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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153754" 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/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 74 people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> since midnight. <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0516/1513210-israeli-strikes-gaza/" target="_blank">(RTÉ News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> on the ports of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudaydah_Port" target="_blank">Hudaydah</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Salif" target="_blank">Salif</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi-controlled_territory_of_Yemen" target="_blank">Houthi-controlled Yemen</a>, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Prime_Minister" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Minister" target="_blank">defense minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz" target="_blank">Israel Katz</a> warn that if the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis" target="_blank">Houthis</a> persist in attacking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, their leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Malik_al-Houthi" target="_blank">Abdul-Malik al-Houthi</a> will be directly targeted. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/05/16/israel-says-it-severely-damaged-yemeni-ports-vows-to-kill-houthi-leader-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_May_15%E2%80%9316%2C_2025" target="_blank">Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–16, 2025</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A tornado strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis%2C_Missouri" target="_blank">St. Louis, Missouri</a>. At least four people are killed, ten others are injured and more than 100,000 are without power in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_metropolitan_area" target="_blank">St. Louis metropolitan area</a> following severe weather in the city and surrounding areas. <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/st-louis-mayor-says-authorities-225503510.html" target="_blank">(Associated Press)</a> <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/severe-weather/st-louis-tornadoes-do-damage-to-city-buildings-power-outages/63-38d2932d-a4d9-4445-ac98-bcd8e8b99008" target="_blank">(KSDK)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and three others are injured by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslide</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower_plant" target="_blank">hydropower plant</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction" target="_blank">construction</a> site in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_Th%E1%BB%95_district" target="_blank">Phong Thổ</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ch%C3%A2u_province" target="_blank">Lai Châu province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnam</a>. <a href="https://news.az/news/landslide-at-hydropower-project-leaves-five-dead-in-n-vietnam" target="_blank">(News.az)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_of_Salman_Rushdie" target="_blank">Stabbing of Salman Rushdie</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> sentences 27-year old Hadi Matar to 25 years in prison for the August 2022 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing" target="_blank">stabbing</a> attack on Indian-British-American author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie" target="_blank">Salman Rushdie</a>, which left Rushdie severely injured while he was giving a talk in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua%2C_New_York" target="_blank">Chautauqua</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-stabbing-terrorism-hadi-matar-fatwa-d9da211d681f5e110d22bac07f3c896b" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed, including the perpetrator and four others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> when a man opens fire inside of a gym in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" target="_blank">Nevada</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.ktnv.com/news/police-one-person-killed-others-injured-when-gunman-opens-fire-inside-northwest-las-vegas-gym" target="_blank">(KTNV)</a> <a href="https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/05/16/las-vegas-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-gym/" target="_blank">(FOX News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ten inmates take part in a mass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape" target="_blank">escape</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_Parish" target="_blank">Orleans Parish</a> jail in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans" target="_blank">New Orleans</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana" target="_blank">Louisiana</a>, United States. One is quickly recaptured; the other nine remain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive" target="_blank">fugitives</a>. <a href="https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/inmate-escape-eleven-jail-orleans/article_b3b1a0ce-2643-4303-95c5-3dff496a734c.html#tncms-source=featured-top" target="_blank">(New Orleans Times-Picayune)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153754, 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/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 74 people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] strikes on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] since midnight. [URL='https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0516/1513210-israeli-strikes-gaza/'](RTÉ News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] on the ports of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudaydah_Port']Hudaydah[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Salif']Salif[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi-controlled_territory_of_Yemen']Houthi-controlled Yemen[/URL], as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Prime_Minister']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Minister']defense minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz']Israel Katz[/URL] warn that if the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis']Houthis[/URL] persist in attacking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], their leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Malik_al-Houthi']Abdul-Malik al-Houthi[/URL] will be directly targeted. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/05/16/israel-says-it-severely-damaged-yemeni-ports-vows-to-kill-houthi-leader-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_May_15%E2%80%9316%2C_2025']Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–16, 2025[/URL] [LIST] [*]A tornado strikes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis%2C_Missouri']St. Louis, Missouri[/URL]. At least four people are killed, ten others are injured and more than 100,000 are without power in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_metropolitan_area']St. Louis metropolitan area[/URL] following severe weather in the city and surrounding areas. [URL='https://www.yahoo.com/news/st-louis-mayor-says-authorities-225503510.html'](Associated Press)[/URL] [URL='https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/severe-weather/st-louis-tornadoes-do-damage-to-city-buildings-power-outages/63-38d2932d-a4d9-4445-ac98-bcd8e8b99008'](KSDK)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and three others are injured by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslide[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower_plant']hydropower plant[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction']construction[/URL] site in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_Th%E1%BB%95_district']Phong Thổ[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ch%C3%A2u_province']Lai Châu province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam']Vietnam[/URL]. [URL='https://news.az/news/landslide-at-hydropower-project-leaves-five-dead-in-n-vietnam'](News.az)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_of_Salman_Rushdie']Stabbing of Salman Rushdie[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] sentences 27-year old Hadi Matar to 25 years in prison for the August 2022 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing']stabbing[/URL] attack on Indian-British-American author [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie']Salman Rushdie[/URL], which left Rushdie severely injured while he was giving a talk in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua%2C_New_York']Chautauqua[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-stabbing-terrorism-hadi-matar-fatwa-d9da211d681f5e110d22bac07f3c896b'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least two people are killed, including the perpetrator and four others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] when a man opens fire inside of a gym in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas']Las Vegas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada']Nevada[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.ktnv.com/news/police-one-person-killed-others-injured-when-gunman-opens-fire-inside-northwest-las-vegas-gym'](KTNV)[/URL] [URL='https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/05/16/las-vegas-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-gym/'](FOX News)[/URL] [*]Ten inmates take part in a mass [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape']escape[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_Parish']Orleans Parish[/URL] jail in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans']New Orleans[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana']Louisiana[/URL], United States. One is quickly recaptured; the other nine remain [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive']fugitives[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/inmate-escape-eleven-jail-orleans/article_b3b1a0ce-2643-4303-95c5-3dff496a734c.html#tncms-source=featured-top']([I]New Orleans Times-Picayune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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