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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 142324" 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/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least seven <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> raid in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin" target="_blank">Jenin</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a> that targeted a building that several militants had barricaded themselves in. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-offensive-west-banks-jenin-ministry-says-2024-07-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> imposes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_industry_in_China" target="_blank">electric vehicles</a> of up to 37.6%, prompting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_%28China%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Commerce</a> to investigate possible <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_war" target="_blank">retaliatory tariffs</a> on European pork and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy" target="_blank">brandy</a> imports. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-urges-eu-take-talks-seriously-ev-tariffs-go-into-effect-2024-07-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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">Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" target="_blank">Yucatán Peninsula</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> after killing eleven people in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean" target="_blank">Caribbean</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-beryl-tulum-mexico-resort-4b84e981f62bd53340a385fac42579f5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least ten people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes into a bridge in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29" target="_blank">São Paulo state</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-10-dead-after-bus-crash-brazils-sao-paulo-state-2024-07-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and 79 others are injured by a tornado in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongming_County" target="_blank">Dongming County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong" target="_blank">Shandong</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-tornado-shandong-province-e008ed0cfc45b473bed8db419bab4fde" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna" target="_blank">Mount Etna</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromboli%23Volcano" target="_blank">Mount Stromboli</a> volcanoes on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italian</a> island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" target="_blank">Sicily</a> erupt, forcing a temporary closure of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania%E2%80%93Fontanarossa_Airport" target="_blank">Catania–Fontanarossa Airport</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/sicily-closes-airport-as-etna-and-stromboli-volcanoes-erupt" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Hungary–Russia relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Russia–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Hungary" target="_blank">Hungarian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n" target="_blank">Viktor Orbán</a> meets with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladmir Putin</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, after meeting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodomyr Zelenskyy</a> on Tuesday, prompting &quot;nearly unanimous&quot; condemnation among <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> member states. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/with-brussels-fuming-vladimir-putin-welcomes-viktor-orban-as-eu-leader/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Lee_Jae-myung" target="_blank">Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A district court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan" target="_blank">Busan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, sentences the perpetrator in the stabbing of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Korea%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a> member and former opposition leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung" target="_blank">Lee Jae-myung</a> to 15 years in prison. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/man-who-stabbed-south-korea-opposition-leader-gets-15-years-in-jail" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a> passes a law to allow a six-day work week for industries that operate on a 24-hour basis. Workers have the option of working an additional eight hours for 40% additional pay. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greece-6-day-work-week/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/05/nx-s1-5027839/greece-six-day-workweek-law" target="_blank">(NPR)</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/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Conservative</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Sunak" target="_blank">Rishi Sunak</a> concedes defeat to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a>, ending 14 years of Conservative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">government</a>. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/the-labour-party-has-won-this-general-election-sunak-concedes-defeat-13162921" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cye0pznxj4lo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> formally becomes Prime Minister after accepting an invitation from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">King</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III" target="_blank">Charles III</a> to form a majority government. <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-keir-starmer-officially-becomes-33176249" target="_blank">(Mirror)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/crge8ejw3xdo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Iranian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A second round run-off is held between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_reformists" target="_blank">reformist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian" target="_blank">Masoud Pezeshkian</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Principlists%23Factions" target="_blank">ultra conservative</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Jalili" target="_blank">Saeed Jalili</a> to become the 9th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Iran" target="_blank">President of Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-presidential-contenders-face-hurdle-voter-apathy-2024-07-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 142324, 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/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least seven [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] raid in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin']Jenin[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL] that targeted a building that several militants had barricaded themselves in. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-offensive-west-banks-jenin-ministry-says-2024-07-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] imposes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_industry_in_China']electric vehicles[/URL] of up to 37.6%, prompting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China']Chinese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_%28China%29']Ministry of Commerce[/URL] to investigate possible [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_war']retaliatory tariffs[/URL] on European pork and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy']brandy[/URL] imports. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-urges-eu-take-talks-seriously-ev-tariffs-go-into-effect-2024-07-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl']Hurricane Beryl[/URL] [LIST] [*]Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula']Yucatán Peninsula[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL] after killing eleven people in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean']Caribbean[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-beryl-tulum-mexico-resort-4b84e981f62bd53340a385fac42579f5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least ten people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes into a bridge in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29']São Paulo state[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-10-dead-after-bus-crash-brazils-sao-paulo-state-2024-07-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]One person is killed and 79 others are injured by a tornado in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongming_County']Dongming County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong']Shandong[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-tornado-shandong-province-e008ed0cfc45b473bed8db419bab4fde'](AP)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna']Mount Etna[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromboli%23Volcano']Mount Stromboli[/URL] volcanoes on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italian[/URL] island of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily']Sicily[/URL] erupt, forcing a temporary closure of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania%E2%80%93Fontanarossa_Airport']Catania–Fontanarossa Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/sicily-closes-airport-as-etna-and-stromboli-volcanoes-erupt'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Hungary–Russia relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Russia–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Hungary']Hungarian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n']Viktor Orbán[/URL] meets with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladmir Putin[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], after meeting with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodomyr Zelenskyy[/URL] on Tuesday, prompting "nearly unanimous" condemnation among [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] member states. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/with-brussels-fuming-vladimir-putin-welcomes-viktor-orban-as-eu-leader/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Lee_Jae-myung']Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung[/URL] [LIST] [*]A district court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan']Busan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], sentences the perpetrator in the stabbing of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Korea%29']National Assembly[/URL] member and former opposition leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung']Lee Jae-myung[/URL] to 15 years in prison. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/5/man-who-stabbed-south-korea-opposition-leader-gets-15-years-in-jail'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL] passes a law to allow a six-day work week for industries that operate on a 24-hour basis. Workers have the option of working an additional eight hours for 40% additional pay. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greece-6-day-work-week/'](CBS News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/07/05/nx-s1-5027839/greece-six-day-workweek-law'](NPR)[/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/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29']Conservative[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Sunak']Rishi Sunak[/URL] concedes defeat to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29']Labour Party[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL], ending 14 years of Conservative [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom']government[/URL]. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/the-labour-party-has-won-this-general-election-sunak-concedes-defeat-13162921'](Sky News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cye0pznxj4lo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] formally becomes Prime Minister after accepting an invitation from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom']King[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III']Charles III[/URL] to form a majority government. [URL='https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-keir-starmer-officially-becomes-33176249']([I]Mirror[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/crge8ejw3xdo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_presidential_election']2024 Iranian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]A second round run-off is held between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_reformists']reformist[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian']Masoud Pezeshkian[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Principlists%23Factions']ultra conservative[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Jalili']Saeed Jalili[/URL] to become the 9th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Iran']President of Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-presidential-contenders-face-hurdle-voter-apathy-2024-07-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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