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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153742" 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/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">Gaza war hostage crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli-American hostage <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edan_Alexander" target="_blank">Edan Alexander</a> is released by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel" target="_blank">October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-not-committed-hamas-ceasefire-only-safe-corridor-us-hostage-release-2025-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 12th Congress of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party</a> announces an immediate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency" target="_blank">insurgency</a> activities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> and plans for a formal disbandment. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/12/kurdish-pkk-to-disband-potentially-ending-decades-of-conflict-turkey" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-pkk-dissolves-after-decades-struggle-with-turkey-news-agency-close-2025-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">National Unity Government of Myanmar</a> says that an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">junta forces</a> killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabayin" target="_blank">Tabayin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region" target="_blank">Sagaing Region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-opposition-says-junta-airstrike-kills-17-school-children-2025-05-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An unknown armed group attacks a Chinese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisanal_mining" target="_blank">artisanal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine" target="_blank">gold mine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narena" target="_blank">Narena</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koulikoro_Region" target="_blank">Koulikoro Region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a>, killing one Malian and two others from Ghana, and abducting two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> nationals. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mali-mining-jnim-jihadists-sahara-narena-chinese-559b12181b7a705c384a898b7d26b99c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war" target="_blank">China–United States trade war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> and the U.S. release a joint statement announcing a 90-day pause in some reciprocal tariffs. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0ry7kdk5o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">South Africa–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first group of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaners" target="_blank">Afrikaners</a> arrive in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_President" target="_blank">US President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> grants refugee status to the white minority group, who Trump says face a &quot;genocide&quot; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">government of South Africa</a> rejects such claims. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/white-south-africans-trump" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">13 people are killed after an expired ammunition explosion in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garut_Regency" target="_blank">Garut Regency</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Java" target="_blank">West Java</a>, Indonesia. <a href="https://jakartaglobe.id/news/garut-explosion-update-what-went-wrong-in-ammo-blast-that-killed-13" target="_blank">(Jakarta Globe)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_general_election" target="_blank">2025 Philippine general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos" target="_blank">Filipinos</a> vote to elect all 317 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> and 12 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Senate</a>, in addition to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_local_elections" target="_blank">local elections</a>. <a href="https://asianjournal.com/philippines/philippines-2025-midterm-elections-high-stakes-shifting-alliances-a-test-of-leadership/" target="_blank">(Asian Journal)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-votes-high-stakes-midterms-amid-marcos-duterte-showdown-2025-05-11/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153742, 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/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']Gaza war hostage crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israeli-American hostage [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edan_Alexander']Edan Alexander[/URL] is released by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_Hamas-led_attack_on_Israel']October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-not-committed-hamas-ceasefire-only-safe-corridor-us-hostage-release-2025-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency']Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]The 12th Congress of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party']Kurdistan Workers' Party[/URL] announces an immediate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency']insurgency[/URL] activities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] and plans for a formal disbandment. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/12/kurdish-pkk-to-disband-potentially-ending-decades-of-conflict-turkey'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-pkk-dissolves-after-decades-struggle-with-turkey-news-agency-close-2025-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar']National Unity Government of Myanmar[/URL] says that an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']junta forces[/URL] killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabayin']Tabayin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region']Sagaing Region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-opposition-says-junta-airstrike-kills-17-school-children-2025-05-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An unknown armed group attacks a Chinese [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisanal_mining']artisanal[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine']gold mine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narena']Narena[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koulikoro_Region']Koulikoro Region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL], killing one Malian and two others from Ghana, and abducting two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] nationals. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mali-mining-jnim-jihadists-sahara-narena-chinese-559b12181b7a705c384a898b7d26b99c'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war']China–United States trade war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] and the U.S. release a joint statement announcing a 90-day pause in some reciprocal tariffs. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0ry7kdk5o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations']South Africa–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The first group of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaners']Afrikaners[/URL] arrive in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_President']US President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] grants refugee status to the white minority group, who Trump says face a "genocide" in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa']government of South Africa[/URL] rejects such claims. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/white-south-africans-trump']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]13 people are killed after an expired ammunition explosion in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garut_Regency']Garut Regency[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Java']West Java[/URL], Indonesia. [URL='https://jakartaglobe.id/news/garut-explosion-update-what-went-wrong-in-ammo-blast-that-killed-13'](Jakarta Globe)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_general_election']2025 Philippine general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos']Filipinos[/URL] vote to elect all 317 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines']House of Representatives[/URL] and 12 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines']Senate[/URL], in addition to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_local_elections']local elections[/URL]. [URL='https://asianjournal.com/philippines/philippines-2025-midterm-elections-high-stakes-shifting-alliances-a-test-of-leadership/']([I]Asian Journal[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-votes-high-stakes-midterms-amid-marcos-duterte-showdown-2025-05-11/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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