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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 121731" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> assassinates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissam_al-Tawil" target="_blank">Wissam al-Tawil</a>, the deputy commander of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwan_Force" target="_blank">Redwan Force</a>, during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against a vehicle in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majdel_Selm" target="_blank">Majdel Selm</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. Another person is also killed. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-lebanon-kills-senior-commander-elite-hezbollah-unit-security-2024-01-08/" 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 Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a massive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drone</a> attack across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_Oblast" target="_blank">Khmelnytskyi</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a> Oblasts. Ukraine says it shot down 8 of 8 drones and 18 of 51 missiles. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-missiles-kharkiv-1a36d45089e6014e07af69ca9f88b63f" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-missile-attacks-across-country-say-ukrainian-officials-2024-01-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A crash involving a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck" target="_blank">truck</a> and a tourist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibus" target="_blank">minibus</a> kills 25 people and injures six others on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR-324_%28Brazil_highway%29" target="_blank">highway</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Jos%C3%A9_do_Jacu%C3%ADpe" target="_blank">São José do Jacuípe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia" target="_blank">Bahia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/25-killed-6-injured-collision-minibus-truck-brazils-106206244" target="_blank">(ABC)</a> <a href="https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2024/01/08/acidente-mortes-norte-da-bahia.ghtml" target="_blank">(G1)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A two-year BBC investigation accuses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue_Church_of_All_Nations" target="_blank">Synagogue Church of All Nations</a> founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua" target="_blank">T. B. Joshua</a> of rape and torture. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67749215" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">Nuclear program of Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Volkskrant" target="_blank">De Volkskrant</a>, in an American and Israeli led operation, Erik van Sabben, Dutch engineer recruited by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_and_Security_Service" target="_blank">General Intelligence and Security Service</a> (AIVD), released the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware" target="_blank">malicious</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm" target="_blank">computer worm</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet" target="_blank">Stuxnet</a> in an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007 and so paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program for years. It was so secret that the AIVD and Dutch Prime Minister were not informed. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2504114-nederlander-saboteerde-atoomcomplex-in-iran-den-haag-wist-niets" target="_blank">(NOS)</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dutch-spies-hid-engineers-role-in-stalling-iran-nuclear-project-dtqh3s2hq" target="_blank">(The Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Mission_One" target="_blank">Peregrine Mission One</a>, the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">US</a> lunar lander since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program" target="_blank">Apollo program</a>, is launched. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/08/nasa-peregrine-1-vulcan-rocket-carrying-nasa-moon-lander-lifts-off-in-florida" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Germany" target="_blank">Farmers</a> are blocking highway access roads in parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67911739" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 121731, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] assassinates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissam_al-Tawil']Wissam al-Tawil[/URL], the deputy commander of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwan_Force']Redwan Force[/URL], during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against a vehicle in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majdel_Selm']Majdel Selm[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. Another person is also killed. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-lebanon-kills-senior-commander-elite-hezbollah-unit-security-2024-01-08/'](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 Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a massive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle']drone[/URL] attack across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_Oblast']Khmelnytskyi[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast']Zaporizhzhia[/URL] Oblasts. Ukraine says it shot down 8 of 8 drones and 18 of 51 missiles. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-missiles-kharkiv-1a36d45089e6014e07af69ca9f88b63f'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-missile-attacks-across-country-say-ukrainian-officials-2024-01-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A crash involving a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck']truck[/URL] and a tourist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minibus']minibus[/URL] kills 25 people and injures six others on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR-324_%28Brazil_highway%29']highway[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Jos%C3%A9_do_Jacu%C3%ADpe']São José do Jacuípe[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia']Bahia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/25-killed-6-injured-collision-minibus-truck-brazils-106206244'](ABC)[/URL] [URL='https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2024/01/08/acidente-mortes-norte-da-bahia.ghtml'](G1)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A two-year BBC investigation accuses the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue_Church_of_All_Nations']Synagogue Church of All Nations[/URL] founder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua']T. B. Joshua[/URL] of rape and torture. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67749215'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran']Nuclear program of Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*]According to [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Volkskrant']De Volkskrant[/URL][/I], in an American and Israeli led operation, Erik van Sabben, Dutch engineer recruited by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Intelligence_and_Security_Service']General Intelligence and Security Service[/URL] (AIVD), released the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware']malicious[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm']computer worm[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet']Stuxnet[/URL] in an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007 and so paralyzed the Iranian nuclear program for years. It was so secret that the AIVD and Dutch Prime Minister were not informed. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2504114-nederlander-saboteerde-atoomcomplex-in-iran-den-haag-wist-niets'](NOS)[/URL], [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dutch-spies-hid-engineers-role-in-stalling-iran-nuclear-project-dtqh3s2hq'](The Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Mission_One']Peregrine Mission One[/URL], the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']US[/URL] lunar lander since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program']Apollo program[/URL], is launched. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/08/nasa-peregrine-1-vulcan-rocket-carrying-nasa-moon-lander-lifts-off-in-florida'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Germany']Farmers[/URL] are blocking highway access roads in parts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67911739'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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