Twitter youtube Discord Contact us

Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 148803" 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%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_pager_explosions" target="_blank">2024 Lebanon pager explosions</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from yesterday's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby_trap" target="_blank">booby trapped</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager" target="_blank">pagers</a>' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion" target="_blank">explosions</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a>'s communication network, increases to twelve killed, including four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_professional" target="_blank">healthcare workers</a> and two children. Over 2,800 people are injured. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-thousands-injured-in-lebanon-pager-explosions?update=3186514" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie" target="_blank">walkie-talkies</a> and other devices explode across Lebanon, including at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral" target="_blank">funeral</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek" target="_blank">Baalbek</a> for three Hezbollah members and a boy killed yesterday. At least 20 people are killed and over 450 injured. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-thousands-injured-in-lebanon-pager-explosions?update=3187804" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288#https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several home <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy" target="_blank">solar energy</a> systems explode in multiple areas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lebanons-official-news-agency-reports-home-solar-energy-113809042" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" target="_blank">United Nations General Assembly</a> votes 124 in favor, 43 abstentions, and 14 voting no to demand <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> end its unlawful presence within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupied_Palestinian_territories" target="_blank">occupied Palestinian territories</a> within the next 12 months. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-demand-israel-end-unlawful-presence-palestinian-territories-within-12-months-2024-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> weapons depot in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toropets" target="_blank">Toropets</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tver_Oblast" target="_blank">Tver Oblast</a>, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" target="_blank">earthquake</a> by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuate</a> and schools in the region close. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/ukraine-drone-attack-on-russian-arms-depot-toropets" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war" target="_blank">Mexican drug war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 30 people have been killed since September 9 during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootouts</a> between rival factions of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel" target="_blank">Sinaloa Cartel</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa" target="_blank">Sinaloa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-culiacan-violence-sinaloa-cartel-el-mayo-chapo-e980e88d2d6883b2fa5e8180a113a08b" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_American_wildfires" target="_blank">2024 South American wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Peru_wildfires" target="_blank">2024 Peru wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru" target="_blank">President of Peru</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Boluarte" target="_blank">Dina Boluarte</a> issues a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> for three heavily forested regions significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-declares-state-emergency-regions-scorched-by-forest-fires-2024-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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">Twelve people are arrested on suspicion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">arson</a> resulting in widespread <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> in <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 Portugal</a> that have killed at least seven people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/beset-by-wildfires-portugal-gets-help-spain-morocco-2024-09-18/" 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/Ghost_%28communication_network%29" target="_blank">Seizure of Ghost telecommunication network</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jay Je Yoon Jung faces five charges in Sydney court of developing and operating Ghost network. <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/51_arrests_ghost_platform/" target="_blank">(The Register)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" target="_blank">Instagram</a> introduces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence" target="_blank">teen</a> accounts for users under the age of 18 that will be private by default, limit &quot;sensitive content,&quot; and allow parents to view who their teen(s) is messaging. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/instagram-introduces-teen-accounts-with-restricted-features/a-70241497" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 148803, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_pager_explosions']2024 Lebanon pager explosions[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from yesterday's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby_trap']booby trapped[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager']pagers[/URL]' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion']explosions[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL]'s communication network, increases to twelve killed, including four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_professional']healthcare workers[/URL] and two children. Over 2,800 people are injured. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-thousands-injured-in-lebanon-pager-explosions?update=3186514'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288'](AP)[/URL] [*]Multiple [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie']walkie-talkies[/URL] and other devices explode across Lebanon, including at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral']funeral[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek']Baalbek[/URL] for three Hezbollah members and a boy killed yesterday. At least 20 people are killed and over 450 injured. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-thousands-injured-in-lebanon-pager-explosions?update=3187804'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288#https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-syria-ce6af3c2e6de0a0dddfae48634278288'](AP)[/URL] [*]Several home [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy']solar energy[/URL] systems explode in multiple areas of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lebanons-official-news-agency-reports-home-solar-energy-113809042'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly']United Nations General Assembly[/URL] votes 124 in favor, 43 abstentions, and 14 voting no to demand [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] end its unlawful presence within the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupied_Palestinian_territories']occupied Palestinian territories[/URL] within the next 12 months. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-demand-israel-end-unlawful-presence-palestinian-territories-within-12-months-2024-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] weapons depot in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toropets']Toropets[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tver_Oblast']Tver Oblast[/URL], causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake']earthquake[/URL] by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuate[/URL] and schools in the region close. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/ukraine-drone-attack-on-russian-arms-depot-toropets']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war']Mexican drug war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 30 people have been killed since September 9 during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootouts[/URL] between rival factions of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel']Sinaloa Cartel[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa']Sinaloa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mexico-culiacan-violence-sinaloa-cartel-el-mayo-chapo-e980e88d2d6883b2fa5e8180a113a08b'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_American_wildfires']2024 South American wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Peru_wildfires']2024 Peru wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru']President of Peru[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Boluarte']Dina Boluarte[/URL] issues a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] for three heavily forested regions significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-declares-state-emergency-regions-scorched-by-forest-fires-2024-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Portugal_wildfires']2024 Portugal wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]Twelve people are arrested on suspicion of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']arson[/URL] resulting in widespread [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Region%2C_Portugal']Northern[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Region%2C_Portugal']Central Portugal[/URL] that have killed at least seven people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/beset-by-wildfires-portugal-gets-help-spain-morocco-2024-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and Crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_%28communication_network%29']Seizure of Ghost telecommunication network[/URL] [LIST] [*]Jay Je Yoon Jung faces five charges in Sydney court of developing and operating Ghost network. [URL='https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/51_arrests_ghost_platform/'](The Register)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram']Instagram[/URL] introduces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence']teen[/URL] accounts for users under the age of 18 that will be private by default, limit "sensitive content," and allow parents to view who their teen(s) is messaging. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/instagram-introduces-teen-accounts-with-restricted-features/a-70241497'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

Verification