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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153763" 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">At least 80 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> attacks across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/22/live-israel-kills-87-in-gaza-shots-fired-near-diplomats-in-west-bank" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">German</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker" target="_blank">automaker</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" target="_blank">Mercedes-Benz</a> announces it will establish its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" target="_blank">North American</a> headquarters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Atlanta" target="_blank">Metro Atlanta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mercedes-north-american-headquarters-atlanta-66afd293ffd0bec68b6f03b8718d04fc" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_San_Diego_Cessna_Citation_II_crash" target="_blank">2025 San Diego Cessna Citation II crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are presumed dead, including the former drummer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore" target="_blank">metalcore</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_%28band%29" target="_blank">The Devil Wears Prada</a>, eight others are injured, about 100 people are displaced and damage to houses and vehicles are reported when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II" target="_blank">Cessna Citation II</a> aircraft crashes after takeoff from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_James_Jabara_Airport" target="_blank">Colonel James Jabara Airport</a> in the military neighborhood of Murphy Canyon in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego" target="_blank">San Diego</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a>, United States. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-diego-5e465454fc0282a81adafc1bfdc142a1" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/murphy-canyon-plane-crash-live-updates/3831321/?cardId=1:13:3832011" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_South_Wales_floods" target="_blank">2025 New South Wales floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed in major flooding in various <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_North_Coast" target="_blank">Mid North Coast</a> areas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales" target="_blank">New South Wales</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>. <a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-flooding-live-updates-latest-updates-news-warnings-evacuations-forecast/e02ae797-db4e-4084-b01e-7a51ce6acbd3" target="_blank">(Nine News Australia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">Argentina–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior%2C_Justice_and_Peace_%28Venezuela%29" target="_blank">Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdado_Cabello" target="_blank">Diosdado Cabello</a> announces the arrest of several foreign citizens on &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy" target="_blank">conspiracy</a>&quot; charges. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Argentina" target="_blank">government of Argentina</a> acknowledged the arrest of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentines" target="_blank">Argentine citizen</a> and warned Argentines against travelling to Venezuela, accusing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_government" target="_blank">Venezuelan government</a> of &quot;taking hostages&quot;. <a href="https://en.mercopress.com/2025/05/22/argentine-national-among-alleged-conspirators-arrested-in-venezuela" target="_blank">(MercoPress)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute" target="_blank">Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" target="_blank">Mauritius–United Kingdom relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago" target="_blank">Chagos Archipelago</a> in its entirety to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank">Mauritius</a>. The UK and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> will retain control of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia" target="_blank">Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia</a> for 99 years as part of the deal. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyvv04wk8zt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Prosecutors in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a> announce that they will charge a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedes" target="_blank">Swedish citizen</a> with &quot;aggravated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes" target="_blank">war crimes</a> and terrorist crimes committed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>&quot; for the 2015 murder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Jordanian pilot</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muath_al-Kasasbeh" target="_blank">Muath al-Kasasbeh</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-to-charge-jihadi-over-jordanian-pilot-burned-to-death/a-72634002" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" target="_blank">United States Secretary of Homeland Security</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Noem" target="_blank">Kristi Noem</a> orders the termination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" target="_blank">Harvard University</a>'s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, removing the institution's ability to enroll new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_student" target="_blank">international students</a> and requiring current international students to transfer or lose their legal status. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blocks-harvards-ability-enroll-international-students-nyt-reports-2025-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_cabinet_reshuffle" target="_blank">2025 Philippine cabinet reshuffle</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" target="_blank">Bongbong Marcos</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_cabinet_reshuffle" target="_blank">reshuffles</a> the entire <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Cabinet</a>, with all Cabinet secretaries ordered to submit their courtesy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation" target="_blank">resignations</a> in the wake of the results of the midterm elections. <a href="https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-cabinet-courtesy-resignation-may-2025/" target="_blank">(Rappler)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-asks-cabinet-secretaries-resign-enable-reset-2025-05-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Polish presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82awomir_Mentzen" target="_blank">Sławomir Mentzen</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank">presidential</a> candidate who placed third in the first round of the election <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming" target="_blank">live streams</a> a political interview on his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel, which was also broadcasted by major network television. The event became one of the most-watched political broadcasts in Polish internet history. <a href="https://tvpworld.com/86804996/runoff-candidates-respond-to-mentzen-demands-over-8-point-pledge" target="_blank">(TVP World)</a> <a