Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 May 20, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requests arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas political leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, and Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters) Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti Toussaint Louverture International Airport reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence. (AP) Disasters and accidents Aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse The container ship Dali is refloated and escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. (AP) Law and crime Russian military commissariats attacks A court in Novosibirsk, Russia, sentences a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack against a military recruitment office with directions from Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) Julian Assange is allowed to appeal extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States. (Reuters) Politics and elections 19th Congress of the Philippines Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri resigns as Senate president. Senator Francis Escudero is elected to the position. (ABS-CBN News) 2024 South African general election The Constitutional Court of South Africa rules former President Jacob Zuma ineligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary election due to his jail sentence in 2021. (Al Jazeera) First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (Al Jazeera) Sports and Chess Chess Championship 2024 Magnus Carlsen triumphs in first Casablanca Chess Variant Tournament https://www.fide.com/news/3031 Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requests arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Hamas political leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, and Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Al-Masri for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters) Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti Toussaint Louverture International Airport reopens after being closed for three months due to gang violence. (AP) Disasters and accidents Aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse The container ship Dali is refloated and escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. (AP) Law and crime Russian military commissariats attacks A court in Novosibirsk, Russia, sentences a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack against a military recruitment office with directions from Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) Julian Assange is allowed to appeal extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States. (Reuters) Politics and elections 19th Congress of the Philippines Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri resigns as Senate president. Senator Francis Escudero is elected to the position. (ABS-CBN News) 2024 South African general election The Constitutional Court of South Africa rules former President Jacob Zuma ineligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary election due to his jail sentence in 2021. (Al Jazeera) First vice president of Iran Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. (Al Jazeera) Sports and Chess Chess Championship 2024 Magnus Carlsen triumphs in first Casablanca Chess Variant Tournament https://www.fide.com/news/3031 Continue reading...