Finland access to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military']American military[/URL] resources for use in defensive operations, while the US will gain military access to the nation in the event of conflict. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/finland-sign-defence-pact-with-us-2023-12-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_enlargement_of_the_European_Union']Potential enlargement of the European Union[/URL] [LIST] [*]The EU announces the opening of accession talks with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova']Moldova[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] and the granting of candidate status to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/12/14/eu-greenlights-accession-talks-with-ukraine-and-moldova'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Alex Batty, a British boy who went missing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] in 2017 when he was 11, is found alive in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67718158'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_marketplace']Online marketplace[/URL] company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temu_%28marketplace%29']Temu[/URL] files a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit']lawsuit[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein']Shein[/URL], accusing it of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia']mafia[/URL]-style intimidation. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/online-retailer-temu-files-fresh-lawsuit-against-rival-shein-in-us.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_14"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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