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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153717" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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/US%E2%80%93UK_airstrikes_on_Yemen" target="_blank">US–UK airstrikes on Yemen</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" target="_blank">Royal Air Force</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on buildings they claimed were used by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis" target="_blank">Houthis</a> to manufacture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drones</a> south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa" target="_blank">Sanaa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/uk-military-launches-airstrikes-with-us-targeting-yemens-houthi-rebels/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland%E2%80%93Somaliland_dispute" target="_blank">Puntland–Somaliland dispute</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Anod_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Las Anod conflict</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puntland%E2%80%93Somaliland_prisoner_exchanges" target="_blank">Puntland–Somaliland prisoner exchange</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland" target="_blank">Puntland</a> releases fifteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" target="_blank">prisoners of war</a> in exchange for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland" target="_blank">Somaliland</a> releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sool_region" target="_blank">Sool region</a>. This is the second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange" target="_blank">prisoner exchange</a> of prisoners captured during the conflict in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Anod" target="_blank">Las Anod</a>. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Apr/201344/puntland_and_somaliland_exchange_prisoners_captured_during_las_anod_conflict.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a> <a href="https://hornobserver.com/articles/3308/Puntland-and-Somaliland-Set-to-Exchange-Prisoners-in-Landmark-Agreement" target="_blank">(Horn Observer)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Colombia" target="_blank">government</a> says fifteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Colombia" target="_blank">police officers</a> and twelve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Forces_of_Colombia" target="_blank">soldiers</a> have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Clan" target="_blank">Gulf Clan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel" target="_blank">cartel</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organised_crime_in_Colombia" target="_blank">armed groups</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1e0x762lo" 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/2025_Israel_fires" target="_blank">2025 Israel fires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">Wildfires</a>, reported to the be the largest in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s history, rage out of control in at least 100 different locations, prompting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli government</a> to declare a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> and forcing evacuations near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem" target="_blank">Jerusalem</a>. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/30/middleeast/israel-wildfires-jerusalem-intl/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/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Taiwan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" target="_blank">Somaliland–Taiwan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Government_of_Somalia" target="_blank">Somali government</a> announces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban" target="_blank">a ban on the entry</a> and transit of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport_of_Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwanese passport</a> holders through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a> citing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758" target="_blank">United Nations Resolution 2758</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China_policy" target="_blank">One China policy</a>. Taiwan warns its citizens against traveling to Somaliland or Somalia in response. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqr1wgz4eo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/taiwan-says-somalia-bans-entry-its-citizens-amid-somaliland-dispute-2025-04-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" target="_blank">New Zealand–Philippines relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_%28New_Zealand%29" target="_blank">defence minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Collins" target="_blank">Judith Collins</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_National_Defense_%28Philippines%29" target="_blank">defense secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Teodoro" target="_blank">Gilbert Teodoro</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visiting_forces_agreement" target="_blank">visiting forces agreement</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila" target="_blank">Manila</a>. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/new-zealand-philippines-status-of-visiting-forces-agreement/c9dae4ce-259a-11f0-ae6d-e4db528eba27_story.html" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_30" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153717, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%E2%80%93UK_airstrikes_on_Yemen']US–UK airstrikes on Yemen[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force']Royal Air Force[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on buildings they claimed were used by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis']Houthis[/URL] to manufacture [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle']drones[/URL] south of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa']Sanaa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/uk-military-launches-airstrikes-with-us-targeting-yemens-houthi-rebels/'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland%E2%80%93Somaliland_dispute']Puntland–Somaliland dispute[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Anod_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Las Anod conflict[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puntland%E2%80%93Somaliland_prisoner_exchanges']Puntland–Somaliland prisoner exchange[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland']Puntland[/URL] releases fifteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war']prisoners of war[/URL] in exchange for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland']Somaliland[/URL] releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sool_region']Sool region[/URL]. This is the second [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange']prisoner exchange[/URL] of prisoners captured during the conflict in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Anod']Las Anod[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Apr/201344/puntland_and_somaliland_exchange_prisoners_captured_during_las_anod_conflict.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [URL='https://hornobserver.com/articles/3308/Puntland-and-Somaliland-Set-to-Exchange-Prisoners-in-Landmark-Agreement'](Horn Observer)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Colombia']government[/URL] says fifteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Colombia']police officers[/URL] and twelve [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Forces_of_Colombia']soldiers[/URL] have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Clan']Gulf Clan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel']cartel[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organised_crime_in_Colombia']armed groups[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1e0x762lo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Israel_fires']2025 Israel fires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']Wildfires[/URL], reported to the be the largest in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s history, rage out of control in at least 100 different locations, prompting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Israel']Israeli government[/URL] to declare a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] and forcing evacuations near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem']Jerusalem[/URL]. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/30/middleeast/israel-wildfires-jerusalem-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan']Foreign relations of Taiwan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations']Somaliland–Taiwan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Government_of_Somalia']Somali government[/URL] announces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_ban']a ban on the entry[/URL] and transit of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport_of_Taiwan']Taiwanese passport[/URL] holders through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL] citing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758']United Nations Resolution 2758[/URL] and the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China_policy']One China policy[/URL][/I]. Taiwan warns its citizens against traveling to Somaliland or Somalia in response. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqr1wgz4eo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/taiwan-says-somalia-bans-entry-its-citizens-amid-somaliland-dispute-2025-04-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%E2%80%93Philippines_relations']New Zealand–Philippines relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_%28New_Zealand%29']defence minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Collins']Judith Collins[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_National_Defense_%28Philippines%29']defense secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Teodoro']Gilbert Teodoro[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visiting_forces_agreement']visiting forces agreement[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila']Manila[/URL]. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/new-zealand-philippines-status-of-visiting-forces-agreement/c9dae4ce-259a-11f0-ae6d-e4db528eba27_story.html']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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