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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 133636" 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_proxy_conflict" target="_blank">Iran–Israel proxy conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">2024 Iran–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_strikes_in_Israel" target="_blank">2024 Iranian strikes in Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> raises its four-stage danger ranking level for most of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>, to Level 3, which urges to avoid all travel to Iran. <a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240415-180512/" target="_blank">(The Japan News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023-present%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellit_District" target="_blank">Mellit</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur" target="_blank">North Darfur</a>. <a href="https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/9e5" target="_blank">(Sudan War Monitor)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_El_Fasher" target="_blank">Battle of El Fasher</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least nine civilians are killed and sixty others are injured during a renewed offensive by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> on the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher" target="_blank">El Fasher</a>. <a href="https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/c75" target="_blank">(Sudan War Monitor)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aftermath of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid" target="_blank">Siege of El Obeid</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five civilians are killed and ten others are injured during crossfire between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. <a href="https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/0fe" target="_blank">(Sudan War Monitor)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Darfur_Force" target="_blank">Joint Darfur Force</a> declares war on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> and allies with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a>. <a href="https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/darfur-joint-force-declares-war-on" target="_blank">(Sudan War Monitor)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clashes break out in Al-Madina Arab, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State" target="_blank">Gezira State</a> between the SAF and RSF. <a href="https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/heavy-fighting-rages-in-al-madina-arab-al-gazira-state" target="_blank">(Radio Tamazuj)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc." target="_blank">Tesla</a> CEO <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> announces that more than 10% of its global workforce is to be laid off. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/tesla-shares-dip-in-premarket-trade-on-global-layoff-reports.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-lay-off-more-than-10-its-staff-electrek-reports-2024-04-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning" target="_blank">Lightning</a> and heavy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain" target="_blank">rains</a> have killed at least 36 people across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> in the past three days, mainly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture" target="_blank">farmers</a> in the eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Punjab province</a>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">East Africa is experiencing torrential rains for two weeks. Over 125,000 people are affected in the coastal area by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a>. Fifty-eight people have been killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania" target="_blank">Tanzania</a> and another 13 people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam" target="_blank">dams</a> to prevent such disasters in the future. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tanzania-flooding-600d49f681172e4d6ac5265dff1111fa" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_New_Britain_Province" target="_blank">West New Britain Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" target="_blank">Papua New Guinea</a>. No damage or casualties are reported. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/magnitude-65-earthquake-rattles-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-109224973" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> caused by torrential rain in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tana_Toraja" target="_blank">Tana Toraja</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi" target="_blank">South Sulawesi</a>, Indonesia, rises to 18. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-sulawesi-toraja-landslide-c3a53989cd2f04de8318d170b6401c46" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Australian_Parliament_House_sexual_misconduct_allegations" target="_blank">2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> political staffer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lehrmann" target="_blank">Bruce Lehrmann</a> loses his defamation case against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_10" target="_blank">Network 10</a> and journalist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wilkinson" target="_blank">Lisa Wilkinson</a> for broadcasting an interview with his former coworker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_Higgins" target="_blank">Brittany Higgins</a> in which she claimed Lehrmann had raped her. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/15/bruce-lehrmann-defamation-trial-judge-verdict-rape-brittany-higgins-parliament-house-ntwnfb" target="_blank">(The Guardian Australia)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wakeley_stabbing" target="_blank">2024 Wakeley stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are injured, including a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop" target="_blank">bishop</a> believed to be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Mari_Emmanuel" target="_blank">Mar Mari Emmanuel</a>, during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church" target="_blank">church</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target="_blank">Sydney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashed with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect. <a href="https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/crime/four-people-stabbed-at-church-in-sydneys-west-with-early-vision-picturing-one-victim-as-a-christian-leader/news-story/7aac1c9961eac0b91f93021253d18e94" target="_blank">(Sky News Australia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023-present%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">RSF</a>, and Red Rock Mining, which finances the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-3-companies-linked-to-sudan-war" target="_blank">(Radio Tamazuj)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong" target="_blank">Lee Hsien Loong</a> announces his impending resignation as the third <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Singapore</a> slated on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" target="_blank">Deputy Prime Minister</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_%28Singapore%29%23Ministers" target="_blank">Finance Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Wong" target="_blank">Lawrence