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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153806" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State" target="_blank">War against the Islamic State</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><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/New_America_%28organization%29" target="_blank">New America</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank" target="_blank">think tank</a>, reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strikes_in_Somalia" target="_blank">U.S. airstrikes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a> targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> militants resulted in up to 174 fatalities, including an estimated six to 30 civilian casualties, in 2025. <a href="https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/us-airstrikes-in-somalia-killed-up-to-174-people-in-2025-monitoring-group-says" target="_blank">(Garowe Online)</a> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/americas-counterterrorism-wars/the-war-in-somalia/" target="_blank">(New America)</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><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> militants reportedly seize control of Hawadley village in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Shabelle" target="_blank">Middle Shabelle</a> region of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirshabelle_State" target="_blank">Hirshabelle State</a> following the withdrawal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Burundian forces</a> under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia" target="_blank">AUSSOM</a> from the strategic military base. <a href="https://en.kaabtv.com/al-shabaab-militants-seize-control-of-hawadley-in-middle-shabelle-region/" target="_blank">(Kaab TV)</a> <a href="https://www.ftlsomalia.com/al-shabaab-seizes-hawadley-after-au-forces-withdraw/amp/" target="_blank">(FTL Somalia)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for shooting down an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a> helicopter near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xawaadley" target="_blank">Xawaadley</a>. <a href="https://en.kaabtv.com/al-shabaab-militants-seize-control-of-hawadley-in-middle-shabelle-region/" target="_blank">(Kaab TV)</a> Business and economy</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">North Macedonia–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia" target="_blank">North Macedonia</a> announces that it will take <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Import_tax" target="_blank">import taxes</a> on US goods to zero in hopes of a reciprocal measure from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, as Foreign Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%C4%8Do_Mucunski" target="_blank">Timčo Mucunski</a> says that the country is negotiating a free trade agreement with the US. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-macedonia-united-states-tariffs-trump-6ef2fed0413db8d6967ad4bb4153f05f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_Securities_Exchange" target="_blank">Damascus Securities Exchange</a> reopens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> after six months of closure following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" target="_blank">fall of the Assad regime</a> in December 2024. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/business/economy/2025/06/02/damascus-stock-exchange-reopens-after-6month-closure" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Transportation_%28Philippines%29" target="_blank">Department of Transportation</a> orders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirAsia" target="_blank">AirAsia</a> to halt the sale of airline tickets in the country, citing alleged overpricing after reports revealed that fares on the airline's website significantly exceeded government-approved <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_ceiling" target="_blank">price ceilings</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/philippines-orders-airasia-move-shutdown-on-excessive-pricing" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nigeria_floods" target="_blank">2025 Nigeria floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mokwa_flood" target="_blank">2025 Mokwa flood</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding" target="_blank">flooding</a> caused by torrential rain in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokwa" target="_blank">Mokwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>, increases to over 200. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-in-nigeria-flooding-rises-to-at-least-200/video-72755995" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> hold further negotiations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" target="_blank">Istanbul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye" target="_blank">Turkey</a>, resulting in an agreement for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" target="_blank">prisoner of war</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange" target="_blank">exchange</a>. Officials confirm that all sick and severely wounded prisoners of war, along with those younger than 25, will be exchanged. Russia and Ukraine also exchanged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> proposals during the negotiations. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgrg7kelk45t" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_June_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153806, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State']War against the Islamic State[/URL] [LIST] [*][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/New_America_%28organization%29']New America[/URL], a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL]-based [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank']think tank[/URL], reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strikes_in_Somalia']U.S. airstrikes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL] targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] militants resulted in up to 174 fatalities, including an estimated six to 30 civilian casualties, in 2025. [URL='https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/us-airstrikes-in-somalia-killed-up-to-174-people-in-2025-monitoring-group-says'](Garowe Online)[/URL] [URL='https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/americas-counterterrorism-wars/the-war-in-somalia/'](New America)[/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] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] militants reportedly seize control of Hawadley village in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Shabelle']Middle Shabelle[/URL] region of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirshabelle_State']Hirshabelle State[/URL] following the withdrawal of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defence_Force']Burundian forces[/URL] under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia']AUSSOM[/URL] from the strategic military base. [URL='https://en.kaabtv.com/al-shabaab-militants-seize-control-of-hawadley-in-middle-shabelle-region/'](Kaab TV)[/URL] [URL='https://www.ftlsomalia.com/al-shabaab-seizes-hawadley-after-au-forces-withdraw/amp/'](FTL Somalia)[/URL] [*]Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for shooting down an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL] helicopter near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xawaadley']Xawaadley[/URL]. [URL='https://en.kaabtv.com/al-shabaab-militants-seize-control-of-hawadley-in-middle-shabelle-region/'](Kaab TV)[/URL] [B]Business and economy[/B] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']North Macedonia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia']North Macedonia[/URL] announces that it will take [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Import_tax']import taxes[/URL] on US goods to zero in hopes of a reciprocal measure from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], as Foreign Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%C4%8Do_Mucunski']Timčo Mucunski[/URL] says that the country is negotiating a free trade agreement with the US. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/north-macedonia-united-states-tariffs-trump-6ef2fed0413db8d6967ad4bb4153f05f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_Securities_Exchange']Damascus Securities Exchange[/URL] reopens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] after six months of closure following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime']fall of the Assad regime[/URL] in December 2024. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/business/economy/2025/06/02/damascus-stock-exchange-reopens-after-6month-closure'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Transportation_%28Philippines%29']Department of Transportation[/URL] orders [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirAsia']AirAsia[/URL] to halt the sale of airline tickets in the country, citing alleged overpricing after reports revealed that fares on the airline's website significantly exceeded government-approved [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_ceiling']price ceilings[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/philippines-orders-airasia-move-shutdown-on-excessive-pricing'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nigeria_floods']2025 Nigeria floods[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mokwa_flood']2025 Mokwa flood[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding']flooding[/URL] caused by torrential rain in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokwa']Mokwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL], increases to over 200. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-in-nigeria-flooding-rises-to-at-least-200/video-72755995'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] hold further negotiations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul']Istanbul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkiye']Turkey[/URL], resulting in an agreement for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war']prisoner of war[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange']exchange[/URL]. Officials confirm that all sick and severely wounded prisoners of war, along with those younger than 25, will be exchanged. Russia and Ukraine also exchanged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] proposals during the negotiations. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgrg7kelk45t'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_June_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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