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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153684" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive" target="_blank">Rafah offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> begins the expansion of the recently-established <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_Corridor" target="_blank">Morag Corridor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone" target="_blank">buffer zone</a> to include the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Governorate" target="_blank">southern Gaza</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>, intending to connect it with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphi_Corridor" target="_blank">Philadelphi Corridor</a>. Witnesses report the Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition" target="_blank">demolition</a> of structures in Rafah. <a href="https://aje.io/sk8e1a?update=3649238" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/israel-intensifies-operation-in-gaza-strip-1744845608.html" target="_blank">(RBC Ukraine)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 37 people, including children, are killed in a series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes against displaced Palestinians in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, according to Gaza's civil defence agency. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrl891j23o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</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 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%E2%80%93April_2025_United_States_attacks_in_Yemen" target="_blank">March–April 2025 United States attacks in Yemen</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" target="_blank">United States Navy</a> launches a wave of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strikes across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_controlled_territory_of_Yemen" target="_blank">Houthi-controlled</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, killing at least one person in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa" target="_blank">Sanaa</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-7d9f3288f71746df4aeed7ce41b5bb47" target="_blank">(AP)</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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention_in_Somalia_%282007%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">American military intervention in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> kill twelve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">al-Shabaab</a> insurgents in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>, while a separate airstrike destroys an unflagged vessel suspected of carrying weapons for the militant group off the Somali coast. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/airstrike-army-attack-kill-dozens-al-shabaab-fighters-somalia-government-says-2025-04-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-somali-us-air-strikes-kill-al-shabaab-fighters-hit-weapons-ship-says-government/" target="_blank">(Middle East Monitor)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Dani_nightclub_fire" target="_blank">Kočani nightclub fire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the fire at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightclub" target="_blank">nightclub</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Dani" target="_blank">Kočani</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia" target="_blank">North Macedonia</a>, in March increases to 62 as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn" target="_blank">burn</a> victim dies in the hospital. <a href="https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/pochina-24-godishniot-stojanche-stefanov-povreden-vo-pozharot-vo-kochani/" target="_blank">(Sloboden Pečat)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed and one is injured after the collapse of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_tramway" target="_blank">aerial tramway</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Faito" target="_blank">Monte Faito</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campania" target="_blank">Campania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.ilmessaggero.it/italia/monte_faito_funivia_incidente_cavo_rotto_precipita_cabina_passeggeri_ultime_notizie-8785431.html" target="_blank">(Il Messaggero)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll of the capsized {{MV|Hong Hai 16||2}} disaster two days ago 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>, rises to four. Seven others are still missing. <a href="https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1248317" target="_blank">(Philippine News Agency)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Florida_State_University_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Florida State University shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed and six others are hospitalized in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_University" target="_blank">Florida State University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee%2C_Florida" target="_blank">Tallahassee</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a>, United States. The suspect is arrested by local police. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-state-university-shooter-alert-bf66a24ea91959697c7138089b2ef6fb" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/fsu-shooting-tallahassee.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/florida-state-university-active-shooter-rcna201756" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Turkey" target="_blank">Illegal drug trade in Turkey</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish police</a> detain 525 suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_dealer" target="_blank">drug dealers</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara" target="_blank">Ankara</a>, in what is the biggest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics" target="_blank">narcotics</a> opperation in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">country's</a> history, involving thousands of officers, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniffer_dog" target="_blank">sniffer dogs</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_law_enforcement" target="_blank">drones</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_aviation" target="_blank">helicopters</a>, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Turkey%29" target="_blank">interior ministry</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/turkey-drug-raids-arrests-ankara-4d3a67fc68fa197c9fb50f632ca4b14d" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/turkiye/525-turkish-drug-dealers-detained-in-massive-raid-in-ankara-145920/" target="_blank">(Türkiye Today)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council" target="_blank">military junta</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon" target="_blank">pardons</a> and releases 4,893 prisoners, including thirteen foreigners who will be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation" target="_blank">deported</a> from the country, and 22 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner" target="_blank">political prisoners</a>, ahead of the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thingyan" target="_blank">New Year</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-junta-pardons-4900-prisoners-to-mark-new-year/a-72271886" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/04/17/myanmar-new-year-amnesty-release/" target="_blank">(Radio Free Asia)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tropic_Air_hijacking_incident" target="_blank">2025 Tropic Air hijacking incident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A hijacker is killed and three others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> citizen hijacks a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Air" target="_blank">Tropic Air</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan" target="_blank">Cessna 208 Caravan</a> and attacks passengers with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife" target="_blank">knife</a> before being fatally shot by a passenger