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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 152876" 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 40 people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrikes across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including ten in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_tap_strike" target="_blank">double tap strike</a> on a designated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor" target="_blank">humanitarian zone</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah%23Designation_as_safe_zone" target="_blank">Al-Mawasi refugee camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Governorate" target="_blank">Rafah Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/israeli-attack-on-town-in-lebanons-far-north-kills-14-people-mayor" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<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_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon" target="_blank">2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 14 people are killed and at least 15 others are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrike on a residential building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Yaaqoub" target="_blank">Ain Yaaqoub</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkar_Governorate" target="_blank">Akkar Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lebanon" target="_blank">Northern Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/israeli-attack-on-town-in-lebanons-far-north-kills-14-people-mayor" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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 multiple-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> attack by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis" target="_blank">Houthis</a> on two US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stockdale_%28DDG-106%29" target="_blank">warship</a> has been thwarted. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1knpnlp1leo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S." target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" target="_blank">Federal Aviation Administration</a> issues a temporary 30-day ground on all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. airlines</a> from flying to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" target="_blank">gangs</a> shot at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Airlines" target="_blank">Spirit Airlines</a> aircraft that was attempting to land at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture_International_Airport" target="_blank">Toussaint Louverture International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>, Haiti, yesterday. The airport is also closed indefinitely in response to the shooting. <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article295444429.html" target="_blank">(Miami Herald)</a> <a href="https://www.scrippsnews.com/world/faa-grounds-us-flights-to-haiti-after-gunfire-strikes-spirit-airlines-aircraft" target="_blank">(Scripps News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab militants</a> ambush and kill two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State" target="_blank">South West State</a> soldiers who were travelling on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle" target="_blank">motorcycles</a> on the highway between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanlaweyn" target="_blank">Wanlaweyn</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afgooye" target="_blank">Afgooye</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shabelle" target="_blank">Lower Shabelle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Nov/198891/al_shabab_ambush_kills_two_southwest_state_soldiers_in_lower_shabelle_region.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><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_Department_of_the_Treasury" target="_blank">United States Department of the Treasury</a> sanctions <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> general <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Rahman_Jumma" target="_blank">Abdel Rahman Jumma</a>, alleging that Jumma is the &quot;primary party&quot; responsible for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty" target="_blank">violence against civilians</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_abuses" target="_blank">human rights abuses</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur" target="_blank">West Darfur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/us-sanctions-rsf-commander-accused-of-rights-abuses-in-sudans" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Booker_Prize" target="_blank">2024 Booker Prize</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">English novelist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Harvey_%28author%29" target="_blank">Samantha Harvey</a> wins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Prize" target="_blank">Booker Prize</a> for her novel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_%28novel%29" target="_blank">Orbital</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0jellz4zro" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spanish writer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Pombo" target="_blank">Álvaro Pombo</a> wins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes_Prize" target="_blank">Miguel de Cervantes Prize</a>. <a href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2024-11-12/el-escritor-espanol-alvaro-pombo-gana-el-premio-cervantes.html" target="_blank">(El País)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Indo-Pakistani_smog" target="_blank">2024 Indo-Pakistani smog</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Health_Services%2C_Regulation_and_Coordination" target="_blank">Pakistani Health Department</a> reports that at least 1.8 million people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Punjab</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> have become sick with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease" target="_blank">respiratory</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_irritation" target="_blank">eye irritation</a> ailments caused by chronic, record-breaking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution" target="_blank">air pollution</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-smog-punjab-huge-population-affected-304b37e0e98cf734d40a37a5ec908bd3" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_factory_explosion" target="_blank">Louisville factory explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An explosion at a factory kills two people and injures twelve in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville%2C_Kentucky" target="_blank">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/us/explosion-louisville-kentucky/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/louisville-kentucky-explosion-f7293237f0d07e597354505219cfcd09" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse" target="_blank">Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juries_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. jury</a> awards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>42 million to three former detainees of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison" target="_blank">Abu Ghraib prison</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>, thereby holding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" target="_blank">Virginia</a>-based military contractor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CACI" target="_blank">CACI</a> liable for their role in the torture and mistreatment of the detainees. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abu-ghraib-civil-trial-iraq-virginia-3a2841ec2892fb111b4e26a70e761208" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion_sexual_abuse_cases" target="_blank">Anglican Communion sexual abuse cases</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby" target="_blank">Justin Welby</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury" target="_blank">Archbishop of Canterbury</a> and the symbolic head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion" target="_blank">Anglican Communion</a>, resigns over his handling of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister" target="_blank">barrister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smyth_%28barrister%29" target="_blank">John Smyth</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_abuse" target="_blank">sex abuse</a> scandal. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188083/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-resigns-over-sex-abuse-scandal" target="_blank">(NPR)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/justin-welby-resigns-archbishop-of-canterbury-abuse-2ab9cab63572f5062b5a5588698fe492" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mauritian_general_election" target="_blank">2024 Mauritian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_%28Mauritius%29" target="_blank">Opposition leader</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Mauritius%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navin_Ramgoolam" target="_blank">Navin Ramgoolam</a> is elected as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Mauritius</a>, with his coalition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_du_Changement" target="_blank">Alliance du Changement</a> winning 60 of the 66 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Mauritius%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a> seats. Former Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravind_Jugnauth" target="_blank">Pravind Jugnauth</a> resigns following his party's defeat in the election. