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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 136839" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive" target="_blank">Rafah offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> advances into northern and southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-step-up-attacks-jabalia-camp-rafah-gaza-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A staff member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Safety_and_Security" target="_blank">United Nations Department of Safety and Security</a> is killed and another is injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>. <a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-05-13/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-%E2%80%93-security-incident-gaza" target="_blank">(United Nations)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> says it has &quot;lost contact&quot; with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Americans" target="_blank">Israeli-American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Hersh_Goldberg-Polin" target="_blank">Hersh Goldberg-Polin</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-step-up-attacks-jabalia-camp-rafah-gaza-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<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/2024_Kharkiv_offensive" target="_blank">2024 Kharkiv offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> claims its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">troops</a> have entered the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vovchansk" target="_blank">Vovchansk</a>, 74km from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgyymn8y3ro" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeeze" target="_blank">GameStop short squeeze</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three years after the previous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop" target="_blank">GameStop</a> stock squeeze, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit" target="_blank">Redditors</a> return to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation" target="_blank">artificially inflate</a> GameStop's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_price" target="_blank">share price</a> by 75%, to an 18-month high. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres" target="_blank">AMC</a>'s stock also soars more than 70%. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/gamestop-jumps-after-roaring-kitty-returns-following-three-year-hiatus-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/13/gme-jumps-as-trader-roaring-kitty-who-drove-meme-craze-posts-again.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a> in southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> rises to 147 people, with 127 people still missing. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-floods-southern-brazil-hits-147-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" target="_blank">flash flood</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar" target="_blank">cold lava flow</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra" target="_blank">West Sumatra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>, increases to 43, while fifteen others are still missing. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/floods-kill-37-indonesias-west-sumatra-17-missing-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed, 61 injured and more than 40 trapped after a billboard fell during heavy rainstorm in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-several-feared-trapped-under-billboard-freak-accident-during-mumbai-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" target="_blank">Canadian National Railway</a> suspends traffic on some railway lines due to wildfires. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-national-railway-suspends-service-some-networks-due-wildfires-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlines_for_America" target="_blank">Airlines for America</a> trade association, along with major US airlines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines" target="_blank">American</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Line" target="_blank">Delta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines" target="_blank">United</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBlue_Airways" target="_blank">JetBlue</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Airlines" target="_blank">Hawaiian</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines" target="_blank">Alaska</a>, files a lawsuit against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Transportation" target="_blank">United States Department of Transportation</a> over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/major-airlines-sue-biden-administration-over-fee-disclosure-rule-2024-05-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Lithuanian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitanas_Naus%C4%97da" target="_blank">Gitanas Nausėda</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrida_%C5%A0imonyt%C4%97" target="_blank">Ingrida Šimonytė</a> advance to the run-off election, which will be held on May 26th. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/lithuania-presidential-election-gitanas-nauseda-ukraine-russia-threat" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_constitutional_referendum" target="_blank">2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" target="_blank">Lithuania</a>'s referendum to allow dual citizenship failed to pass. <a href="https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2271366/lithuania-s-citizenship-referendum-fails-to-pass-constitutional-amendments" target="_blank">(LRT)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A German administrative court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster" target="_blank">Münster</a> rules that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany" target="_blank">Alternative for Germany</a> political party may threaten democracy and can be spied on. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/13/germany-afd-extremist-party-court/" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The final remains of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse" target="_blank">collapsed</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_%28Baltimore%29" target="_blank">Francis Scott Key Bridge</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore" target="_blank">Baltimore</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland" target="_blank">Maryland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_implosion" target="_blank">demolished</a> by explosives. <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/05/13/explosives-bring-down-remains-of-collapsed-baltimore-bridge/" target="_blank">(East Bay Times)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 136839, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive']Rafah offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] advances into northern and southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-step-up-attacks-jabalia-camp-rafah-gaza-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]A staff member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Safety_and_Security']United Nations Department of Safety and Security[/URL] is killed and another is injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL]. [URL='https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-05-13/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-%E2%80%93-security-incident-gaza'](United Nations)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_hostage_crisis']Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] says it has "lost contact" with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Americans']Israeli-American[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Hersh_Goldberg-Polin']Hersh Goldberg-Polin[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-step-up-attacks-jabalia-camp-rafah-gaza-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kharkiv_offensive']2024 Kharkiv offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] claims its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces']troops[/URL] have entered the town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vovchansk']Vovchansk[/URL], 74km from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgyymn8y3ro'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeeze']GameStop short squeeze[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three years after the previous [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop']GameStop[/URL] stock squeeze, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit']Redditors[/URL] return to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation']artificially inflate[/URL] GameStop's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_price']share price[/URL] by 75%, to an 18-month high. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Theatres']AMC[/URL]'s stock also soars more than 70%. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/technology/gamestop-jumps-after-roaring-kitty-returns-following-three-year-hiatus-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/13/gme-jumps-as-trader-roaring-kitty-who-drove-meme-craze-posts-again.html'](CNBC)[/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 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL] in southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] rises to 147 people, with 127 people still missing. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-floods-southern-brazil-hits-147-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']flash flood[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar']cold lava flow[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra']West Sumatra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL], increases to 43, while fifteen others are still missing. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/floods-kill-37-indonesias-west-sumatra-17-missing-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]At least four people are killed, 61 injured and more than 40 trapped after a billboard fell during heavy rainstorm in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai']Mumbai[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/india/four-dead-several-feared-trapped-under-billboard-freak-accident-during-mumbai-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway']Canadian National Railway[/URL] suspends traffic on some railway lines due to wildfires. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-national-railway-suspends-service-some-networks-due-wildfires-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlines_for_America']Airlines for America[/URL] trade association, along with major US airlines [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines']American[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Line']Delta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines']United[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBlue_Airways']JetBlue[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Airlines']Hawaiian[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines']Alaska[/URL], files a lawsuit against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Transportation']United States Department of Transportation[/URL] over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/major-airlines-sue-biden-administration-over-fee-disclosure-rule-2024-05-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_presidential_election']2024 Lithuanian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitanas_Naus%C4%97da']Gitanas Nausėda[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrida_%C5%A0imonyt%C4%97']Ingrida Šimonytė[/URL] advance to the run-off election, which will be held on May 26th. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/lithuania-presidential-election-gitanas-nauseda-ukraine-russia-threat']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_constitutional_referendum']2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania']Lithuania[/URL]'s referendum to allow dual citizenship failed to pass. [URL='https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2271366/lithuania-s-citizenship-referendum-fails-to-pass-constitutional-amendments'](LRT)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A German administrative court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster']Münster[/URL] rules that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany']Alternative for Germany[/URL] political party may threaten democracy and can be spied on. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/13/germany-afd-extremist-party-court/']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]The final remains of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse']collapsed[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_%28Baltimore%29']Francis Scott Key Bridge[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore']Baltimore[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland']Maryland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_implosion']demolished[/URL] by explosives. [URL='https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/05/13/explosives-bring-down-remains-of-collapsed-baltimore-bridge/']([I]East Bay Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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