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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 140680" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict" target="_blank">Korean conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">South Korean soldiers</a> fire warning shots at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" target="_blank">North Korean soldiers</a> who crossed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Demarcation_Line" target="_blank">Demarcation Line</a>, apparently in error. It is the second such incident at the demarcation line in the past month. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-south-korea-border-tensions-warning-shots-2aa0eaef30dbc5801d5e787205b577a0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korean</a> troop casualties are reported following landmine explosions in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone" target="_blank">Korean Demilitarized Zone</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/north-korea-troop-casualties-reported-after-landmine-explosions-in-dmz" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia" target="_blank">Nvidia</a> surpasses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" target="_blank">Microsoft</a> as the world's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization" target="_blank">most valuable publicly-traded company</a> after its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_capitalization" target="_blank">market cap</a> exceeds USD$3.34 trillion. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/nvidia-passes-microsoft-in-market-cap-is-most-valuable-public-company.html" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" target="_blank">United States Department of Agriculture</a> announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michoac%C3%A1n" target="_blank">Michoacán</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>, after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/usda-pauses-avocado-mango-inspections-mexican-state-due/story?id=111207741" target="_blank">(ABC)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hajj_disaster" target="_blank">2024 Hajj disaster</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 577 pilgrims from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank">Jordan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia" target="_blank">Tunisia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a> are confirmed to have died of heat-related illnesses during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj" target="_blank">Hajj</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>. <a href="https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/number-jordanian-pilgrims-who-die-heat-exhaustion-during-hajj-confirmed-41#google_vignette" target="_blank">(The Jordan Times)</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-hajj-egyptian-jordanian-pilgrims-die-mecca/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a> <a href="https://www.sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2024/06/18/a5" target="_blank">(Sharjah 24)</a> <a href="https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2308999" target="_blank">(Bernama)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Razavi_Khorasan_earthquake" target="_blank">2024 Razavi Khorasan earthquake</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed and more than 120 others are injured by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmar" target="_blank">Kashmar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202406181202" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong" target="_blank">Guangdong</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian" target="_blank">Fujian</a> provinces, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-floods-wuping-guangdong-landslides-84a64590387f4dff38f5da9d0768a6ee" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine people are killed in a fire caused by an electric <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_circuit" target="_blank">short circuit</a> at a hospital in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasht" target="_blank">Rasht</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-fire-hospital-rasht-9d21b0529a1403041c7cbf509c27e286" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Ecuador_relations" target="_blank">China–Ecuador relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador" target="_blank">Ecuador</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_foreign_affairs_of_Ecuador" target="_blank">foreign ministry</a> announces that it is reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-reinstates-visa-requirement-chinese-travelers-2024-06-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Kosovo_relations" target="_blank">Israel–Kosovo relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" target="_blank">Kosovo</a> agree to allow their citizens reciprocal visa-free travel. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kosovo-israel-visa-waiver-entry-2cbfbd603629d150693d6692ae243450" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand" target="_blank">Lèse-majesté in Thailand</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Thailand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra" target="_blank">Thaksin Shinawatra</a> is indicted on a charge of royal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation" target="_blank">defamation</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/thailand-thaksin-lese-majeste-srettha-move-forward-a3b4bfee63f4ed547fffe2ff153fd0b4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" target="_blank">Nobel Peace Prize</a> laureate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi" target="_blank">Narges Mohammadi</a> to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/06/18/iran-slaps-one-year-prison-term-on-nobel-winner-narges-mohammadi-lawyer" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan" target="_blank">Kazakh</a> opposition activist Aydosa Sadykov is shot and injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/sadyqov-kazakh-opposition-activist-shot-kyiv/32997954.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Europe)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Thailand" target="_blank">LGBT rights in Thailand</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Thailand" target="_blank">Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Senate of Thailand</a> passes a marriage equality bill that will legalize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" target="_blank">same-sex marriage</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">the country</a>, with the bill now awaiting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent" target="_blank">royal assent</a>. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/18/asia/thailand-same-sex-marriage-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_June_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 140680, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_conflict']Korean conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Armed_Forces']South Korean soldiers[/URL] fire warning shots at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army']North Korean soldiers[/URL] who crossed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Demarcation_Line']Demarcation Line[/URL], apparently in error. It is the second such incident at the demarcation line in the past month. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-south-korea-border-tensions-warning-shots-2aa0eaef30dbc5801d5e787205b577a0'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korean[/URL] troop casualties are reported following landmine explosions in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone']Korean Demilitarized Zone[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/north-korea-troop-casualties-reported-after-landmine-explosions-in-dmz']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia']Nvidia[/URL] surpasses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft']Microsoft[/URL] as the world's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization']most valuable publicly-traded company[/URL] after its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_capitalization']market cap[/URL] exceeds USD$3.34 trillion. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/nvidia-passes-microsoft-in-market-cap-is-most-valuable-public-company.html'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture']United States Department of Agriculture[/URL] announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michoac%C3%A1n']Michoacán[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL], after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/usda-pauses-avocado-mango-inspections-mexican-state-due/story?id=111207741'](ABC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hajj_disaster']2024 Hajj disaster[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 577 pilgrims from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia']Tunisia[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL] are confirmed to have died of heat-related illnesses during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj']Hajj[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/number-jordanian-pilgrims-who-die-heat-exhaustion-during-hajj-confirmed-41#google_vignette']([I]The Jordan Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-hajj-egyptian-jordanian-pilgrims-die-mecca/'](CBS News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2024/06/18/a5'](Sharjah 24)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2308999'](Bernama)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Razavi_Khorasan_earthquake']2024 Razavi Khorasan earthquake[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least four people are killed and more than 120 others are injured by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmar']Kashmar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202406181202']([I]Iran International[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong']Guangdong[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian']Fujian[/URL] provinces, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-floods-wuping-guangdong-landslides-84a64590387f4dff38f5da9d0768a6ee'](AP)[/URL] [*]Nine people are killed in a fire caused by an electric [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_circuit']short circuit[/URL] at a hospital in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasht']Rasht[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iran-fire-hospital-rasht-9d21b0529a1403041c7cbf509c27e286'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Ecuador_relations']China–Ecuador relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador']Ecuador[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_foreign_affairs_of_Ecuador']foreign ministry[/URL] announces that it is reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-reinstates-visa-requirement-chinese-travelers-2024-06-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Kosovo_relations']Israel–Kosovo relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo']Kosovo[/URL] agree to allow their citizens reciprocal visa-free travel. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/kosovo-israel-visa-waiver-entry-2cbfbd603629d150693d6692ae243450'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand']Lèse-majesté in Thailand[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand']Prime Minister of Thailand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra']Thaksin Shinawatra[/URL] is indicted on a charge of royal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation']defamation[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/thailand-thaksin-lese-majeste-srettha-move-forward-a3b4bfee63f4ed547fffe2ff153fd0b4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize']Nobel Peace Prize[/URL] laureate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi']Narges Mohammadi[/URL] to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/06/18/iran-slaps-one-year-prison-term-on-nobel-winner-narges-mohammadi-lawyer'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan']Kazakh[/URL] opposition activist Aydosa Sadykov is shot and injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/sadyqov-kazakh-opposition-activist-shot-kyiv/32997954.html'](Radio Free Europe)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Thailand']LGBT rights in Thailand[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Thailand']Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Thailand']Senate of Thailand[/URL] passes a marriage equality bill that will legalize [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage']same-sex marriage[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']the country[/URL], with the bill now awaiting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent']royal assent[/URL]. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/18/asia/thailand-same-sex-marriage-intl-hnk/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_June_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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