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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 119414" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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_Wad_Madani" target="_blank">Battle of Wad Madani</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> (RSF) launch a second assault on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wad_Madani" target="_blank">Wad Madani</a>, the capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State" target="_blank">Gezira State</a>, after being repelled by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> yesterday. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article280465/" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The RSF captures the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufaa_%28city%29" target="_blank">Rufaa</a>, north of Wad Madani. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231218-paramilitaries-seize-town-as-fighting-rages-in-sudan-s-second-city" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" target="_blank">International Organization for Migration</a>, at least 250,000 people have fled Gezira State since the start of hostilities in the region. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-at-least-250000-flee-fighting-in-sudans-el-gezira-state-says/" target="_blank">(The Globe and Mail)</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/Houthi_involvement_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Norwegian-owned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a> en route to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union" target="_blank">Réunion</a>, M/V Swan Atlantic, is attacked in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" target="_blank">Red Sea</a> with the owner of the ship saying it was hit by an &quot;unidentified object&quot; that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_co-operation_and_guidance_for_shipping" target="_blank">United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations</a> reports a second incident 24 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile" target="_blank">nautical miles</a> southeast of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Mokha" target="_blank">Port of Mokha</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-ambrey-report-possible-explosion-south-yemens-port-mokha-2023-12-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" target="_blank">multinational</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum" target="_blank">oil</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas" target="_blank">gas</a> company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP" target="_blank">BP</a> suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to increasing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthi</a> attacks on commercial vessels. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67748605" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Jishishan_earthquake" target="_blank">2023 Jishishan earthquake</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 86 people are killed and 96 others are injured by a magnitude 5.9 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_China" target="_blank">earthquake</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jishishan_Bonan%2C_Dongxiang_and_Salar_Autonomous_County" target="_blank">Jishishan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu" target="_blank">Gansu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://news.cctv.com/2023/12/19/ARTIKYswQasHXIQfNNXSeH9F231219.shtml" target="_blank">(CCTV)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 13 people are killed and another 88 are injured by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion" target="_blank">explosion</a> at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal" target="_blank">oil terminal</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conakry" target="_blank">Conakry</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea" target="_blank">Guinea</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/several-feared-killed-guinea-oil-terminal-blast-police-officer-2023-12-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" target="_blank">Flash flood warnings</a> are issued, flights are cancelled, and schools are closed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" target="_blank">Northeastern</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> in a major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm" target="_blank">storm</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-northeast-64d2276c10ce2e7633ecb6df64f45d33" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China" target="_blank">Capital punishment in China</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> executes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer" target="_blank">serial killer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Ziying_and_Lao_Rongzhi" target="_blank">Lao Rongzhi</a> for the murders of seven people between 1996 and 1999. She was arrested in 2019. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-executes-notorious-female-serial-killer-for-brutally-killing-seven-people-670797" target="_blank">(WION)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roughly half of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol_station" target="_blank">petrol stations</a> are disrupted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberattack" target="_blank">cyberattacks</a>. Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media" target="_blank">state media</a> reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>-linked Predator Sparrow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_group" target="_blank">hacker group</a> claims responsibility. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/software-problem-disrupts-iranian-gas-stations-fars-2023-12-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk" target="_blank">Twitter under Elon Musk</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> formally begins <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint" target="_blank">legal action</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">X</a>, formerly known as Twitter, due to illegal content and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation" target="_blank">disinformation</a> on the platform, as well as breaches of transparency. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67749228" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 119414, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [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_Wad_Madani']Battle of Wad Madani[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] (RSF) launch a second assault on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wad_Madani']Wad Madani[/URL], the capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State']Gezira State[/URL], after being repelled by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] yesterday. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article280465/']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [*]The RSF captures the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufaa_%28city%29']Rufaa[/URL], north of Wad Madani. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231218-paramilitaries-seize-town-as-fighting-rages-in-sudan-s-second-city'](France 24)[/URL] [*]According to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration']International Organization for Migration[/URL], at least 250,000 people have fled Gezira State since the start of hostilities in the region. [URL='https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-at-least-250000-flee-fighting-in-sudans-el-gezira-state-says/']([I]The Globe and Mail[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/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/Houthi_involvement_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A Norwegian-owned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL] en route to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union']Réunion[/URL], M/V [I]Swan Atlantic[/I], is attacked in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea']Red Sea[/URL] with the owner of the ship saying it was hit by an "unidentified object" that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_co-operation_and_guidance_for_shipping']United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations[/URL] reports a second incident 24 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile']nautical miles[/URL] southeast of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Mokha']Port of Mokha[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-ambrey-report-possible-explosion-south-yemens-port-mokha-2023-12-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]British [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation']multinational[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum']oil[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas']gas[/URL] company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP']BP[/URL] suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to increasing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthi[/URL] attacks on commercial vessels. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67748605'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Jishishan_earthquake']2023 Jishishan earthquake[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 86 people are killed and 96 others are injured by a magnitude 5.9 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_China']earthquake[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jishishan_Bonan%2C_Dongxiang_and_Salar_Autonomous_County']Jishishan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu']Gansu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://news.cctv.com/2023/12/19/ARTIKYswQasHXIQfNNXSeH9F231219.shtml'](CCTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 13 people are killed and another 88 are injured by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion']explosion[/URL] at an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal']oil terminal[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conakry']Conakry[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea']Guinea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/several-feared-killed-guinea-oil-terminal-blast-police-officer-2023-12-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning']Flash flood warnings[/URL] are issued, flights are cancelled, and schools are closed in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States']Northeastern[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] in a major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm']storm[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-northeast-64d2276c10ce2e7633ecb6df64f45d33'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China']Capital punishment in China[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] executes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer']serial killer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa_Ziying_and_Lao_Rongzhi']Lao Rongzhi[/URL] for the murders of seven people between 1996 and 1999. She was arrested in 2019. [URL='https://www.wionews.com/world/china-executes-notorious-female-serial-killer-for-brutally-killing-seven-people-670797'](WION)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Roughly half of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol_station']petrol stations[/URL] are disrupted by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberattack']cyberattacks[/URL]. Iranian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media']state media[/URL] reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL]-linked Predator Sparrow [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_group']hacker group[/URL] claims responsibility. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/software-problem-disrupts-iranian-gas-stations-fars-2023-12-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk']Twitter under Elon Musk[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] formally begins [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint']legal action[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']X[/URL], formerly known as Twitter, due to illegal content and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation']disinformation[/URL] on the platform, as well as breaches of transparency. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67749228'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_December_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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