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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 123028" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_missile_strikes_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Marg_Bar_Sarmachar" target="_blank">Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" target="_blank">2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" target="_blank">Pakistan Air Force</a> launches &quot;precision <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a>&quot; on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_people" target="_blank">Baloch</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist" target="_blank">separatist</a> targets inside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> a day after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Iranian</a> airstrikes against Baloch separatist militants in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan, Pakistan</a>, killed at least two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a>. Camps belonging to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluch_Liberation_Front" target="_blank">Baluch Liberation Front</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_Liberation_Army" target="_blank">Balochistan Liberation Army</a> are reportedly hit. Explosions are reported in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saravan%2C_Iran" target="_blank">Saravan</a>. Nine people are killed in the strikes, all of whom are foreign nationals. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/18/pakistan-iran-attacks-live-at-least-7-killed-near-irans-southeast-border" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict" target="_blank">2024 Ecuadorian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor" target="_blank">Public prosecutor</a> {{ill|César Suárez (Ecuadorian prosecutor)|es|César Suárez Pilay|lt=César Suárez}}, who was investigating the TC Televisión newsroom takeover by armed men, is killed. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/1/18/ecuador-prosecutor-investigating-gang-attack-on-tv-studio-shot-dead" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932024_United_Kingdom_industrial_disputes_and_strikes" target="_blank">2022–2024 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike" target="_blank">general strike</a> in the recent history of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland" target="_blank">Northern Ireland</a> takes place. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67981000" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least seven people are killed and ten others are missing due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> caused by heavy rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_de_Oro" target="_blank">Davao de Oro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/landslide-southern-philippines-kills-seven-10-more-missing-2024-01-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" target="_blank">Chile</a> announce they filed a request to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" target="_blank">International Criminal Court</a> to investigate allegations of war crimes committed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mexico-chile-seek-international-criminal-court-probe-on-crimes-against-civilians-in-gaza-101705612926618.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Singapore" target="_blank">Corruption in Singapore</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_%28Singapore%29" target="_blank">Singaporean Transport Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Iswaran" target="_blank">S. Iswaran</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resign" target="_blank">resigns</a> both as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Singapore" target="_blank">cabinet minister</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore" target="_blank">member of parliament</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Group_Representation_Constituency" target="_blank">West Coast GRC</a> and as a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Action_Party" target="_blank">PAP</a> after being charged with 27 counts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption" target="_blank">corruption</a> and receiving gratification as a public servant by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupt_Practices_Investigation_Bureau" target="_blank">Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau</a> (CPIB). It is considered as the highest-profile graft involving a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_minister" target="_blank">cabinet minister</a> in 38 years. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/singapore-minister-corruption-iswaran-cc93e08a688c13cb4e3c128c804dcee6" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars" target="_blank">Water on Mars</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency" target="_blank">European Space Agency</a> probe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express" target="_blank">Mars Express</a> finds huge deposits of dusty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice" target="_blank">ice</a> beneath the equator of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars" target="_blank">Mars</a>, with the discovery being the largest amount of water ice found near the planet's equator. <a href="https://www.space.com/mars-water-ice-equator-frozen-ocean" target="_blank">(Space.com)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 123028, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_missile_strikes_in_Pakistan']2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Marg_Bar_Sarmachar']Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes']2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force']Pakistan Air Force[/URL] launches "precision [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL]" on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_people']Baloch[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist']separatist[/URL] targets inside [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] a day after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces']Iranian[/URL] airstrikes against Baloch separatist militants in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan, Pakistan[/URL], killed at least two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL]. Camps belonging to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluch_Liberation_Front']Baluch Liberation Front[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_Liberation_Army']Balochistan Liberation Army[/URL] are reportedly hit. Explosions are reported in the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saravan%2C_Iran']Saravan[/URL]. Nine people are killed in the strikes, all of whom are foreign nationals. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/18/pakistan-iran-attacks-live-at-least-7-killed-near-irans-southeast-border'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict']2024 Ecuadorian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor']Public prosecutor[/URL] {{ill|César Suárez (Ecuadorian prosecutor)|es|César Suárez Pilay|lt=César Suárez}}, who was investigating the TC Televisión newsroom takeover by armed men, is killed. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/1/18/ecuador-prosecutor-investigating-gang-attack-on-tv-studio-shot-dead'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932024_United_Kingdom_industrial_disputes_and_strikes']2022–2024 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike']general strike[/URL] in the recent history of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland']Northern Ireland[/URL] takes place. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67981000'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least seven people are killed and ten others are missing due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] caused by heavy rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_de_Oro']Davao de Oro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/landslide-southern-philippines-kills-seven-10-more-missing-2024-01-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile']Chile[/URL] announce they filed a request to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court']International Criminal Court[/URL] to investigate allegations of war crimes committed in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mexico-chile-seek-international-criminal-court-probe-on-crimes-against-civilians-in-gaza-101705612926618.html']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Singapore']Corruption in Singapore[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_%28Singapore%29']Singaporean Transport Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Iswaran']S. Iswaran[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resign']resigns[/URL] both as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Singapore']cabinet minister[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore']member of parliament[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Group_Representation_Constituency']West Coast GRC[/URL] and as a member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Action_Party']PAP[/URL] after being charged with 27 counts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption']corruption[/URL] and receiving gratification as a public servant by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupt_Practices_Investigation_Bureau']Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau[/URL] (CPIB). It is considered as the highest-profile graft involving a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_minister']cabinet minister[/URL] in 38 years. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/singapore-minister-corruption-iswaran-cc93e08a688c13cb4e3c128c804dcee6'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars']Water on Mars[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency']European Space Agency[/URL] probe [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express']Mars Express[/URL][/I] finds huge deposits of dusty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice']ice[/URL] beneath the equator of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars']Mars[/URL], with the discovery being the largest amount of water ice found near the planet's equator. [URL='https://www.space.com/mars-water-ice-equator-frozen-ocean'](Space.com)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_January_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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