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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 142235" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank" target="_blank">Israeli occupation of the West Bank</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> approves the construction of 5,295 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement" target="_blank">Israeli settler</a> homes in dozens of settlements in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>, which are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law_and_Israeli_settlements" target="_blank">internationally recognized as violating international law</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-04-2024-972cc86ab554103bba449dc117bee0d1" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_conflict" target="_blank">Ituri conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CODECO" target="_blank">CODECO</a> claims responsibility for the killing of six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people" target="_blank">Chinese</a> gold miners and the kidnapping of two more, as well as the killing of two Congolese soldiers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province" target="_blank">Ituri province</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-congo-mining-rebels-16bb24c828993da8a57b3621c30d0da5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eighteen leaders from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaah_Islamiyah" target="_blank">Jemaah Islamiyah</a> announce the disbanding of the group, after 31 years of operation. The group is responsible of several massacres in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings" target="_blank">2002 Bali bombings</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/4/southeast-asia-armed-group-jemaah-islamiyah-to-disband-report" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Desert" target="_blank">Badiya desert</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/04/isis-extremists-kill-eight-in-syria-desert-monitor-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl" target="_blank">Hurricane Beryl</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_scale" target="_blank">Category 4</a> Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge" target="_blank">storm surge</a> and fierce winds along <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica" target="_blank">Jamaica</a>'s southern coast, killing at least one person before tracking to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands" target="_blank">Cayman Islands</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-beryl-storm-07-04-24/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-five people drown in southeast <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> while trying to flee fighting between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_army" target="_blank">Sudanese army</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/africa/25-people-drown-in-sudans-blue-nile-river-fleeing-fighting-report" target="_blank">(Khaleej Times)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people die and another 153 patients are diagnosed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_fever" target="_blank">West Nile fever</a> in an ongoing outbreak in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/11-die-from-west-nile-fever-in-israel/3265804" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Germany–Turkey relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> summons <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>'s ambassador in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" target="_blank">Berlin</a> in a tit-for-tat move over footballer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merih_Demiral" target="_blank">Merih Demiral</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_salute" target="_blank">wolf salute</a> gesture while celebrating a goal at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024" target="_blank">UEFA Euro 2024</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/sport/merih-demiral-celebration-controversy-turkey-euro-2024-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organization" target="_blank">Shanghai Cooperation Organization</a> officially grants membership to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a>. <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/belarus-joins-chinese-russian-shanghai-090745230.html" target="_blank">(Yahoo! News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Oslo_shooting" target="_blank">2022 Oslo shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_District_Court" target="_blank">Oslo District Court</a> finds <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a>-born <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegians" target="_blank">Norwegian</a> Zaniar Matapour guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" target="_blank">Oslo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>, in 2022 and sentences him to 30 years in prison. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-norway-1.7254018" target="_blank">(CBC Canada)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greek</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Suppressive_Antiterrorist_Unit_%28Greece%29" target="_blank">anti-terrorism police</a> arrest seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" target="_blank">Athens</a>, Greece. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-arrests-7-over-arson-attacks-synagogue-israeli-owned-hotel-2024-07-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a> frees ten political prisoners including former opposition leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryhor_Kastusio%C5%AD" target="_blank">Ryhor Kastusioŭ</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-frees-10-political-prisoners-1400-remain-rights-group-says-2024-07-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">{{ill|Brenda Biya|fr}}, the daughter of the incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cameroon" target="_blank">President of Cameroon</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya" target="_blank">Paul Biya</a>, announces publicly her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship" target="_blank">same-sex relationship</a> using an image kissing another woman. However, same-sex relationships are illegal in Cameroon, punishable by fines and possible prison time. <a href="https://www.them.us/story/anastasia-brenda-biya-cameroon-instagram-coming-out-layyons-valenca" target="_blank">(Them)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj7dnm3elkdo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2527334-dochter-president-kameroen-deelt-illegale-foto-waarin-ze-zoent-met-vrouw" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" target="_blank">2024 United Kingdom general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> citizens vote to elect all 650 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">House of Commons</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> is projected to win a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide_victory" target="_blank">landslide victory</a> according to the exit poll. