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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 148623" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Benin" target="_blank">police officers</a> are shot dead by unidentified gunmen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibori_Department" target="_blank">Alibori Department</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" target="_blank">Benin</a>. The assailants also took the officers' weapons before fleeing the scene. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-police-officers-killed-ambush-northern-benin-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_floods" target="_blank">2024 European floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Central_European_floods" target="_blank">2024 Central European floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>, three in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" target="_blank">Czech Republic</a> and one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romania</a> are killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a>, bringing the death toll from the ongoing floods in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe" target="_blank">Central</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe" target="_blank">Eastern Europe</a> to 16. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/central-europe-floods-poland-czech-e9501517da041fda946454f875dc890c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Portugal_wildfires" target="_blank">2024 Portugal wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank">Portugal</a> asks the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> for help to fight large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Region%2C_Portugal" target="_blank">northern</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Region%2C_Portugal" target="_blank">central</a> regions of the country. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugal-asks-europe-help-wildfires-rage-2024-09-16" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<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/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion" target="_blank">August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ukraine%29" target="_blank">ministry of foreign affairs</a> invites the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN" target="_blank">UN</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICRC" target="_blank">ICRC</a> to join <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian" target="_blank">humanitarian</a> efforts in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-asks-un-icrc-join-humanitarian-effort-russias-kursk-region-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Ukraine–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian officials</a> publicly distance themselves from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting" target="_blank">involved shooting</a> suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_propaganda_in_the_Russian_Federation" target="_blank">propaganda</a>, following reports of the suspect protesting for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade" target="_blank">Azov Brigade</a> and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine against Russia. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/ryan-routh-reported-suspect-trump-assassination-attempt-backed-ukraine-war-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kremlin-alleged-trump-shooters-ukrainian-links-playing-with-fire-has-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters 2)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Germany" target="_blank">Immigration to Germany</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> initiates rigorous temporary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_checkpoint" target="_blank">border checks</a> on all its borders to reduce <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration" target="_blank">irregular migration</a>, prompting criticism from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> member nations stating that it contradicts the bloc's foundations of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area" target="_blank">free movement</a> and solidarity. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-tighter-border-controls-take-effect-irking-neighbours-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting" target="_blank">Trump International Golf Club shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Wesley_Routh" target="_blank">Ryan Wesley Routh</a> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge" target="_blank">charged</a> with two gun-related crimes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">federal court</a> after being suspected of attempting to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">presidential candidate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-safe-after-new-assassination-attempt-thwarted-florida-golf-course-2024-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korea</a> announces that it will revise <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" target="_blank">its constitution</a> on October 7, with changes including designating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> as a separate country and its primary enemy. This follows the announcement that North Korea had given up on peaceful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_reunification" target="_blank">Korean reunification</a>. <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240916_11/" target="_blank">(NHK World Japan)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 148623, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Benin']police officers[/URL] are shot dead by unidentified gunmen in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibori_Department']Alibori Department[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin']Benin[/URL]. The assailants also took the officers' weapons before fleeing the scene. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-police-officers-killed-ambush-northern-benin-2024-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_floods']2024 European floods[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Central_European_floods']2024 Central European floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL], three in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic']Czech Republic[/URL] and one in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romania[/URL] are killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL], bringing the death toll from the ongoing floods in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe']Central[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe']Eastern Europe[/URL] to 16. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/central-europe-floods-poland-czech-e9501517da041fda946454f875dc890c'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Portugal_wildfires']2024 Portugal wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal']Portugal[/URL] asks the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] for help to fight large [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Region%2C_Portugal']northern[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Region%2C_Portugal']central[/URL] regions of the country. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugal-asks-europe-help-wildfires-rage-2024-09-16'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion']August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Ukraine%29']ministry of foreign affairs[/URL] invites the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN']UN[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICRC']ICRC[/URL] to join [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian']humanitarian[/URL] efforts in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-asks-un-icrc-join-humanitarian-effort-russias-kursk-region-2024-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Ukraine–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian officials[/URL] publicly distance themselves from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting']involved shooting[/URL] suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_propaganda_in_the_Russian_Federation']propaganda[/URL], following reports of the suspect protesting for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade']Azov Brigade[/URL] and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine against Russia. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/ryan-routh-reported-suspect-trump-assassination-attempt-backed-ukraine-war-2024-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kremlin-alleged-trump-shooters-ukrainian-links-playing-with-fire-has-2024-09-16/'](Reuters 2)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Germany']Immigration to Germany[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] initiates rigorous temporary [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_checkpoint']border checks[/URL] on all its borders to reduce [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration']irregular migration[/URL], prompting criticism from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] member nations stating that it contradicts the bloc's foundations of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area']free movement[/URL] and solidarity. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-tighter-border-controls-take-effect-irking-neighbours-2024-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Golf_Club_shooting']Trump International Golf Club shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Wesley_Routh']Ryan Wesley Routh[/URL] is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge']charged[/URL] with two gun-related crimes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States']federal court[/URL] after being suspected of attempting to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinate[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election']presidential candidate[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-safe-after-new-assassination-attempt-thwarted-florida-golf-course-2024-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korea[/URL] announces that it will revise [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea']its constitution[/URL] on October 7, with changes including designating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] as a separate country and its primary enemy. This follows the announcement that North Korea had given up on peaceful [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_reunification']Korean reunification[/URL]. [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240916_11/'](NHK World Japan)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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