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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 143454" 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/Southern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Southern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> withdraw from the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krynky" target="_blank">Krynky</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast" target="_blank">Kherson Oblast</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/ukraine-withdraws-from-strategic-position-in-southern-region" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" target="_blank">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indian</a> soldiers are killed and four others are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">IED</a> attack by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_%28Maoist%29" target="_blank">Maoists</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh" target="_blank">Chhattisgarh</a>, India. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2-jawans-killed-4-injured-in-ied-attack-by-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-101721271198950.html" target="_blank">(The Hindustan Times)</a></li>
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<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">Protesters set fire to the headquarters of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>'s main <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Television" target="_blank">state broadcaster</a>, with many people trapped inside, while the death toll from the protests increases to 32 people. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240718-state-tv-hq-set-ablaze-death-toll-rises-student-protests-roil-bangladesh" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus" target="_blank">stegosaurus</a> skeleton is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction" target="_blank">auctioned</a> for $44.6 million (£34 million) at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotheby%27s" target="_blank">Sotheby's</a> auction in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" target="_blank">New York City</a>, the most ever paid for a fossil. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0358njg6z6o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nigerian_general_strike" target="_blank">2024 Nigerian general strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Labour_Congress" target="_blank">Nigeria Labour Congress</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Union_Congress_of_Nigeria_%282005%29" target="_blank">Trade Union Congress</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_government" target="_blank">Nigerian government</a> agree on a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage" target="_blank">minimum wage</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_naira" target="_blank">₦</a>70,000 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>43) per month, ending prolonged negotiations amid high <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_currency" target="_blank">weakening currency</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-main-labour-unions-agree-new-minimum-wage-minister-says-2024-07-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal" target="_blank">Suez Canal</a> reports a 23.4% drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" target="_blank">Red Sea</a> shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi" target="_blank">Houthi</a> militia on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>-linked vessels. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/18/suez-canal-s-income-falls-amid-yemen-houthi-attacks-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia" target="_blank">Saudia Airlines</a> group signs a binding sales agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_GmbH" target="_blank">Lilium GmbH</a> to purchase 50 electric <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_Jet" target="_blank">Lilium Jets</a>, with the option to purchase 50 more. <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/saudia-firms-order-for-up-to-100-lilium-jets/159165.article" target="_blank">(Flight Global)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Sudan–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> announces it will give an extra $203 million to help civilians affected by the war in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/18/us-to-give-another-203-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-sudanese" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">LGBT rights in South Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Supreme Court of South Korea</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship" target="_blank">same-sex couples</a> are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-supreme-court-same-sex-rights-a15a537133dcfaa0d7ffc753f798ca63" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people from the same family, including four children, are killed and another is injured in a suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">arson</a> attack in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice" target="_blank">Nice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51yjpmk70go" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" target="_blank">Ursula von der Leyen</a> is reelected to her second term as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" target="_blank">president of the European Commission</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw5yg6dp0gxo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 143454, 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/Southern_Ukraine_campaign']Southern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] withdraw from the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krynky']Krynky[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast']Kherson Oblast[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/ukraine-withdraws-from-strategic-position-in-southern-region'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency']Naxalite–Maoist insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']Indian[/URL] soldiers are killed and four others are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']IED[/URL] attack by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_%28Maoist%29']Maoists[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh']Chhattisgarh[/URL], India. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2-jawans-killed-4-injured-in-ied-attack-by-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-101721271198950.html']([I]The Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protesters set fire to the headquarters of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL]'s main [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Television']state broadcaster[/URL], with many people trapped inside, while the death toll from the protests increases to 32 people. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240718-state-tv-hq-set-ablaze-death-toll-rises-student-protests-roil-bangladesh'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus']stegosaurus[/URL] skeleton is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction']auctioned[/URL] for $44.6 million (£34 million) at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotheby%27s']Sotheby's[/URL] auction in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City']New York City[/URL], the most ever paid for a fossil. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0358njg6z6o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nigerian_general_strike']2024 Nigerian general strike[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Labour_Congress']Nigeria Labour Congress[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Union_Congress_of_Nigeria_%282005%29']Trade Union Congress[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_government']Nigerian government[/URL] agree on a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage']minimum wage[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_naira']₦[/URL]70,000 ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]43) per month, ending prolonged negotiations amid high [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation']inflation[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_currency']weakening currency[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-main-labour-unions-agree-new-minimum-wage-minister-says-2024-07-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal']Suez Canal[/URL] reports a 23.4% drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea']Red Sea[/URL] shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi']Houthi[/URL] militia on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL]-linked vessels. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/18/suez-canal-s-income-falls-amid-yemen-houthi-attacks-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia']Saudia Airlines[/URL] group signs a binding sales agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_GmbH']Lilium GmbH[/URL] to purchase 50 electric [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_Jet']Lilium Jets[/URL], with the option to purchase 50 more. [URL='https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/saudia-firms-order-for-up-to-100-lilium-jets/159165.article'](Flight Global)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Sudan–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] announces it will give an extra $203 million to help civilians affected by the war in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/18/us-to-give-another-203-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-sudanese'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_South_Korea']LGBT rights in South Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_South_Korea']Supreme Court of South Korea[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_relationship']same-sex couples[/URL] are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-supreme-court-same-sex-rights-a15a537133dcfaa0d7ffc753f798ca63'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Seven people from the same family, including four children, are killed and another is injured in a suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']arson[/URL] attack in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice']Nice[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51yjpmk70go'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen']Ursula von der Leyen[/URL] is reelected to her second term as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission']president of the European Commission[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw5yg6dp0gxo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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