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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 128464" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_during_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baniyas" target="_blank">Baniyas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> kills three people, including an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guards_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps</a> (IRGC) field commander. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/03/01/Israeli-strike-kills-three-on-Syria-coast-Monitor" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least eight people are injured after a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a cafe in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengaluru" target="_blank">Bengaluru</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka" target="_blank">Karnataka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/blast-cafe-indias-bengaluru-injures-4-media-reports-say-2024-03-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> International relations</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya" target="_blank">Kenyan president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto" target="_blank">William Ruto</a> announces an agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a> to deploy 1,000 police officers in a mission approved by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> to combat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_violence" target="_blank">gang violence</a> in the Caribbean nation. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/kenya-haiti-sign-agreement-allowing-police-deployment-2024-03-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The G9 gang launches an offensive within <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>, with its leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ch%C3%A9rizier" target="_blank">Jimmy Chérizier</a> announcing the aim of capturing Haiti's cabinet officials and police chief. Four police officers are killed during a shooting outside a police station. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-violence-barbecue-police-prime-minister-c275da3b420f018a95099c9e6539e61f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> military announces plans to begin airdropping humanitarian aid into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/01/us-gaza-palestine-military-aid-airdrop-00144467" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards" target="_blank">Grammy</a> winner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shervin_Hajipour" target="_blank">Shervin Hajipour</a> is sentenced to four years in jail and ordered to write <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-American" target="_blank">anti-American</a> music. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-grammy-winner-sentenced-to-prison-writing-music-anti-u-s-music/32844200.html" target="_blank">(RFE/RL)</a> Law and crime</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army" target="_blank">soldier</a> kills four people during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spree_killer" target="_blank">spree shooting</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schee%C3%9Fel" target="_blank">Scheeßel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothel%2C_Lower_Saxony" target="_blank">Bothel</a> rural areas in northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, before being detained. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-shooting-soldier-suspect-bd86b32ed349291cd37517cbb8c15b57" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">19 people are injured, including 6 children, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" target="_blank">vehicle-ramming attack</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczecin" target="_blank">Szczecin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>. Police have ruled out terrorism, and the suspect had a history of mental illness. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/17-injured-as-car-drives-into-crowd-in-polish-city-of-szczecin-official-a3b7a883" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Finnish_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Finnish presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" target="_blank">Alexander Stubb</a> takes office as the 13th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Finland" target="_blank">President of Finland</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-inaugurates-alexander-stubb-president-nato-era-2024-03-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Alexei_Navalny" target="_blank">Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The funeral of Russian politician and activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny" target="_blank">Alexei Navalny</a> is held in Moscow. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-alexei-navalny-funeral-9263c4d0688b883fa9f853f5d0310e45" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_legislative_election" target="_blank">2024 Iranian legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Iran" target="_blank">Parliamentary elections</a> are being held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout" target="_blank">Voting turnout</a> is expected to be low following the trend of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Iranian_legislative_election" target="_blank">last elections in 2020</a> being the lowest since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution" target="_blank">1979 Iranian Revolution</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/29/what-to-expect-as-iran-heads-to-polls-in-double-elections" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_1" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 128464, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_during_the_Syrian_civil_war']Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baniyas']Baniyas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] kills three people, including an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guards_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps[/URL] (IRGC) field commander. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/03/01/Israeli-strike-kills-three-on-Syria-coast-Monitor'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least eight people are injured after a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a cafe in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengaluru']Bengaluru[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka']Karnataka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/india/blast-cafe-indias-bengaluru-injures-4-media-reports-say-2024-03-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [B]International relations[/B] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya']Kenyan president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto']William Ruto[/URL] announces an agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL] to deploy 1,000 police officers in a mission approved by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] to combat [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_violence']gang violence[/URL] in the Caribbean nation. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/kenya-haiti-sign-agreement-allowing-police-deployment-2024-03-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The G9 gang launches an offensive within [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL], with its leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ch%C3%A9rizier']Jimmy Chérizier[/URL] announcing the aim of capturing Haiti's cabinet officials and police chief. Four police officers are killed during a shooting outside a police station. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-violence-barbecue-police-prime-minister-c275da3b420f018a95099c9e6539e61f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] military announces plans to begin airdropping humanitarian aid into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/01/us-gaza-palestine-military-aid-airdrop-00144467'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards']Grammy[/URL] winner [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shervin_Hajipour']Shervin Hajipour[/URL] is sentenced to four years in jail and ordered to write [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-American']anti-American[/URL] music. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-grammy-winner-sentenced-to-prison-writing-music-anti-u-s-music/32844200.html'](RFE/RL)[/URL] [B]Law and crime[/B] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army']soldier[/URL] kills four people during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spree_killer']spree shooting[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schee%C3%9Fel']Scheeßel[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothel%2C_Lower_Saxony']Bothel[/URL] rural areas in northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], before being detained. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-shooting-soldier-suspect-bd86b32ed349291cd37517cbb8c15b57'](AP)[/URL] [*]19 people are injured, including 6 children, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack']vehicle-ramming attack[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczecin']Szczecin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL]. Police have ruled out terrorism, and the suspect had a history of mental illness. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/17-injured-as-car-drives-into-crowd-in-polish-city-of-szczecin-official-a3b7a883'](Barron's)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Finnish_presidential_election']2024 Finnish presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stubb']Alexander Stubb[/URL] takes office as the 13th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Finland']President of Finland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-inaugurates-alexander-stubb-president-nato-era-2024-03-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Alexei_Navalny']Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny[/URL] [LIST] [*]The funeral of Russian politician and activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny']Alexei Navalny[/URL] is held in Moscow. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-alexei-navalny-funeral-9263c4d0688b883fa9f853f5d0310e45'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_legislative_election']2024 Iranian legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Iran']Parliamentary elections[/URL] are being held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout']Voting turnout[/URL] is expected to be low following the trend of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Iranian_legislative_election']last elections in 2020[/URL] being the lowest since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution']1979 Iranian Revolution[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/29/what-to-expect-as-iran-heads-to-polls-in-double-elections'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_1"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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