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mauritius-opposition-wins-626-votes-election-commission-says-2024-11-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/opposition-secures-landslide-victory-in-mauritius-election" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_November_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 152876, 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 40 people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrikes across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including ten in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_tap_strike']double tap strike[/URL] on a designated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor']humanitarian zone[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah%23Designation_as_safe_zone']Al-Mawasi refugee camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Governorate']Rafah Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/israeli-attack-on-town-in-lebanons-far-north-kills-14-people-mayor'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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_Israeli_invasion_of_Lebanon']2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 14 people are killed and at least 15 others are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrike on a residential building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Yaaqoub']Ain Yaaqoub[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkar_Governorate']Akkar Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lebanon']Northern Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/israeli-attack-on-town-in-lebanons-far-north-kills-14-people-mayor'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]A multiple-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] attack by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis']Houthis[/URL] on two US [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stockdale_%28DDG-106%29']warship[/URL] has been thwarted. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1knpnlp1leo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration']Federal Aviation Administration[/URL] issues a temporary 30-day ground on all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_the_United_States']U.S. airlines[/URL] from flying to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti']gangs[/URL] shot at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Airlines']Spirit Airlines[/URL] aircraft that was attempting to land at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture_International_Airport']Toussaint Louverture International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL], Haiti, yesterday. The airport is also closed indefinitely in response to the shooting. [URL='https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article295444429.html']([I]Miami Herald[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.scrippsnews.com/world/faa-grounds-us-flights-to-haiti-after-gunfire-strikes-spirit-airlines-aircraft'](Scripps News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab militants[/URL] ambush and kill two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State']South West State[/URL] soldiers who were travelling on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle']motorcycles[/URL] on the highway between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanlaweyn']Wanlaweyn[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afgooye']Afgooye[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shabelle']Lower Shabelle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Nov/198891/al_shabab_ambush_kills_two_southwest_state_soldiers_in_lower_shabelle_region.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][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_Department_of_the_Treasury']United States Department of the Treasury[/URL] sanctions [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] general [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Rahman_Jumma']Abdel Rahman Jumma[/URL], alleging that Jumma is the "primary party" responsible for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty']violence against civilians[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_abuses']human rights abuses[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur']West Darfur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/us-sanctions-rsf-commander-accused-of-rights-abuses-in-sudans'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Booker_Prize']2024 Booker Prize[/URL] [LIST] [*]English novelist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Harvey_%28author%29']Samantha Harvey[/URL] wins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Prize']Booker Prize[/URL] for her novel [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_%28novel%29']Orbital[/URL][/I]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0jellz4zro'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Spanish writer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Pombo']Álvaro Pombo[/URL] wins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes_Prize']Miguel de Cervantes Prize[/URL]. [URL='https://elpais.com/cultura/2024-11-12/el-escritor-espanol-alvaro-pombo-gana-el-premio-cervantes.html']([I]El País[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Indo-Pakistani_smog']2024 Indo-Pakistani smog[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Health_Services%2C_Regulation_and_Coordination']Pakistani Health Department[/URL] reports that at least 1.8 million people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan']Punjab[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] have become sick with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease']respiratory[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_irritation']eye irritation[/URL] ailments caused by chronic, record-breaking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution']air pollution[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-smog-punjab-huge-population-affected-304b37e0e98cf734d40a37a5ec908bd3'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_factory_explosion']Louisville factory explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*]An explosion at a factory kills two people and injures twelve in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville%2C_Kentucky']Louisville, Kentucky[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/us/explosion-louisville-kentucky/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/louisville-kentucky-explosion-f7293237f0d07e597354505219cfcd09'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse']Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juries_in_the_United_States']U.S. jury[/URL] awards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]42 million to three former detainees of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison']Abu Ghraib prison[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL], thereby holding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia']Virginia[/URL]-based military contractor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CACI']CACI[/URL] liable for their role in the torture and mistreatment of the detainees. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/abu-ghraib-civil-trial-iraq-virginia-3a2841ec2892fb111b4e26a70e761208'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion_sexual_abuse_cases']Anglican Communion sexual abuse cases[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby']Justin Welby[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury']Archbishop of Canterbury[/URL] and the symbolic head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion']Anglican Communion[/URL], resigns over his handling of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister']barrister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smyth_%28barrister%29']John Smyth[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_abuse']sex abuse[/URL] scandal. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188083/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-resigns-over-sex-abuse-scandal'](NPR)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/justin-welby-resigns-archbishop-of-canterbury-abuse-2ab9cab63572f5062b5a5588698fe492'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mauritian_general_election']2024 Mauritian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_%28Mauritius%29']Opposition leader[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Mauritius%29']Labour Party[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navin_Ramgoolam']Navin Ramgoolam[/URL] is elected as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius']Prime Minister of Mauritius[/URL], with his coalition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_du_Changement']Alliance du Changement[/URL] winning 60 of the 66 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Mauritius%29']National Assembly[/URL] seats. Former Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravind_Jugnauth']Pravind Jugnauth[/URL] resigns following his party's defeat in the election. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mauritius-opposition-wins-626-votes-election-commission-says-2024-11-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/opposition-secures-landslide-victory-in-mauritius-election'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_November_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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