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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 143382" 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_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 42 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed and more than 70 others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>-run school in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Nuseirat refugee camp</a> and on a designated &quot;safe zone&quot; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi" target="_blank">al-Mawasi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/16/israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-of-palestinians-in-southern-and-central-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" target="_blank">2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" target="_blank">Police</a> fire tear gas and rubber bullets at students and professors occupying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_University" target="_blank">Dhaka University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" target="_blank">Dhaka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>, to protest against the ruling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awami_League" target="_blank">Awami League</a> party and its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" target="_blank">government</a> job quotas. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/17/bangladesh-students-defy-orders-occupy-universities-as-tensions-spiral" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bangladesh-deadly-protests-jobs-government-investigating-1.7266326" target="_blank">(CBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Archaeologists unearth remains of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval" target="_blank">medieval</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal" target="_blank">papal</a> palace in the square outside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lateran" target="_blank">Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" target="_blank">Rome</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/remains-ancient-papal-palace-believed-have-been-found-rome-2024-07-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</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> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Court_%28European_Union%29" target="_blank">General Court</a> dismisses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance" target="_blank">ByteDance</a>'s lawsuit against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" target="_blank">European Commission</a>'s designation of the company as a &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_domination" target="_blank">gatekeeper</a>&quot; under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act" target="_blank">Digital Markets Act</a>, citing ByteDance's significant global <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_value" target="_blank">market value</a>. <a href="https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2318707" target="_blank">(Bernama)</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Beryl_in_Texas" target="_blank">Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The confirmed death toll from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl" target="_blank">Hurricane Beryl</a> 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>, increases to eighteen, with several deaths in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston" target="_blank">Greater Houston</a> area caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness" target="_blank">heat illness</a> due to prolonged power outages amid an ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_North_America_heat_waves" target="_blank">heat wave</a>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/nx-s1-5043279/beryl-houston-repair-crews-face-threats-still-without-power" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least sixteen people are killed by storms in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brest_Region" target="_blank">Brest</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomel_Region" target="_blank">Gomel</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilev_Region" target="_blank">Mogilev Regions</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/belarus-storm-damage-cebfd1d983156b9b9e38e05c7dd839c8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed in a fire at a shopping mall in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigong" target="_blank">Zigong</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan" target="_blank">Sichuan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-kills-shopping-mall-southwestern-china-112035951" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros" target="_blank">Comoros</a>-flagged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker" target="_blank">oil tanker</a> capsizes off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman" target="_blank">Oman</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Navy" target="_blank">Indian Navy</a> rescues nine crew members, with seven others missing. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/oman-india-oil-tanker-capsize-55658e125f6b56776190211584f86e4a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Germany–Ukraine relations</a>, <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/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> issues plans to halve its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid" target="_blank">military aid</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> in 2025. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-halve-military-aid-ukraine-despite-possible-trump-white-house-2024-07-17/" 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/Eugenics_in_Japan" target="_blank">Eugenics in Japan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">Japanese Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_Kishida" target="_blank">Fumio Kishida</a> formally apologizes to 130 victims of forced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_%28medicine%29" target="_blank">sterilization</a> under the Eugenics Protection Law which was declared unconstitutional on July 3, and approves compensation measures for more than 25,000 affected victims and their relatives. <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240717_20/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Spain</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez" target="_blank">Pedro Sánchez</a> announces measures to reduce the spread of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news" target="_blank">fake news</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech" target="_blank">harmful content</a> in all forms of media, which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_%28Spain%29" target="_blank">People's Party</a> claims is an act to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship" target="_blank">censor</a> and control critical media. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-proposes-tightening-rules-media-tackle-fake-news-2024-07-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 United States presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_campaign" target="_blank">Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._President" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> is diagnosed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> and temporarily suspends his re-election campaign to recover at his home in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboth_Beach%2C_Delaware" target="_blank">Rehoboth Beach</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" target="_blank">Delaware</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/joe-biden-tests-positive-covid-19/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset" target="_blank">Knesset</a> passes a resolution 68–9 stating that it opposes the establishment of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian state</a>. