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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 136613" 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">Five killed in Ukrainian strikes on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk" target="_blank">Donetsk</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod" target="_blank">Belgorod</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-killed-ukrainian-drone-strike-russias-belgorod-region-governor-2024-05-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" target="_blank">Eurovision Song Contest 2024</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Dutch</a> performer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein" target="_blank">Joost Klein</a> is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats and is under investigation by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Swedish</a> authorities, being the first time someone has been disqualified during the festival itself. <a href="https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/93vp7l/joost-klein-nederlanderna-eurovision-song-contest-diskas" target="_blank">(Aftonbladet)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norwegian</a> announcer for Eurovision, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandra_Mele" target="_blank">Alessandra Mele</a>, declares she withdraws from announcing votes while declaring support for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a> in light of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">ongoing war</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/protesting-israels-inclusion-norway-singer-wont-announce-countrys-points-at-eurovision/#:~:text=Alessandra%20Mele%2C%20who%20represented%20Norway,she%20says%20in%20a%20video." target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>'s entry, &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_%28Nemo_song%29" target="_blank">The Code</a>&quot; by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_%28rapper%29" target="_blank">Nemo</a>, is the winner of this year's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision" target="_blank">Eurovision</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/eurovision-switzerland-wins-2024-song-contest/a-69054565" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_floods" target="_blank">2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> increases to 136, with 125 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-floods-brazils-south-climbs-136-2024-05-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_floods" target="_blank">2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the floods in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghlan_Province" target="_blank">Baghlan Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>, rises to 153 people, with more than 138 people injured. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/death-toll-afghanistan-floods-rises-151-says-taliban-interior-ministry-2024-05-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Georgian_protests" target="_blank">2023–2024 Georgian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">50,000 people march in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi" target="_blank">Tbilisi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, in protest of the controversial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_agents" target="_blank">foreign agents</a> bill inspired by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/about-50000-march-against-foreign-agent-bill-tbilisi-georgia-2024-05-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_11" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 136613, 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] [*]Five killed in Ukrainian strikes on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk']Donetsk[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod']Belgorod[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-killed-ukrainian-drone-strike-russias-belgorod-region-governor-2024-05-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024']Eurovision Song Contest 2024[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Dutch[/URL] performer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein']Joost Klein[/URL] is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats and is under investigation by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Swedish[/URL] authorities, being the first time someone has been disqualified during the festival itself. [URL='https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/93vp7l/joost-klein-nederlanderna-eurovision-song-contest-diskas']([I]Aftonbladet[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norwegian[/URL] announcer for Eurovision, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandra_Mele']Alessandra Mele[/URL], declares she withdraws from announcing votes while declaring support for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine']Palestine[/URL] in light of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']ongoing war[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/protesting-israels-inclusion-norway-singer-wont-announce-countrys-points-at-eurovision/#:~:text=Alessandra%20Mele%2C%20who%20represented%20Norway,she%20says%20in%20a%20video.']([I]Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL]'s entry, "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_%28Nemo_song%29']The Code[/URL]" by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_%28rapper%29']Nemo[/URL], is the winner of this year's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision']Eurovision[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/eurovision-switzerland-wins-2024-song-contest/a-69054565'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_floods']2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] increases to 136, with 125 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-floods-brazils-south-climbs-136-2024-05-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_floods']2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the floods in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghlan_Province']Baghlan Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL], rises to 153 people, with more than 138 people injured. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/death-toll-afghanistan-floods-rises-151-says-taliban-interior-ministry-2024-05-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Georgian_protests']2023–2024 Georgian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]50,000 people march in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi']Tbilisi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL], in protest of the controversial [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_agents']foreign agents[/URL] bill inspired by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/about-50000-march-against-foreign-agent-bill-tbilisi-georgia-2024-05-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_11"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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