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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 135713" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> take control of the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berdychi" target="_blank">Berdychi</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/02/russia-claims-control-of-berdychi-in-eastern-ukraine" target="_blank">(Al-Arabiya News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_bomb" target="_blank">guided</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derhachi" target="_blank">Derhachi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" target="_blank">Kharkiv Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/six-children-wounded-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-region-governor-74b3fd08" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-guided-bombs-injure-eight-children-ukraines-kharkiv-region-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerien_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Nigerien crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> military personnel allegedly enter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>–operated Niger Air Base 101 near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diori_Hamani_International_Airport" target="_blank">Diori Hamani International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russian-troops-enter-base-housing-us-military-niger-us-official-says-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a>, <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">Several people are injured in alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrikes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, the first since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_consulate_airstrike_in_Damascus" target="_blank">attack on the Iranian consulate</a> in April. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-799678" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Security_Forces" target="_blank">Palestinian National Security Forces</a> patrol kills a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad" target="_blank">Palestinian Islamic Jihad</a> gunman in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm" target="_blank">Tulkarm</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-security-force-kills-islamic-jihad-gunman-rare-internal-clash-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Israel–Turkey relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> suspends all trade with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> in response to their conduct in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">war in Gaza</a> and demands that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" target="_blank">humanitarian aid</a> be allowed to enter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/02/turkey-reportedly-halts-all-trade-israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-turkeys-erdogan-is-breaking-agreements-by-blocking-ports-trade-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from ongoing flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul" target="_blank">Rio Grande do Sul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>, increases to 13. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/world/americas/brazil-rain-floods.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict" target="_blank">Korean conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korea</a> on its overseas <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_mission" target="_blank">diplomatic offices</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-raises-diplomatic-alert-levels-citing-north-korea-threats-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240502050834" target="_blank">(The Korea Herald)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses" target="_blank">2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles_pro-Palestinian_campus_occupation" target="_blank">2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Police storm the pro-Palestinian encampment at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles" target="_blank">University of California, Los Angeles</a>, arresting protesters and dismantling the encampment. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/california-police-flatten-pro-palestinian-camp-ucla-arrest-protesters-2024-05-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a>, in an address regarding ongoing student protests at universities, expresses support for the right to peacefully protest, while denouncing hate speech of any kind. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248669695/biden-remarks-white-house-live" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Georgian_protests" target="_blank">2023–2024 Georgian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protests occur in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batumi" target="_blank">Batumi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, against a law requiring foreign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organizations" target="_blank">non-governmental organizations</a> to register as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_agent" target="_blank">foreign agents</a>. <a href="https://oc-media.org/georgias-foreign-agent-law-live-protests-against-foreign-agent-law-continue/" target="_blank">(OC Media)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Solomon_Islands_general_election" target="_blank">2024 Solomon Islands general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Manele" target="_blank">Jeremiah Manele</a> is elected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Solomon_Islands" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Solomon Islands</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/solomon-islands-prime-minister-jeremiah-manale-fcf911d376d56f9ee8d235fb885c9bc6" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections" target="_blank">2024 United Kingdom local elections</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> holds <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_elections" target="_blank">local elections</a>, as well as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Blackpool_South_by-election" target="_blank">parliamentary by-election</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_South_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29" target="_blank">Blackpool South constituency</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609729" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 135713, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] take control of the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berdychi']Berdychi[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/02/russia-claims-control-of-berdychi-in-eastern-ukraine'](Al-Arabiya News)[/URL] [*]At least nine people, including eight children, are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_bomb']guided[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derhachi']Derhachi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast']Kharkiv Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/six-children-wounded-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-region-governor-74b3fd08'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-guided-bombs-injure-eight-children-ukraines-kharkiv-region-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerien_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Nigerien crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] military personnel allegedly enter the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]–operated Niger Air Base 101 near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diori_Hamani_International_Airport']Diori Hamani International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russian-troops-enter-base-housing-us-military-niger-us-official-says-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict']Iran–Israel proxy conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Several people are injured in alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrikes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], the first since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_consulate_airstrike_in_Damascus']attack on the Iranian consulate[/URL] in April. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-799678']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Security_Forces']Palestinian National Security Forces[/URL] patrol kills a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad']Palestinian Islamic Jihad[/URL] gunman in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm']Tulkarm[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-security-force-kills-islamic-jihad-gunman-rare-internal-clash-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Israel–Turkey relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] suspends all trade with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] in response to their conduct in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']war in Gaza[/URL] and demands that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid']humanitarian aid[/URL] be allowed to enter the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] uninterrupted, after previously suspending some exports to Israel in April. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/02/turkey-reportedly-halts-all-trade-israel-war-gaza']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-turkeys-erdogan-is-breaking-agreements-by-blocking-ports-trade-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]The death toll from ongoing flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul']Rio Grande do Sul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL], increases to 13. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/world/americas/brazil-rain-floods.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict']Korean conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] raises its terrorism alert level to the second-highest level, citing strong chances of an attack from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korea[/URL] on its overseas [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_mission']diplomatic offices[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-raises-diplomatic-alert-levels-citing-north-korea-threats-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240502050834']([I]The Korea Herald[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses']2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles_pro-Palestinian_campus_occupation']2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation[/URL] [LIST] [*]Police storm the pro-Palestinian encampment at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles']University of California, Los Angeles[/URL], arresting protesters and dismantling the encampment. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/california-police-flatten-pro-palestinian-camp-ucla-arrest-protesters-2024-05-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL], in an address regarding ongoing student protests at universities, expresses support for the right to peacefully protest, while denouncing hate speech of any kind. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248669695/biden-remarks-white-house-live'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Georgian_protests']2023–2024 Georgian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protests occur in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batumi']Batumi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL], against a law requiring foreign [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organizations']non-governmental organizations[/URL] to register as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_agent']foreign agents[/URL]. [URL='https://oc-media.org/georgias-foreign-agent-law-live-protests-against-foreign-agent-law-continue/'](OC Media)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Solomon_Islands_general_election']2024 Solomon Islands general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Manele']Jeremiah Manele[/URL] is elected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Solomon_Islands']Prime Minister of Solomon Islands[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/solomon-islands-prime-minister-jeremiah-manale-fcf911d376d56f9ee8d235fb885c9bc6'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections']2024 United Kingdom local elections[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] holds [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_elections']local elections[/URL], as well as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Blackpool_South_by-election']parliamentary by-election[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_South_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29']Blackpool South constituency[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68609729'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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