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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153141" 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/Kursk_offensive_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kursk offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian Army</a> launches a new offensive 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.bbc.com/news/articles/c86wz0vd1dwo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_North_American_winter_storm" target="_blank">January 2025 North American winter storm</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service" target="_blank">National Weather Service</a> issues <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm_warning" target="_blank">winter storm alerts</a> for areas covering nearly 70 million people from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains" target="_blank">Great Plains</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">East Coast</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, of which nearly 4 million are placed under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_warning" target="_blank">blizzard warnings</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/05/weather/winter-storm-weather-weekend/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Israel–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" target="_blank">U.S. State Department</a> proposes to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" target="_blank">Congress</a> a planned $8 billion weapons package sale consisting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" target="_blank">air-to-air</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" target="_blank">Hellfire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missiles</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29" target="_blank">artillery shells</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition" target="_blank">ammunitions</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvne94v1rdo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Resurfaced videos show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">Justice Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadi_al-Waisi" target="_blank">Shadi al-Waisi</a> overseeing the execution of two women in 2015 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution" target="_blank">prostitution</a> charges according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" target="_blank">Islamic</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia" target="_blank">Sharia</a> law. <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/syrian-minister-oversaw-execution-women-prostitution" target="_blank">(The New Arab)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ruling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_People%27s_Party" target="_blank">Austrian People's Party</a> chooses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Stocker" target="_blank">Christian Stocker</a> as its acting chairman to succeed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Nehammer" target="_blank">Karl Nehammer</a>, who resigned as party leader and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Chancellor_of_Austria" target="_blank">Chancellor of Austria</a> on the eve. Stocker says he is open to negotiate with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria" target="_blank">Freedom Party of Austria</a> to form the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election" target="_blank">post-election</a> coalition government. <a href="https://dnyuz.com/2025/01/05/new-austrian-conservative-leader-ready-for-coalition-talks-with-far-right/" target="_blank">(DNYUZ)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Germany" target="_blank">German government</a> cuts funding for two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_group" target="_blank">human rights groups</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zochrot" target="_blank">Zochrot</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Profile" target="_blank">New Profile</a>, that were notable for advocating for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-Palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian rights</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimilitarism" target="_blank">Antimilitarism</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_Cup" target="_blank">2025 United Cup</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis" target="_blank">tennis</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> wins its second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Cup" target="_blank">United Cup</a> title after defeating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> 2–0 in the final. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/united-states-claim-second-united-cup-title-with-win-over-poland-2025-01-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153141, 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/Kursk_offensive_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Kursk offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian Army[/URL] launches a new offensive 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.bbc.com/news/articles/c86wz0vd1dwo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_North_American_winter_storm']January 2025 North American winter storm[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service']National Weather Service[/URL] issues [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm_warning']winter storm alerts[/URL] for areas covering nearly 70 million people from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains']Great Plains[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States']East Coast[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], of which nearly 4 million are placed under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_warning']blizzard warnings[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/05/weather/winter-storm-weather-weekend/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Israel–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State']U.S. State Department[/URL] proposes to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress']Congress[/URL] a planned $8 billion weapons package sale consisting of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_missile']air-to-air[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire']Hellfire[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missiles[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29']artillery shells[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition']ammunitions[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvne94v1rdo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Resurfaced videos show [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_%28Syria%29']Justice Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadi_al-Waisi']Shadi al-Waisi[/URL] overseeing the execution of two women in 2015 on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution']prostitution[/URL] charges according to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam']Islamic[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia']Sharia[/URL] law. [URL='https://www.newarab.com/news/syrian-minister-oversaw-execution-women-prostitution'](The New Arab)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]The ruling [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_People%27s_Party']Austrian People's Party[/URL] chooses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Stocker']Christian Stocker[/URL] as its acting chairman to succeed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Nehammer']Karl Nehammer[/URL], who resigned as party leader and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Chancellor_of_Austria']Chancellor of Austria[/URL] on the eve. Stocker says he is open to negotiate with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria']Freedom Party of Austria[/URL] to form the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election']post-election[/URL] coalition government. [URL='https://dnyuz.com/2025/01/05/new-austrian-conservative-leader-ready-for-coalition-talks-with-far-right/'](DNYUZ)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Germany']German government[/URL] cuts funding for two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_group']human rights groups[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zochrot']Zochrot[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Profile']New Profile[/URL], that were notable for advocating for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-Palestine']Palestinian rights[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimilitarism']Antimilitarism[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_Cup']2025 United Cup[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis']tennis[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_in_the_United_States']United States[/URL] wins its second [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Cup']United Cup[/URL] title after defeating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Poland']Poland[/URL] 2–0 in the final. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/united-states-claim-second-united-cup-title-with-win-over-poland-2025-01-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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