with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm" target="_blank">firearm</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport" target="_blank">Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_City" target="_blank">Belize City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize" target="_blank">Belize</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a> <a href="https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/tropic-air-cessna-208-hijacked" target="_blank">(Airways)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153684, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive']Rafah offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] begins the expansion of the recently-established [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_Corridor']Morag Corridor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone']buffer zone[/URL] to include the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Governorate']southern Gaza[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL], intending to connect it with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphi_Corridor']Philadelphi Corridor[/URL]. Witnesses report the Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition']demolition[/URL] of structures in Rafah. [URL='https://aje.io/sk8e1a?update=3649238'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/israel-intensifies-operation-in-gaza-strip-1744845608.html'](RBC Ukraine)[/URL] [*]At least 37 people, including children, are killed in a series of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes against displaced Palestinians in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], according to Gaza's civil defence agency. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrl891j23o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%E2%80%93April_2025_United_States_attacks_in_Yemen']March–April 2025 United States attacks in Yemen[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy']United States Navy[/URL] launches a wave of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strikes across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_controlled_territory_of_Yemen']Houthi-controlled[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], killing at least one person in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa']Sanaa[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-7d9f3288f71746df4aeed7ce41b5bb47'](AP)[/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], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention_in_Somalia_%282007%E2%80%93present%29']American military intervention in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] kill twelve [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']al-Shabaab[/URL] insurgents in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL], while a separate airstrike destroys an unflagged vessel suspected of carrying weapons for the militant group off the Somali coast. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/airstrike-army-attack-kill-dozens-al-shabaab-fighters-somalia-government-says-2025-04-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-somali-us-air-strikes-kill-al-shabaab-fighters-hit-weapons-ship-says-government/'](Middle East Monitor)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Dani_nightclub_fire']Kočani nightclub fire[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the fire at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightclub']nightclub[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Dani']Kočani[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia']North Macedonia[/URL], in March increases to 62 as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn']burn[/URL] victim dies in the hospital. [URL='https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/pochina-24-godishniot-stojanche-stefanov-povreden-vo-pozharot-vo-kochani/'](Sloboden Pečat)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Four people are killed and one is injured after the collapse of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_tramway']aerial tramway[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Faito']Monte Faito[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campania']Campania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ilmessaggero.it/italia/monte_faito_funivia_incidente_cavo_rotto_precipita_cabina_passeggeri_ultime_notizie-8785431.html']([I]Il Messaggero[/I])[/URL] [*]The death toll of the capsized {{MV|Hong Hai 16||2}} disaster two days ago off [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Mindoro']Occidental Mindoro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], rises to four. Seven others are still missing. [URL='https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1248317'](Philippine News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Florida_State_University_shooting']2025 Florida State University shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed and six others are hospitalized in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_University']Florida State University[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee%2C_Florida']Tallahassee[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL], United States. The suspect is arrested by local police. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/florida-state-university-shooter-alert-bf66a24ea91959697c7138089b2ef6fb'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/fsu-shooting-tallahassee.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/florida-state-university-active-shooter-rcna201756'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Turkey']Illegal drug trade in Turkey[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Turkey']Turkish police[/URL] detain 525 suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_dealer']drug dealers[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara']Ankara[/URL], in what is the biggest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics']narcotics[/URL] opperation in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']country's[/URL] history, involving thousands of officers, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniffer_dog']sniffer dogs[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_law_enforcement']drones[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_aviation']helicopters[/URL], according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Turkey%29']interior ministry[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/turkey-drug-raids-arrests-ankara-4d3a67fc68fa197c9fb50f632ca4b14d'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.turkiyetoday.com/turkiye/525-turkish-drug-dealers-detained-in-massive-raid-in-ankara-145920/']([I]Türkiye Today[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council']military junta[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon']pardons[/URL] and releases 4,893 prisoners, including thirteen foreigners who will be [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation']deported[/URL] from the country, and 22 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner']political prisoners[/URL], ahead of the country's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thingyan']New Year[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-junta-pardons-4900-prisoners-to-mark-new-year/a-72271886'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/04/17/myanmar-new-year-amnesty-release/'](Radio Free Asia)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tropic_Air_hijacking_incident']2025 Tropic Air hijacking incident[/URL] [LIST] [*]A hijacker is killed and three others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] citizen hijacks a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Air']Tropic Air[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan']Cessna 208 Caravan[/URL] and attacks passengers with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife']knife[/URL] before being fatally shot by a passenger with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm']firearm[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport']Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_City']Belize City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize']Belize[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154'](ABC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/tropic-air-cessna-208-hijacked'](Airways)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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