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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 137072" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Robert_Fico" target="_blank">Attempted assassination of Robert Fico</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovakia" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Slovakia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico" target="_blank">Robert Fico</a> is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and identified as a 71-year-old writer from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levice" target="_blank">Levice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/slovakian-prime-minister-shot-and-wounded-7329631d" target="_blank">(The Wall Street Journal)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Slovak government describes Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico" target="_blank">Robert Fico</a>'s condition as life-threatening. He underwent surgery late into the evening and was stabilized, and is expected to survive according to the deputy prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Taraba" target="_blank">Tomáš Taraba</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovak-pm-fico-life-threatening-condition-govt-office-says-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/15/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-bill-demonstrations-tbilisi-latest-live-news" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest" target="_blank">2024 New Caledonia unrest</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from civil unrest in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" target="_blank">New Caledonia</a> rises to four. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-caledonia-riots-rage-after-paris-approves-voting-change-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> in New Caledonia as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-French_sentiment" target="_blank">anti-French</a> rioting continues. Schools are closed and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew" target="_blank">curfew</a> is announced in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a" target="_blank">Nouméa</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-caledonia-riots-rage-after-paris-approves-voting-change-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Switzerland" target="_blank">Terrorism in Switzerland</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man stabs people with a knife in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofingen" target="_blank">Zofingen</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>, and is detained right after. The motive for the attacks are unclear, but terrorism is being investigated. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/15/man-wielding-a-knife-injures-several-in-swiss-town-of-zofingen" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> issues <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions" target="_blank">sanctions</a> on two commanders of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur" target="_blank">Darfur</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/us-sanctions-two-rsf-commanders-as-fighting-escalates-in-sudans-darfur" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American pharmacy chain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens" target="_blank">Walgreens</a> says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone" target="_blank">naloxone</a> for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/walgreens-launching-generic-version-counter-narcan-rcna152195" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Canada_wildfires" target="_blank">2024 Canada wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray" target="_blank">Fort McMurray</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta" target="_blank">Alberta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/wildfire-forces-evacuation-four-suburbs-western-canada-oil-town-2024-05-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251510186/communities-are-evacuated-as-wildfire-season-gets-underway-in-canada" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_West_Sumatra_floods" target="_blank">2024 West Sumatra floods</a><ul>
<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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar" target="_blank">lahar</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 62, with 25 others still missing. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-searches-35-still-missing-deadly-sumatra-floods-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_attorney" target="_blank">Federal prosecutors</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan" target="_blank">Manhattan</a> charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_fraud" target="_blank">wire fraud</a>, and conspiracy to commit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a>, after they were arrested for exploiting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum" target="_blank">Ethereum</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain" target="_blank">blockchain</a> and stealing $25 million worth of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency" target="_blank">cryptocurrency</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-two-brothers-with-novel-25-million-cryptocurrency-heist-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Nicaragua–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The United States imposes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_visa" target="_blank">visa restrictions</a> on over 250 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua" target="_blank">Nicaraguan</a> government along with sanctions on three Nicaraguan entities for &quot;repressive action&quot; and a failure to control <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_smuggling" target="_blank">migrant smuggling</a> through Nicaragua. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-imposes-visa-restrictions-other-penalties-nicaraguan-government-2024-05-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Singapore" target="_blank">Politics of Singapore</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Wong" target="_blank">Lawrence Wong</a> is sworn in as the fourth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Singapore</a>, succeeding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong" target="_blank">Lee Hsien Loong</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/articles/cpwg0g8ejyxo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/swearingin-prime-minister-lawrence-wong-cabinet-live-4331126" target="_blank">(CNA)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Dutch_cabinet_formation" target="_blank">2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A new government in the Netherlands is agreed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Wilders" target="_blank">Geert Wilders</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilan_Ye%C5%9Filg%C3%B6z" target="_blank">Dilan Yeşilgöz</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Omtzigt" target="_blank">Pieter Omtzigt</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_van_der_Plas" target="_blank">Caroline van der Plas</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/far-right-geert-wilders-agrees-deal-dutch-coalition-government" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 United States presidential election</a><ul>