Wong</a> as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-lawrence-wong-leadership-handover-4266031" target="_blank">(CNA)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_April_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 133636, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict']Iran–Israel proxy conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']2024 Iran–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_strikes_in_Israel']2024 Iranian strikes in Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] raises its four-stage danger ranking level for most of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL], to Level 3, which urges to avoid all travel to Iran. [URL='https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240415-180512/']([I]The Japan News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023-present%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] capture [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellit_District']Mellit[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur']North Darfur[/URL]. [URL='https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/9e5'](Sudan War Monitor)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_El_Fasher']Battle of El Fasher[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least nine civilians are killed and sixty others are injured during a renewed offensive by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] on the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher']El Fasher[/URL]. [URL='https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/c75'](Sudan War Monitor)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Aftermath of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Obeid']Siege of El Obeid[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five civilians are killed and ten others are injured during crossfire between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/0fe'](Sudan War Monitor)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Darfur_Force']Joint Darfur Force[/URL] declares war on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] and allies with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/darfur-joint-force-declares-war-on'](Sudan War Monitor)[/URL] [*]Clashes break out in Al-Madina Arab, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State']Gezira State[/URL] between the SAF and RSF. [URL='https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/heavy-fighting-rages-in-al-madina-arab-al-gazira-state'](Radio Tamazuj)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla%2C_Inc.']Tesla[/URL] CEO [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk']Elon Musk[/URL] announces that more than 10% of its global workforce is to be laid off. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/tesla-shares-dip-in-premarket-trade-on-global-layoff-reports.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-lay-off-more-than-10-its-staff-electrek-reports-2024-04-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning']Lightning[/URL] and heavy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain']rains[/URL] have killed at least 36 people across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] in the past three days, mainly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture']farmers[/URL] in the eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan']Punjab province[/URL]. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan'](NPR)[/URL] [*]East Africa is experiencing torrential rains for two weeks. Over 125,000 people are affected in the coastal area by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL]. Fifty-eight people have been killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania']Tanzania[/URL] and another 13 people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL]. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam']dams[/URL] to prevent such disasters in the future. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/tanzania-flooding-600d49f681172e4d6ac5265dff1111fa'](AP)[/URL] [*]A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_New_Britain_Province']West New Britain Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea']Papua New Guinea[/URL]. No damage or casualties are reported. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/magnitude-65-earthquake-rattles-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-109224973'](ABC News)[/URL] [*]The death toll due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] caused by torrential rain in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tana_Toraja']Tana Toraja[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi']South Sulawesi[/URL], Indonesia, rises to 18. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-sulawesi-toraja-landslide-c3a53989cd2f04de8318d170b6401c46'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Australian_Parliament_House_sexual_misconduct_allegations']2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] political staffer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lehrmann']Bruce Lehrmann[/URL] loses his defamation case against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_10']Network 10[/URL] and journalist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Wilkinson']Lisa Wilkinson[/URL] for broadcasting an interview with his former coworker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_Higgins']Brittany Higgins[/URL] in which she claimed Lehrmann had raped her. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/15/bruce-lehrmann-defamation-trial-judge-verdict-rape-brittany-higgins-parliament-house-ntwnfb'](The Guardian Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wakeley_stabbing']2024 Wakeley stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are injured, including a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop']bishop[/URL] believed to be [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Mari_Emmanuel']Mar Mari Emmanuel[/URL], during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church']church[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney']Sydney[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashed with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect. [URL='https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/crime/four-people-stabbed-at-church-in-sydneys-west-with-early-vision-picturing-one-victim-as-a-christian-leader/news-story/7aac1c9961eac0b91f93021253d18e94'](Sky News Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023-present%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']RSF[/URL], and Red Rock Mining, which finances the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-3-companies-linked-to-sudan-war'](Radio Tamazuj)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong']Lee Hsien Loong[/URL] announces his impending resignation as the third [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore']Prime Minister of Singapore[/URL] slated on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Singapore']Deputy Prime Minister[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_%28Singapore%29%23Ministers']Finance Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Wong']Lawrence Wong[/URL] as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-lawrence-wong-leadership-handover-4266031'](CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_April_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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