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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 137916" 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia takes the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriivka%2C_Bakhmut_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Andriivka</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/russia-ukraine-latest-blinken-missiles/#:~:text=Russia%20claims%20to%20have%20recaptured,its%20lacklustre%20counteroffensive%20last%20summer." target="_blank">(Telegraph)</a></li>
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<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">Seven people are killed and at least 28 are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strikes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liubotyn" target="_blank">Liubotyn</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-ukraines-kharkiv-kills-two-injures-least-seven-governor-says-2024-05-23/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> missile strike on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alushta" target="_blank">Alushta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports multiple targets being hit. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-ukrainian-missile-attack-head-russia-annexed-crimea-says-2024-05-23/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A miracle is attributed, by the approval of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis" target="_blank">Pope Francis</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Curia" target="_blank">Roman Curia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicastery_for_the_Causes_of_Saints" target="_blank">Dicastery for the Causes of Saints</a>, to the intercession of the Blessed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Acutis" target="_blank">Carlo Acutis</a>, who will become the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennial" target="_blank">millennial</a> to become a saint, after a forthcoming routine meeting of cardinals and bishops to authorize it. The teenager, who died of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia" target="_blank">leukemia</a>, was famous for his computer skills, his cataloging of miracles, his kindness, and devotion to the Eucharist. <a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/23/240523b.html" target="_blank">(Holy See)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11kyy58dgo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Palma_de_Mallorca_accident" target="_blank">2024 Palma de Mallorca accident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed and 21 more are injured during the collapse of the second floor in the Medusa Beach Club in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palma_de_Mallorca" target="_blank">Palma de Mallorca</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>. It is expected that the number of dead will rise in the next 24 hours. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/spain-building-collapse-deaths-21f764548c13798612905e0cfae142d5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people are killed and two injured during an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar" target="_blank">sugar</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory" target="_blank">factory</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro" target="_blank">Morogoro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania" target="_blank">Tanzania</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tanzania-sugar-factory-blast-mtibwa-317295def5aa83ef4069c33467bdef8e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-Strait_relations" target="_blank">Cross-Strait relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" target="_blank">People's Liberation Army</a> begins two days of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_exercise" target="_blank">military drills</a> around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>. Taiwan mobilizes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">its military</a> in response. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqvv29gpqn1o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-starts-military-drills-around-taiwan-days-after-new-president-takes-office-2024-05-23/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_to_Palestine" target="_blank">Diplomatic missions to Palestine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia" target="_blank">President of Colombia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro" target="_blank">Gustavo Petro</a> orders the opening of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy" target="_blank">embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah" target="_blank">Ramallah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/23/colombias-petro-orders-embassy-to-open-in-west-banks-ramallah" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Kenya–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> announces his intent to designate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally" target="_blank">major non-NATO ally</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto" target="_blank">William Ruto</a>'s visit. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-expected-designate-kenya-major-non-nato-ally-source-says-2024-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/biden-kenya-state-visit" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed and five injured during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> between two groups after an argument at a café in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" target="_blank">Istanbul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>. <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/three-people-killed-a-gun-fight-istanbul-cafe-20900299/" target="_blank">(Metro)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice" target="_blank">United States Department of Justice</a> sues <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster" target="_blank">Ticketmaster</a> and its parent company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation_%28events_promoter%29" target="_blank">Live Nation</a>, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing them of creating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly" target="_blank">monopoly</a> by eliminating competition and increasing prices. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-lawsuit-df9b552d127e1494db13e3cd625787a8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_23" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 137916, 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russia takes the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriivka%2C_Bakhmut_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Andriivka[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/russia-ukraine-latest-blinken-missiles/#:~:text=Russia%20claims%20to%20have%20recaptured,its%20lacklustre%20counteroffensive%20last%20summer.'](Telegraph)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kharkiv_offensive']2024 Kharkiv offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Seven people are killed and at least 28 are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strikes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liubotyn']Liubotyn[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-ukraines-kharkiv-kills-two-injures-least-seven-governor-says-2024-05-23/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] missile strike on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alushta']Alushta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL]. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports multiple targets being hit. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-ukrainian-missile-attack-head-russia-annexed-crimea-says-2024-05-23/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]A miracle is attributed, by the approval of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis']Pope Francis[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Curia']Roman Curia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicastery_for_the_Causes_of_Saints']Dicastery for the Causes of Saints[/URL], to the intercession of the Blessed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Acutis']Carlo Acutis[/URL], who will become the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennial']millennial[/URL] to become a saint, after a forthcoming routine meeting of cardinals and bishops to authorize it. The teenager, who died of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia']leukemia[/URL], was famous for his computer skills, his cataloging of miracles, his kindness, and devotion to the Eucharist. [URL='https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/23/240523b.html'](Holy See)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11kyy58dgo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Palma_de_Mallorca_accident']2024 Palma de Mallorca accident[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are killed and 21 more are injured during the collapse of the second floor in the Medusa Beach Club in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palma_de_Mallorca']Palma de Mallorca[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]. It is expected that the number of dead will rise in the next 24 hours. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/spain-building-collapse-deaths-21f764548c13798612905e0cfae142d5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eleven people are killed and two injured during an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar']sugar[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory']factory[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro']Morogoro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania']Tanzania[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/tanzania-sugar-factory-blast-mtibwa-317295def5aa83ef4069c33467bdef8e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-Strait_relations']Cross-Strait relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army']People's Liberation Army[/URL] begins two days of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_exercise']military drills[/URL] around [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL]. Taiwan mobilizes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces']its military[/URL] in response. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqvv29gpqn1o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-starts-military-drills-around-taiwan-days-after-new-president-takes-office-2024-05-23/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_to_Palestine']Diplomatic missions to Palestine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia']President of Colombia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro']Gustavo Petro[/URL] orders the opening of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy']embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah']Ramallah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine']Palestine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/23/colombias-petro-orders-embassy-to-open-in-west-banks-ramallah'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Kenya–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] announces his intent to designate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL] a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally']major non-NATO ally[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kenya']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruto']William Ruto[/URL]'s visit. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us-expected-designate-kenya-major-non-nato-ally-source-says-2024-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/biden-kenya-state-visit'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed and five injured during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] between two groups after an argument at a café in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul']Istanbul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]. [URL='https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/three-people-killed-a-gun-fight-istanbul-cafe-20900299/'](Metro)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice']United States Department of Justice[/URL] sues [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster']Ticketmaster[/URL] and its parent company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation_%28events_promoter%29']Live Nation[/URL], seeking the breakup of the company and accusing them of creating a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly']monopoly[/URL] by eliminating competition and increasing prices. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-lawsuit-df9b552d127e1494db13e3cd625787a8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_23"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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