<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> and presumptive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republican</a> nominee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN" target="_blank">CNN</a>, which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. A second debate will be held in September. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 137072, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Robert_Fico']Attempted assassination of Robert Fico[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovakia']Prime Minister of Slovakia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico']Robert Fico[/URL] is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and identified as a 71-year-old writer from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levice']Levice[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/slovakian-prime-minister-shot-and-wounded-7329631d']([I]The Wall Street Journal[/I])[/URL] [*]The Slovak government describes Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico']Robert Fico[/URL]'s condition as life-threatening. He underwent surgery late into the evening and was stabilized, and is expected to survive according to the deputy prime minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Taraba']Tomáš Taraba[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovak-pm-fico-life-threatening-condition-govt-office-says-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/15/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-bill-demonstrations-tbilisi-latest-live-news']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Caledonia_unrest']2024 New Caledonia unrest[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from civil unrest in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia']New Caledonia[/URL] rises to four. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-caledonia-riots-rage-after-paris-approves-voting-change-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] in New Caledonia as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-French_sentiment']anti-French[/URL] rioting continues. Schools are closed and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew']curfew[/URL] is announced in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a']Nouméa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-caledonia-riots-rage-after-paris-approves-voting-change-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Switzerland']Terrorism in Switzerland[/URL] [LIST] [*]A man stabs people with a knife in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofingen']Zofingen[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL], and is detained right after. The motive for the attacks are unclear, but terrorism is being investigated. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/15/man-wielding-a-knife-injures-several-in-swiss-town-of-zofingen'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] issues [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions']sanctions[/URL] on two commanders of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL], Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid, for their roles in the escalating violence in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur']Darfur[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/us-sanctions-two-rsf-commanders-as-fighting-escalates-in-sudans-darfur'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]American pharmacy chain [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens']Walgreens[/URL] says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone']naloxone[/URL] for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/walgreens-launching-generic-version-counter-narcan-rcna152195'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Canada_wildfires']2024 Canada wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray']Fort McMurray[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta']Alberta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/wildfire-forces-evacuation-four-suburbs-western-canada-oil-town-2024-05-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251510186/communities-are-evacuated-as-wildfire-season-gets-underway-in-canada'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_West_Sumatra_floods']2024 West Sumatra floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']flash flood[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahar']lahar[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra']West Sumatra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL], increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-searches-35-still-missing-deadly-sumatra-floods-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_attorney']Federal prosecutors[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan']Manhattan[/URL] charge two brothers, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, with conspiracy to commit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_fraud']wire fraud[/URL], and conspiracy to commit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL], after they were arrested for exploiting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum']Ethereum[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain']blockchain[/URL] and stealing $25 million worth of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency']cryptocurrency[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-two-brothers-with-novel-25-million-cryptocurrency-heist-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Nicaragua–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The United States imposes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_visa']visa restrictions[/URL] on over 250 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua']Nicaraguan[/URL] government along with sanctions on three Nicaraguan entities for "repressive action" and a failure to control [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_smuggling']migrant smuggling[/URL] through Nicaragua. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-imposes-visa-restrictions-other-penalties-nicaraguan-government-2024-05-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Singapore']Politics of Singapore[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Wong']Lawrence Wong[/URL] is sworn in as the fourth [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore']Prime Minister of Singapore[/URL], succeeding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong']Lee Hsien Loong[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/articles/cpwg0g8ejyxo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/swearingin-prime-minister-lawrence-wong-cabinet-live-4331126'](CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Dutch_cabinet_formation']2023–2024 Dutch cabinet formation[/URL] [LIST] [*]A new government in the Netherlands is agreed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Wilders']Geert Wilders[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilan_Ye%C5%9Filg%C3%B6z']Dilan Yeşilgöz[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Omtzigt']Pieter Omtzigt[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_van_der_Plas']Caroline van der Plas[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/far-right-geert-wilders-agrees-deal-dutch-coalition-government']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election']2024 United States presidential election[/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] and presumptive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republican[/URL] nominee [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] agree to hold a presidential debate on June 27, hosted by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN']CNN[/URL], which will be the earliest general election debate in modern history in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. A second debate will be held in September. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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