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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 122558" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_U.S._bases_in_Iraq_and_Syria_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Erbil_attack" target="_blank">2024 Erbil attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> (IRGC) kills four people and wounds five others in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbil" target="_blank">Erbil</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Region" target="_blank">Kurdistan Region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>. This leads to an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassination</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO" target="_blank">CEO</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate_developer" target="_blank">real estate developer</a>. The IRGC says they also launched a missile at a target in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate" target="_blank">Aleppo Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-they-have-attacked-espionage-centers-iraqs-erbil-2024-01-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/150120241" target="_blank">(Rudaw)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ra%27anana_attack" target="_blank">2024 Ra'anana attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_as_a_terrorist_tactic" target="_blank">stabbing</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" target="_blank">vehicle-ramming attack</a> by two Palestinian illegal workers from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron" target="_blank">Hebron</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%27anana" target="_blank">Ra'anana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_District_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">Central</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-15/ty-article/at-least-19-wounded-in-ramming-and-stabbing-in-central-israeli-city-of-raanana/0000018d-0cf3-db13-affd-7df707d80000" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> launch a missile against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands" target="_blank">Marshall Islands</a>-flagged, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>-owned and operated bulk carrier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_Eagle" target="_blank">Gibraltar Eagle</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Aden" target="_blank">Gulf of Aden</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/houthis-us-yemen-israel-palestinians-gaza-fa2aefc86ae002e73081e6ac1b772610" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Israeli woman and her son are killed by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_missile" target="_blank">anti-tank missile</a> penetrating their home in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval" target="_blank">Yuval</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee" target="_blank">Galilee</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Lebanon_border" target="_blank">Israel-Lebanon border</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel" target="_blank">Northern Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67975815" target="_blank">(BBC News)</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/Southern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Southern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> claims it has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">shot down</a> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50" target="_blank">Beriev A-50</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" target="_blank">airborne early warning and control</a> aircraft and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-18" target="_blank">Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center</a> over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Azov" target="_blank">Sea of Azov</a>. <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/15/europe/ukraine-claims-destroyed-russian-aircraft-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</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%E2%80%9324_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season" target="_blank">2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Belal" target="_blank">Cyclone Belal</a> hits the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean" target="_blank">Indian Ocean</a> with flooding affecting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union" target="_blank">Réunion</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank">Mauritius</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67982380" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heavy rains cause flooding, killing 11 people, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2024/1/15/torrential-rains-leave-at-least-11-dead-in-brazil" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Taiwan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-China_policy" target="_blank">One-China policy</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru" target="_blank">Nauru</a> withdraws recognition of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> and establishes formal relations with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-loses-first-ally-post-election-nauru-goes-over-china-2024-01-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_security_crisis" target="_blank">Ecuadorian security crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Forty-three prisoners are at large after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape" target="_blank">escaping a prison</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeraldas%2C_Ecuador" target="_blank">Esmeraldas, Ecuador</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dozens-prisoners-escape-ecuador-jail-amid-continued-military-operations-2024-01-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a> a fourth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner" target="_blank">political prisoner</a> died in prison since 2022 according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viasna_Human_Rights_Centre" target="_blank">Viasna Human Rights Centre</a>. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2505066-politiek-gevangene-in-belarus-overleden-in-gevangenis" target="_blank">(NOS)</a>, <a href="https://en.stranafund.org/blog/news/smert-vadima-khrasko" target="_blank">(&quot;A Country to Live in&quot; foundation)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 United States presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" target="_blank">2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses</a> are held. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/politics/iowa-caucuses-republican-president-primary-2024/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Premier_League" target="_blank">2023–24 Premier League</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everton_F.C." target="_blank">Everton</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C." target="_blank">Nottingham Forest</a> are both charged with breaking financial fairplay-rules by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League" target="_blank">Premier League</a>. Everton are already appealing against a 10-point deduction from a previous charge. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67978537" target="_blank">(BBC Sport)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 122558, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_U.S._bases_in_Iraq_and_Syria_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Erbil_attack']2024 Erbil attack[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL] (IRGC) kills four people and wounds five others in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbil']Erbil[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Region']Kurdistan Region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]. This leads to an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassination[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO']CEO[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate_developer']real estate developer[/URL]. The IRGC says they also launched a missile at a target in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate']Aleppo Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-they-have-attacked-espionage-centers-iraqs-erbil-2024-01-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/150120241'](Rudaw)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ra%27anana_attack']2024 Ra'anana attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_as_a_terrorist_tactic']stabbing[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack']vehicle-ramming attack[/URL] by two Palestinian illegal workers from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron']Hebron[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%27anana']Ra'anana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_District_%28Israel%29']Central[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-15/ty-article/at-least-19-wounded-in-ramming-and-stabbing-in-central-israeli-city-of-raanana/0000018d-0cf3-db13-affd-7df707d80000'](Haaretz)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] launch a missile against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands']Marshall Islands[/URL]-flagged, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]-owned and operated bulk carrier [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_Eagle']Gibraltar Eagle[/URL][/I] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Aden']Gulf of Aden[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/houthis-us-yemen-israel-palestinians-gaza-fa2aefc86ae002e73081e6ac1b772610'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]An Israeli woman and her son are killed by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_missile']anti-tank missile[/URL] penetrating their home in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval']Yuval[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee']Galilee[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel-Lebanon_border']Israel-Lebanon border[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel']Northern Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67975815'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ukraine_campaign']Southern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] claims it has [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']shot down[/URL] a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50']Beriev A-50[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control']airborne early warning and control[/URL] aircraft and an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-18']Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center[/URL] over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Azov']Sea of Azov[/URL]. [URL='https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/15/europe/ukraine-claims-destroyed-russian-aircraft-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season']2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Belal']Cyclone Belal[/URL] hits the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean']Indian Ocean[/URL] with flooding affecting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union']Réunion[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius']Mauritius[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67982380'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Heavy rains cause flooding, killing 11 people, in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro']Rio de Janeiro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2024/1/15/torrential-rains-leave-at-least-11-dead-in-brazil'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan']Foreign relations of Taiwan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-China_policy']One-China policy[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru']Nauru[/URL] withdraws recognition of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL] and establishes formal relations with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-loses-first-ally-post-election-nauru-goes-over-china-2024-01-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_security_crisis']Ecuadorian security crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Forty-three prisoners are at large after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape']escaping a prison[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeraldas%2C_Ecuador']Esmeraldas, Ecuador[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dozens-prisoners-escape-ecuador-jail-amid-continued-military-operations-2024-01-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL] a fourth [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner']political prisoner[/URL] died in prison since 2022 according to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viasna_Human_Rights_Centre']Viasna Human Rights Centre[/URL]. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2505066-politiek-gevangene-in-belarus-overleden-in-gevangenis'](NOS)[/URL], [URL='https://en.stranafund.org/blog/news/smert-vadima-khrasko']("A Country to Live in" foundation)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election']2024 United States presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses']2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses[/URL] are held. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/politics/iowa-caucuses-republican-president-primary-2024/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Premier_League']2023–24 Premier League[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everton_F.C.']Everton[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.']Nottingham Forest[/URL] are both charged with breaking financial fairplay-rules by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League']Premier League[/URL]. Everton are already appealing against a 10-point deduction from a previous charge. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67978537'](BBC Sport)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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