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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153680" 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/Kherson_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kherson strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" target="_blank">artillery</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_bomb" target="_blank">glide bombs</a> target <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson" target="_blank">Kherson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing one person and injuring nine others. A sports facility, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket" target="_blank">supermarket</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_building" target="_blank">residential buildings</a> were among those hit. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kherson-glide-bombs-72f7bda22f4fb8c990a026d55f4ce66e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Dnipro strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A large-scale <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a>, kills two people and injures 16 others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mass-drone-attack-kills-one-injures-seven-ukraines-dnipro-governor-says-2025-04-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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/2025_Shabelle_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Shabelle offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> militants capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adan_Yabal_District" target="_blank">Adan Yabal District</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Shabelle" target="_blank">Middle Shabelle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>, as the group continues to advance towards the capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" target="_blank">Mogadishu</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-shabaab-captures-strategic-somalia-town-it-presses-offensive-2025-04-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Coast_Guard" target="_blank">Authorities</a> recover the remains of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos" target="_blank">Filipino</a> crew member from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand" target="_blank">sand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge" target="_blank">barge</a> that capsized off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro" target="_blank">Occidental Mindoro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, yesterday, bringing the total death toll to two. Nine others are reportedly still missing. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/942984/death-toll-of-capsized-ship-off-mindoro-now-2-pcg-searching-for-survivors/story/" target="_blank">(GMA News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A boat carrying around 400 people catches fire and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsizing" target="_blank">capsizes</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_River" target="_blank">Congo River</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Republic of the Congo</a>, killing at least 50 people and leaving hundreds more missing. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-boat-accident-fire-fb3aa610c4690348998803b3f3a1b50d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> suspends the import of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese" target="_blank">cheese</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat" target="_blank">meat products</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> to prevent the spread of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease" target="_blank">foot-and-mouth disease</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vpp8zzd7o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Transgender rights in the United Kingdom</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Supreme Court of the United Kingdom</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_gender" target="_blank">legal gender</a> is based upon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" target="_blank">biological sex</a> for the purposes of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010" target="_blank">Equality Act 2010</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7pqzk47zo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care" target="_blank">palliative care</a> doctor is charged for allegedly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_mercy_%28criminology%29" target="_blank">killing</a> fifteen patients between 2021 and 2024 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" target="_blank">Berlin</a>. He is being investigated in an additional 75 suspected cases and also accused of trying to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampering_with_evidence" target="_blank">cover up the evidence</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">starting fires</a> in their homes. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-palliative-doctor-patients-deaths-berlin-fires-637c1779ca95cd085d80cb76ab2e5c12" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/palliativarzt-mord-anklage-berlin-100.html" target="_blank">(tagesschau)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<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 leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti" target="_blank">Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo</a>, announces the establishment of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Peace_and_Unity" target="_blank">Government of Peace and Unity</a>, a rival government to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">the country</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">armed forces</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrgqjq8ynzo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid" target="_blank">colossal squid</a> is filmed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" target="_blank">Southern Atlantic Ocean</a> for the first time since the species was discovered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" target="_blank">1925</a>. The {{cvt|30|cm|in|abbr=on}}-long juvenile was filmed by a team of scientists led by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Essex" target="_blank">University of Essex</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sandwich_Islands" target="_blank">South Sandwich Islands</a> at a depth of {{cvt|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99pg13yv32o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153680, 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/Kherson_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kherson strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery']artillery[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_bomb']glide bombs[/URL] target [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson']Kherson[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing one person and injuring nine others. A sports facility, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket']supermarket[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_building']residential buildings[/URL] were among those hit. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kherson-glide-bombs-72f7bda22f4fb8c990a026d55f4ce66e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Dnipro strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]A large-scale [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL], kills two people and injures 16 others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mass-drone-attack-kills-one-injures-seven-ukraines-dnipro-governor-says-2025-04-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/2025_Shabelle_offensive']2025 Shabelle offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] militants capture the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adan_Yabal_District']Adan Yabal District[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Shabelle']Middle Shabelle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL], as the group continues to advance towards the capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu']Mogadishu[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-shabaab-captures-strategic-somalia-town-it-presses-offensive-2025-04-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Coast_Guard']Authorities[/URL] recover the remains of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos']Filipino[/URL] crew member from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand']sand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge']barge[/URL] that capsized off [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro']Occidental Mindoro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], yesterday, bringing the total death toll to two. Nine others are reportedly still missing. [URL='https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/942984/death-toll-of-capsized-ship-off-mindoro-now-2-pcg-searching-for-survivors/story/'](GMA News)[/URL] [*]A boat carrying around 400 people catches fire and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsizing']capsizes[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_River']Congo River[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo']Republic of the Congo[/URL], killing at least 50 people and leaving hundreds more missing. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-boat-accident-fire-fb3aa610c4690348998803b3f3a1b50d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] suspends the import of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese']cheese[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat']meat products[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] to prevent the spread of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease']foot-and-mouth disease[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vpp8zzd7o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom']Transgender rights in the United Kingdom[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom']Supreme Court of the United Kingdom[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_gender']legal gender[/URL] is based upon [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex']biological sex[/URL] for the purposes of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010']Equality Act 2010[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7pqzk47zo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']German[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care']palliative care[/URL] doctor is charged for allegedly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_mercy_%28criminology%29']killing[/URL] fifteen patients between 2021 and 2024 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin']Berlin[/URL]. He is being investigated in an additional 75 suspected cases and also accused of trying to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampering_with_evidence']cover up the evidence[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']starting fires[/URL] in their homes. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-palliative-doctor-patients-deaths-berlin-fires-637c1779ca95cd085d80cb76ab2e5c12'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/palliativarzt-mord-anklage-berlin-100.html'](tagesschau)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti']Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo[/URL], announces the establishment of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Peace_and_Unity']Government of Peace and Unity[/URL], a rival government to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']the country[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']armed forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrgqjq8ynzo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid']colossal squid[/URL] is filmed in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean']Southern Atlantic Ocean[/URL] for the first time since the species was discovered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925']1925[/URL]. The {{cvt|30|cm|in|abbr=on}}-long juvenile was filmed by a team of scientists led by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Essex']University of Essex[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sandwich_Islands']South Sandwich Islands[/URL] at a depth of {{cvt|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99pg13yv32o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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