Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Jan 17, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the missile attack on its territory that killed two civilians. (Washington Post) 2023 Israel–Hamas war Operation Prosperity Guardian The United States redesignates the Houthi Movement as a terrorist organization in response to continuing attacks in the Red Sea. (Reuters)(Archive) Disasters and accidents At least 19 people are killed and three more missing during an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri, Thailand. (AP) Three people are killed and 77 others injured during a blast caused by explosives stored for use in illegal mining operations at several buildings in Ibadan, Nigeria. (AP) Disasters and accidents 2023-24 North American winter Three people are killed when a power line falls on a car in Portland, Oregon, United States during a major winter storm. (AP) Law and crime Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia. Clashes with police have been reported. (RFE/RL) Lèse-majesté in Thailand Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for a 2021 royal insult on social media. (CNA) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the missile attack on its territory that killed two civilians. (Washington Post) 2023 Israel–Hamas war Operation Prosperity Guardian The United States redesignates the Houthi Movement as a terrorist organization in response to continuing attacks in the Red Sea. (Reuters)(Archive) Disasters and accidents At least 19 people are killed and three more missing during an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri, Thailand. (AP) Three people are killed and 77 others injured during a blast caused by explosives stored for use in illegal mining operations at several buildings in Ibadan, Nigeria. (AP) Disasters and accidents 2023-24 North American winter Three people are killed when a power line falls on a car in Portland, Oregon, United States during a major winter storm. (AP) Law and crime Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia. Clashes with police have been reported. (RFE/RL) Lèse-majesté in Thailand Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for a 2021 royal insult on social media. (CNA) Continue reading...