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-5026583/uk-election-2024-explained" target="_blank">(NPR)</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/04/uk-election-2024-live-updates-results/" target="_blank">(WaPo)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_4" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 142235, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank']Israeli occupation of the West Bank[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] approves the construction of 5,295 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement']Israeli settler[/URL] homes in dozens of settlements in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL], which are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law_and_Israeli_settlements']internationally recognized as violating international law[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-04-2024-972cc86ab554103bba449dc117bee0d1'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_conflict']Ituri conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CODECO']CODECO[/URL] claims responsibility for the killing of six [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people']Chinese[/URL] gold miners and the kidnapping of two more, as well as the killing of two Congolese soldiers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province']Ituri province[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-congo-mining-rebels-16bb24c828993da8a57b3621c30d0da5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eighteen leaders from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaah_Islamiyah']Jemaah Islamiyah[/URL] announce the disbanding of the group, after 31 years of operation. The group is responsible of several massacres in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL], including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings']2002 Bali bombings[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/4/southeast-asia-armed-group-jemaah-islamiyah-to-disband-report'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Desert']Badiya desert[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/04/isis-extremists-kill-eight-in-syria-desert-monitor-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl']Hurricane Beryl[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_scale']Category 4[/URL] Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge']storm surge[/URL] and fierce winds along [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica']Jamaica[/URL]'s southern coast, killing at least one person before tracking to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands']Cayman Islands[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-beryl-storm-07-04-24/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Twenty-five people drown in southeast [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] while trying to flee fighting between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_army']Sudanese army[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/africa/25-people-drown-in-sudans-blue-nile-river-fleeing-fighting-report']([I]Khaleej Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]Eleven people die and another 153 patients are diagnosed with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_fever']West Nile fever[/URL] in an ongoing outbreak in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/11-die-from-west-nile-fever-in-israel/3265804'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Germany–Turkey relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] summons [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]'s ambassador in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin']Berlin[/URL] in a tit-for-tat move over footballer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merih_Demiral']Merih Demiral[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_salute']wolf salute[/URL] gesture while celebrating a goal at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024']UEFA Euro 2024[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/sport/merih-demiral-celebration-controversy-turkey-euro-2024-spt-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organization']Shanghai Cooperation Organization[/URL] officially grants membership to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL]. [URL='https://www.yahoo.com/news/belarus-joins-chinese-russian-shanghai-090745230.html'](Yahoo! News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Oslo_shooting']2022 Oslo shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_District_Court']Oslo District Court[/URL] finds [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL]-born [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegians']Norwegian[/URL] Zaniar Matapour guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo']Oslo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL], in 2022 and sentences him to 30 years in prison. [URL='https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-norway-1.7254018'](CBC Canada)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greek[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Suppressive_Antiterrorist_Unit_%28Greece%29']anti-terrorism police[/URL] arrest seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens']Athens[/URL], Greece. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-arrests-7-over-arson-attacks-synagogue-israeli-owned-hotel-2024-07-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL] frees ten political prisoners including former opposition leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryhor_Kastusio%C5%AD']Ryhor Kastusioŭ[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-frees-10-political-prisoners-1400-remain-rights-group-says-2024-07-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]{{ill|Brenda Biya|fr}}, the daughter of the incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cameroon']President of Cameroon[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya']Paul Biya[/URL], announces publicly her [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship']same-sex relationship[/URL] using an image kissing another woman. However, same-sex relationships are illegal in Cameroon, punishable by fines and possible prison time. [URL='https://www.them.us/story/anastasia-brenda-biya-cameroon-instagram-coming-out-layyons-valenca'](Them)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj7dnm3elkdo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2527334-dochter-president-kameroen-deelt-illegale-foto-waarin-ze-zoent-met-vrouw'](NOS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election']2024 United Kingdom general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] citizens vote to elect all 650 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom']House of Commons[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29']Labour Party[/URL] is projected to win a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide_victory']landslide victory[/URL] according to the exit poll. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-5026583/uk-election-2024-explained'](NPR)[/URL] [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/04/uk-election-2024-live-updates-results/'](WaPo)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_4"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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