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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 142602" 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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_July_2024_Ukraine_missile_strikes" target="_blank">8 July 2024 Ukraine missile strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 36 people are killed after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> launches a massive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> attack that hit residential buildings and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure" target="_blank">infrastructure</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloviansk" target="_blank">Sloviansk</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk" target="_blank">Kramatorsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, including Ukraine's largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_hospital" target="_blank">children's hospital</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhmatdyt" target="_blank">Okhmatdyt</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl4y1pjk2dzo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Poland–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><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">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Prime_Minister" target="_blank">Polish Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk" target="_blank">Donald Tusk</a> sign a security agreement in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw" target="_blank">Warsaw</a>, allowing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> to shoot down Russian missiles inside Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a>. <a href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3883098-zelensky-on-security-agreement-poland-will-be-able-to-shoot-down-russian-missiles-in-skies-over-ukraine.html" target="_blank">(Ukrinform)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_offensive_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> report formally accuses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Uganda People's Defence Force</a> of providing military support to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">M23 rebel group</a> in eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a> denies the claims. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-provided-support-m23-rebels-congo-un-report-says-2024-07-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> report reveals that between 3,000 to 4,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwandan</a> soldiers are fighting alongside the M23 rebels. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240708-rwandan-soldiers-fighting-with-m23-rebels-in-dr-congo-says-un-report" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thousands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics" target="_blank">Samsung Electronics</a> workers begin a three-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_action" target="_blank">strike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> over demands for better pay and more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_leave" target="_blank">annual leave</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-workers-union-south-korea-kicks-off-three-day-strike-2024-07-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global" target="_blank">Paramount Global</a> agrees to merge with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydance_Media" target="_blank">Skydance Media</a> in a $28 billion deal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/paramount-skydance-redstone-entertainment-merger-8ba177aebe4ec6c3152e5b8ef82a72e0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2024 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least three people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" target="_blank">Houston</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl" target="_blank">Hurricane Beryl</a> makes landfall in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_1_hurricane" target="_blank">Category 1 hurricane</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/live-blog/rcna160654" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-beryl-expected-weaken-quickly-it-churns-across-texas-2024-07-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</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/2024_peace_missions_by_Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n" target="_blank">2024 peace missions by Viktor Orbán</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Hungary_relations" target="_blank">China–Hungary 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> makes an unannounced &quot;peace mission&quot; to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, to meet with China's leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a> following a similarly unannounced meeting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir 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>. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-hungarys-orban-makes-surprise-visit-to-china-after-trips-to-russia-and-ukraine/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">India–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" target="_blank">Prime Minister of India</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi" target="_blank">Narendra Modi</a> visits <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow%2C_Russia" target="_blank">Moscow, Russia</a>, for the first time since the beginning of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/8/indias-modi-makes-first-russia-visit-since-ukraine-invasion" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" target="_blank">Japan–Philippines relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_pact" target="_blank">defense pact</a> which allows the deployment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Japanese forces</a> to the Philippines for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_exercise" target="_blank">military exercises</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-philippines-reciprocal-access-agreement-0e37d57563d475d7507f1647b440e4c2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing" target="_blank">Boeing</a> agree to plead guilty to a criminal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud" target="_blank">fraud</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy" target="_blank">conspiracy</a> charge to avoid going on trial in the United States on charges stemming from two fatal crashes involving its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX" target="_blank">737 MAX</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjjjj85z0lno" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 142602, 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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_July_2024_Ukraine_missile_strikes']8 July 2024 Ukraine missile strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 36 people are killed after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] launches a massive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] attack that hit residential buildings and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure']infrastructure[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloviansk']Sloviansk[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk']Kramatorsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], including Ukraine's largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_hospital']children's hospital[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhmatdyt']Okhmatdyt[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl4y1pjk2dzo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Poland–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Prime_Minister']Polish Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk']Donald Tusk[/URL] sign a security agreement in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw']Warsaw[/URL], allowing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL] to shoot down Russian missiles inside Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3883098-zelensky-on-security-agreement-poland-will-be-able-to-shoot-down-russian-missiles-in-skies-over-ukraine.html'](Ukrinform)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_offensive_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] report formally accuses the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force']Uganda People's Defence Force[/URL] of providing military support to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']M23 rebel group[/URL] in eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL] denies the claims. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-provided-support-m23-rebels-congo-un-report-says-2024-07-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] report reveals that between 3,000 to 4,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwandan[/URL] soldiers are fighting alongside the M23 rebels. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240708-rwandan-soldiers-fighting-with-m23-rebels-in-dr-congo-says-un-report'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]Thousands of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics']Samsung Electronics[/URL] workers begin a three-day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_action']strike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] over demands for better pay and more [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_leave']annual leave[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-workers-union-south-korea-kicks-off-three-day-strike-2024-07-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global']Paramount Global[/URL] agrees to merge with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydance_Media']Skydance Media[/URL] in a $28 billion deal. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/paramount-skydance-redstone-entertainment-merger-8ba177aebe4ec6c3152e5b8ef82a72e0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2024 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least three people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston']Houston[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl']Hurricane Beryl[/URL] makes landfall in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_1_hurricane']Category 1 hurricane[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/live-blog/rcna160654'](NBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-beryl-expected-weaken-quickly-it-churns-across-texas-2024-07-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/2024_peace_missions_by_Viktor_Orb%C3%A1n']2024 peace missions by Viktor Orbán[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Hungary_relations']China–Hungary 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] makes an unannounced "peace mission" to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], to meet with China's leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping']Xi Jinping[/URL] following a similarly unannounced meeting with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-hungarys-orban-makes-surprise-visit-to-china-after-trips-to-russia-and-ukraine/'](The Hill)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Russia_relations']India–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India']Prime Minister of India[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi']Narendra Modi[/URL] visits [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow%2C_Russia']Moscow, Russia[/URL], for the first time since the beginning of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/8/indias-modi-makes-first-russia-visit-since-ukraine-invasion'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Philippines_relations']Japan–Philippines relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_pact']defense pact[/URL] which allows the deployment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces']Japanese forces[/URL] to the Philippines for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_exercise']military exercises[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-philippines-reciprocal-access-agreement-0e37d57563d475d7507f1647b440e4c2'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing']Boeing[/URL] agree to plead guilty to a criminal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud']fraud[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy']conspiracy[/URL] charge to avoid going on trial in the United States on charges stemming from two fatal crashes involving its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX']737 MAX[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjjjj85z0lno'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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