Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Feb 19, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present) Rwanda rejects the United States' calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border. (AP) Mexican drug war Twelve gunmen are killed during a shootout with the Mexican Army at the country's border with Texas. (AP) Disasters and accidents Four people are killed, three are injured, and 17 more are missing after a building collapses in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP) International relations Brazil–Israel relations Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his comments likening the war between Israel and Hamas to the Holocaust. (Reuters) As a consequence, Brazil recalled its ambassador in Tel Aviv back to the country for consultations after Israel summoned the diplomat for statements. (Reuters) Law and crime The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. (Reuters) The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill to introduce the public hanging of rapists. (The News Pakistan) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present) Rwanda rejects the United States' calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border. (AP) Mexican drug war Twelve gunmen are killed during a shootout with the Mexican Army at the country's border with Texas. (AP) Disasters and accidents Four people are killed, three are injured, and 17 more are missing after a building collapses in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP) International relations Brazil–Israel relations Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his comments likening the war between Israel and Hamas to the Holocaust. (Reuters) As a consequence, Brazil recalled its ambassador in Tel Aviv back to the country for consultations after Israel summoned the diplomat for statements. (Reuters) Law and crime The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. (Reuters) The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill to introduce the public hanging of rapists. (The News Pakistan) Continue reading...