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-18/ty-article/knesset-passes-resolution-against-establishment-of-palestinian-state/00000190-c2c6-d13a-ad92-caffa4b90000" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 143382, 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_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 42 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinians[/URL] are killed and more than 70 others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]-run school in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp']Nuseirat refugee camp[/URL] and on a designated "safe zone" in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi']al-Mawasi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/16/israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-of-palestinians-in-southern-and-central-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police']Police[/URL] fire tear gas and rubber bullets at students and professors occupying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_University']Dhaka University[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka']Dhaka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL], to protest against the ruling [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awami_League']Awami League[/URL] party and its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh']government[/URL] job quotas. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/17/bangladesh-students-defy-orders-occupy-universities-as-tensions-spiral'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bangladesh-deadly-protests-jobs-government-investigating-1.7266326'](CBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]Archaeologists unearth remains of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval']medieval[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal']papal[/URL] palace in the square outside the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lateran']Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome']Rome[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/remains-ancient-papal-palace-believed-have-been-found-rome-2024-07-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Court_%28European_Union%29']General Court[/URL] dismisses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance']ByteDance[/URL]'s lawsuit against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission']European Commission[/URL]'s designation of the company as a "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_domination']gatekeeper[/URL]" under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act']Digital Markets Act[/URL], citing ByteDance's significant global [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_value']market value[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2318707'](Bernama)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2024 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Beryl_in_Texas']Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas[/URL] [LIST] [*]The confirmed death toll from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl']Hurricane Beryl[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], increases to eighteen, with several deaths in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston']Greater Houston[/URL] area caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness']heat illness[/URL] due to prolonged power outages amid an ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_North_America_heat_waves']heat wave[/URL]. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/nx-s1-5043279/beryl-houston-repair-crews-face-threats-still-without-power'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]At least sixteen people are killed by storms in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brest_Region']Brest[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomel_Region']Gomel[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilev_Region']Mogilev Regions[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/belarus-storm-damage-cebfd1d983156b9b9e38e05c7dd839c8'](AP)[/URL] [*]At least six people are killed in a fire at a shopping mall in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigong']Zigong[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan']Sichuan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-kills-shopping-mall-southwestern-china-112035951'](ABC News)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros']Comoros[/URL]-flagged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker']oil tanker[/URL] capsizes off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman']Oman[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Navy']Indian Navy[/URL] rescues nine crew members, with seven others missing. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/oman-india-oil-tanker-capsize-55658e125f6b56776190211584f86e4a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Germany–Ukraine relations[/URL], [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/Germany']Germany[/URL] issues plans to halve its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid']military aid[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] in 2025. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-halve-military-aid-ukraine-despite-possible-trump-white-house-2024-07-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_in_Japan']Eugenics in Japan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']Japanese Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumio_Kishida']Fumio Kishida[/URL] formally apologizes to 130 victims of forced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_%28medicine%29']sterilization[/URL] under the Eugenics Protection Law which was declared unconstitutional on July 3, and approves compensation measures for more than 25,000 affected victims and their relatives. [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240717_20/'](NHK)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain']Prime Minister of Spain[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez']Pedro Sánchez[/URL] announces measures to reduce the spread of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news']fake news[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech']harmful content[/URL] in all forms of media, which the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_%28Spain%29']People's Party[/URL] claims is an act to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship']censor[/URL] and control critical media. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-proposes-tightening-rules-media-tackle-fake-news-2024-07-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election']2024 United States presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_campaign']Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._President']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] is diagnosed with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19']COVID-19[/URL] and temporarily suspends his re-election campaign to recover at his home in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboth_Beach%2C_Delaware']Rehoboth Beach[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware']Delaware[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/joe-biden-tests-positive-covid-19/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset']Knesset[/URL] passes a resolution 68–9 stating that it opposes the establishment of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine']Palestinian state[/URL]. [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-18/ty-article/knesset-passes-resolution-against-establishment-of-palestinian-state/00000190-c2c6-d13a-ad92-caffa4b90000']([I]Haaretz[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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