href="https://polanddaily24.com/nawrocki-mentzen-conversation-declarations-made-no-to-the-green-deal-and-new-taxes/poland-today/55687" target="_blank">(PolandDaily24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_22" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153763, 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] [*]At least 80 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] attacks across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/22/live-israel-kills-87-in-gaza-shots-fired-near-diplomats-in-west-bank'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']German[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker']automaker[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz']Mercedes-Benz[/URL] announces it will establish its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America']North American[/URL] headquarters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Atlanta']Metro Atlanta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29']Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mercedes-north-american-headquarters-atlanta-66afd293ffd0bec68b6f03b8718d04fc'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_San_Diego_Cessna_Citation_II_crash']2025 San Diego Cessna Citation II crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are presumed dead, including the former drummer of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore']metalcore[/URL] band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_%28band%29']The Devil Wears Prada[/URL], eight others are injured, about 100 people are displaced and damage to houses and vehicles are reported when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_II']Cessna Citation II[/URL] aircraft crashes after takeoff from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_James_Jabara_Airport']Colonel James Jabara Airport[/URL] in the military neighborhood of Murphy Canyon in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego']San Diego[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL], United States. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-diego-5e465454fc0282a81adafc1bfdc142a1'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/murphy-canyon-plane-crash-live-updates/3831321/?cardId=1:13:3832011'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_South_Wales_floods']2025 New South Wales floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least four people are killed in major flooding in various [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_North_Coast']Mid North Coast[/URL] areas of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales']New South Wales[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-flooding-live-updates-latest-updates-news-warnings-evacuations-forecast/e02ae797-db4e-4084-b01e-7a51ce6acbd3'](Nine News Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']Argentina–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior%2C_Justice_and_Peace_%28Venezuela%29']Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdado_Cabello']Diosdado Cabello[/URL] announces the arrest of several foreign citizens on "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy']conspiracy[/URL]" charges. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Argentina']government of Argentina[/URL] acknowledged the arrest of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentines']Argentine citizen[/URL] and warned Argentines against travelling to Venezuela, accusing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_government']Venezuelan government[/URL] of "taking hostages". [URL='https://en.mercopress.com/2025/05/22/argentine-national-among-alleged-conspirators-arrested-in-venezuela'](MercoPress)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute']Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations']Mauritius–United Kingdom relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago']Chagos Archipelago[/URL] in its entirety to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius']Mauritius[/URL]. The UK and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] will retain control of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia']Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia[/URL] for 99 years as part of the deal. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyvv04wk8zt'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Prosecutors in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL] announce that they will charge a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedes']Swedish citizen[/URL] with "aggravated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes']war crimes[/URL] and terrorist crimes committed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%27athist_Syria']Syria[/URL]" for the 2015 murder of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Air_Force']Jordanian pilot[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muath_al-Kasasbeh']Muath al-Kasasbeh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-to-charge-jihadi-over-jordanian-pilot-burned-to-death/a-72634002'](DW)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security']United States Secretary of Homeland Security[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Noem']Kristi Noem[/URL] orders the termination of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University']Harvard University[/URL]'s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, removing the institution's ability to enroll new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_student']international students[/URL] and requiring current international students to transfer or lose their legal status. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blocks-harvards-ability-enroll-international-students-nyt-reports-2025-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_general_election']2025 Philippine general election[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_cabinet_reshuffle']2025 Philippine cabinet reshuffle[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos']Bongbong Marcos[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Philippine_cabinet_reshuffle']reshuffles[/URL] the entire [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_Philippines']Cabinet[/URL], with all Cabinet secretaries ordered to submit their courtesy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation']resignations[/URL] in the wake of the results of the midterm elections. [URL='https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-cabinet-courtesy-resignation-may-2025/'](Rappler)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-asks-cabinet-secretaries-resign-enable-reset-2025-05-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election']2025 Polish presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82awomir_Mentzen']Sławomir Mentzen[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland']presidential[/URL] candidate who placed third in the first round of the election [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming']live streams[/URL] a political interview on his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube']YouTube[/URL] channel, which was also broadcasted by major network television. The event became one of the most-watched political broadcasts in Polish internet history. [URL='https://tvpworld.com/86804996/runoff-candidates-respond-to-mentzen-demands-over-8-point-pledge'](TVP World)[/URL] [URL='https://polanddaily24.com/nawrocki-mentzen-conversation-declarations-made-no-to-the-green-deal-and-new-taxes/poland-today/55687'](PolandDaily24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_May_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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