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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 138540" 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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> says it has taken full control of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Gaza_border" target="_blank">Egypt–Gaza border</a> after capturing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphi_Corridor" target="_blank">Philadelphi Corridor</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-rafah-raids-amid-gaza-wide-offensive-2024-05-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/israel-claims-control-of-corridor-along-gaza-egypt-border/live-69209616" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</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/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a> announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, the largest given by Sweden so far. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sweden-ukraine-military-aid-bd1001a45e7fff44cf4c766b84e76ace" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Egypt" target="_blank">Egyptian government</a> raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pound" target="_blank">E£</a>0.05 to E£0.20. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/524472/Egypt/Politics-/BREAKING-Egypt-quadruples-subsidized-bread-loaf-pr.aspx" target="_blank">(Al-Ahram)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions" target="_blank">2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindavik" target="_blank">Grindavik</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_%28geothermal_spa%29" target="_blank">Blue Lagoon</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" target="_blank">Iceland</a> are evacuated following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions" target="_blank">volcanic activity</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c844em2ey7eo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/29/at-least-28-killed-after-bus-falls-into-ravine-in-pakistans-balochistan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Meteorological_Department" target="_blank">India Meteorological Department</a> records a temperature of 52.9C (127.2F) in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi" target="_blank">Delhi</a>, setting a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records" target="_blank">record-high temperature</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>, and the first temperature over 50.0C recorded in the city. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests%23North_America" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> protestors in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> set fire to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" target="_blank">Mexico City</a>. <a href="https://www.thejc.com/news/world/rioters-set-fire-to-israeli-embassy-in-mexico-city-tr3313lu" target="_blank">(The Jewish Chronicle)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93Israel_relations" target="_blank">Brazil–Israel relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> removes its ambassador to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/lula-removes-brazilian-ambassador-israel-amid-diplomatic-spat-2024-05-29/" 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/Law_enforcement_in_Egypt" target="_blank">Egyptian police</a> arrest an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Americans" target="_blank">Egyptian-American</a> teacher and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok" target="_blank">TikTok</a> influencer suspected of being a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer" target="_blank">serial killer</a>, who is believed to have murdered at least three women in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" target="_blank">Cairo</a>. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/524405/Egypt/Prosecution-releases-first-details-in-three-murder.aspx" target="_blank">(Al-Ahram)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a> says that the number of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" target="_blank">executions</a> recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> carrying out 74% of the global total (The figures <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China%23International_criticism" target="_blank">exclude</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>). <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rr0178rzeo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Malagasy_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2024 Malagasy parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar" target="_blank">Madagascar</a> vote for members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Madagascar%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2024/05/29/madagascar-holds-key-parliamentary-election/" target="_blank">(Africanews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" target="_blank">2024 South African general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africans</a> vote for members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">National Assembly</a> and elect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_legislature_%28South_Africa%29" target="_blank">provincial legislatures</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/south-africa-elections-voting-under-way-grim-national-mood" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Vanuatuan_constitutional_referendum" target="_blank">2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatuans</a> hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_switching" target="_blank">party switching</a>. <a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/vanuatu-vote-05292024010700.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Asia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 138540, 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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] says it has taken full control of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Gaza_border']Egypt–Gaza border[/URL] after capturing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphi_Corridor']Philadelphi Corridor[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-rafah-raids-amid-gaza-wide-offensive-2024-05-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/israel-claims-control-of-corridor-along-gaza-egypt-border/live-69209616'](DW)[/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/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL] announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], the largest given by Sweden so far. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/sweden-ukraine-military-aid-bd1001a45e7fff44cf4c766b84e76ace'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Egypt']Egyptian government[/URL] raises the subsidized price of a loaf of bread for the first time in three decades, from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pound']E£[/URL]0.05 to E£0.20. [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/524472/Egypt/Politics-/BREAKING-Egypt-quadruples-subsidized-bread-loaf-pr.aspx']([I]Al-Ahram[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions']2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions[/URL] [LIST] [*]The town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindavik']Grindavik[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_%28geothermal_spa%29']Blue Lagoon[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland']Iceland[/URL] are evacuated following [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions']volcanic activity[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c844em2ey7eo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 28 people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/29/at-least-28-killed-after-bus-falls-into-ravine-in-pakistans-balochistan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Meteorological_Department']India Meteorological Department[/URL] records a temperature of 52.9C (127.2F) in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi']Delhi[/URL], setting a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records']record-high temperature[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL], and the first temperature over 50.0C recorded in the city. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests%23North_America']Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] protestors in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL] set fire to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Israel']Israeli embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City']Mexico City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.thejc.com/news/world/rioters-set-fire-to-israeli-embassy-in-mexico-city-tr3313lu'](The Jewish Chronicle)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93Israel_relations']Brazil–Israel relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] removes its ambassador to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/lula-removes-brazilian-ambassador-israel-amid-diplomatic-spat-2024-05-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Egypt']Egyptian police[/URL] arrest an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Americans']Egyptian-American[/URL] teacher and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok']TikTok[/URL] influencer suspected of being a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer']serial killer[/URL], who is believed to have murdered at least three women in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo']Cairo[/URL]. [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/524405/Egypt/Prosecution-releases-first-details-in-three-murder.aspx']([I]Al-Ahram[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International']Amnesty International[/URL] says that the number of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment']executions[/URL] recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran']Iran[/URL] carrying out 74% of the global total (The figures [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China%23International_criticism']exclude[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]). [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rr0178rzeo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Malagasy_parliamentary_election']2024 Malagasy parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar']Madagascar[/URL] vote for members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Madagascar%29']National Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.africanews.com/2024/05/29/madagascar-holds-key-parliamentary-election/']([I]Africanews[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election']2024 South African general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africans[/URL] vote for members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_South_Africa']National Assembly[/URL] and elect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_legislature_%28South_Africa%29']provincial legislatures[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/south-africa-elections-voting-under-way-grim-national-mood']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Vanuatuan_constitutional_referendum']2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu']Vanuatuans[/URL] hold the first national constitutional referendum to vote on amendments related to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_switching']party switching[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/vanuatu-vote-05292024010700.html']([I]Radio Free Asia[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_May_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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