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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153867" 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/2025_Gaza_Strip_aid_distribution_killings" target="_blank">2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 21 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_stampede" target="_blank">crowd crush</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Humanitarian_Foundation" target="_blank">Gaza Humanitarian Foundation</a> (GHF) site in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> said that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/at-least-21-people-killed-in-stampede-suffocation-at-ghf-site-in-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-backed-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-says-20-people-killed-crush-2025-07-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war%23Fall_of_the_Assad_regime%2C_transitional_government_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Aftermath of the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of Syria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria_clashes_%28July_2025%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Southern Syria clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> bombs the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay%27at_al-Arkan" target="_blank">Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Palace%2C_Damascus" target="_blank">presidential palace</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-strike-reported-on-syrias-presidential-palace/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli forces launches an attack on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Syria" target="_blank">Druze</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwayda" target="_blank">Suwayda</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-Suwayda_Governorate" target="_blank">As-Suwayda Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, after scattered clashes continue in spite of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> announcement by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Armed Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/israel-bombs-syrias-druze-city-of-suwayda-hours-after-ceasefire" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-druze-clashes-sweida-44585d1d58ddcdd224e9573ca94767b0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" target="_blank">Bangladesh quota reform movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Bangladesh military</a> clashes with supporters of ousted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" target="_blank">Sheikh Hasina</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalganj_District%2C_Bangladesh" target="_blank">Gopalganj District</a>, leading to four deaths and many others injured. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-clashes-hasina-students-1e58562a6c9e766c760af9b577189504" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder-farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyom" target="_blank">Riyom</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State" target="_blank">Plateau State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cvg8m7rjy51o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-attack-gunmen-6fc2ceb4775a56e6219295e53dbec8ed" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_advisory" target="_blank">tsunami advisory</a> is issued after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale" target="_blank">M{{sub|w}}</a> 7.3 earthquake strikes the southern coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" target="_blank">Alaska</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/alaska-tsunami-warning-earthquake" target="_blank">(Fox News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" target="_blank">Pakistan–United Kingdom relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> ends its five-year ban on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">airlines</a> from landing in the UK due to significant improvements in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety" target="_blank">aviation safety</a> standards. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/uk-lifts-five-year-ban-on-pakistani-airlines/a-73294769" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1924570" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Puntland" target="_blank">Islamic State insurgency in Puntland</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland_counter-terrorism_operations" target="_blank">Puntland counter-terrorism operations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_and_Security_Service" target="_blank">Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service</a> has detained dozens of suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> militants, whom it alleges were trained and deployed to conduct operations throughout the country. The 82 suspects were affiliated with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Somalia_Province" target="_blank">Islamic State's Somalia</a> branch, which was defeated in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Miskaad" target="_blank">Cal Miskaad</a> mountains of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari%2C_Somalia" target="_blank">Bari region</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland" target="_blank">Puntland</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-arrests-dozens-suspected-islamic-state-militants-fana-broadcaster-2025-07-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Opioid epidemic in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> signs into law the HALT Fentanyl Act, reclassifying all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl" target="_blank">fentanyl</a>-related substances, including synthetic drugs, as Schedule I controlled substances. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5404826-trump-signs-fentanyl-legislation/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and four injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> on a street in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranto" target="_blank">Taranto</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. <a href="https://www.tarantotoday.it/cronaca/sparatoria-tamburi-forse-due-morti.html" target="_blank">(Taranto Today)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Lee_Jae_Myung" target="_blank">Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae_Myung" target="_blank">Lee Jae Myung</a> approves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Kyung-hoon" target="_blank">Bae Kyung-hoon</a> as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_ICT" target="_blank">Minister of science and ICT</a>, making it the first appointment of a minister during his administration. <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250716007300315" target="_blank">(Yonhap)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-seventh_government_of_Israel" target="_blank">Cabinet of Benjamin Netanyahu</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shas" target="_blank">Shas</a> party quits the Netanyahu cabinet leaving it in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government" target="_blank">minority</a> due to disagreements over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_service_in_Israel" target="_blank">Haredi Jews conscription exemptions.</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-quits-government-as-netanyahu-loses-majority" target="_blank">(Al Jazerra)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_July_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153867, 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/2025_Gaza_Strip_aid_distribution_killings']2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 21 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_stampede']crowd crush[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Humanitarian_Foundation']Gaza Humanitarian Foundation[/URL] (GHF) site in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] said that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/at-least-21-people-killed-in-stampede-suffocation-at-ghf-site-in-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-backed-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-says-20-people-killed-crush-2025-07-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war%23Fall_of_the_Assad_regime%2C_transitional_government_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Aftermath of the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syria_clashes_%28July_2025%E2%80%93present%29']Southern Syria clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] bombs the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay%27at_al-Arkan']Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Palace%2C_Damascus']presidential palace[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-strike-reported-on-syrias-presidential-palace/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Israeli forces launches an attack on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze_in_Syria']Druze[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwayda']Suwayda[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-Suwayda_Governorate']As-Suwayda Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], after scattered clashes continue in spite of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] announcement by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian Armed Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/israel-bombs-syrias-druze-city-of-suwayda-hours-after-ceasefire'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/syria-druze-clashes-sweida-44585d1d58ddcdd224e9573ca94767b0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Armed_Forces']Bangladesh military[/URL] clashes with supporters of ousted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina']Sheikh Hasina[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalganj_District%2C_Bangladesh']Gopalganj District[/URL], leading to four deaths and many others injured. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-clashes-hasina-students-1e58562a6c9e766c760af9b577189504'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder-farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria']Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyom']Riyom[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State']Plateau State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cvg8m7rjy51o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-attack-gunmen-6fc2ceb4775a56e6219295e53dbec8ed'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_advisory']tsunami advisory[/URL] is issued after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale']M{{sub|w}}[/URL] 7.3 earthquake strikes the southern coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska']Alaska[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/alaska-tsunami-warning-earthquake'](Fox News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations']Pakistan–United Kingdom relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] ends its five-year ban on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Pakistan']airlines[/URL] from landing in the UK due to significant improvements in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_safety']aviation safety[/URL] standards. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/uk-lifts-five-year-ban-on-pakistani-airlines/a-73294769'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1924570']([I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_insurgency_in_Puntland']Islamic State insurgency in Puntland[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland_counter-terrorism_operations']Puntland counter-terrorism operations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_and_Security_Service']Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service[/URL] has detained dozens of suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] militants, whom it alleges were trained and deployed to conduct operations throughout the country. The 82 suspects were affiliated with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Somalia_Province']Islamic State's Somalia[/URL] branch, which was defeated in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Miskaad']Cal Miskaad[/URL] mountains of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari%2C_Somalia']Bari region[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland']Puntland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-arrests-dozens-suspected-islamic-state-militants-fana-broadcaster-2025-07-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States']Opioid epidemic in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] signs into law the HALT Fentanyl Act, reclassifying all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl']fentanyl[/URL]-related substances, including synthetic drugs, as Schedule I controlled substances. [URL='https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5404826-trump-signs-fentanyl-legislation/'](The Hill)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two people are killed and four injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] on a street in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranto']Taranto[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.tarantotoday.it/cronaca/sparatoria-tamburi-forse-due-morti.html'](Taranto Today)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Lee_Jae_Myung']Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae_Myung']Lee Jae Myung[/URL] approves [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Kyung-hoon']Bae Kyung-hoon[/URL] as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_ICT']Minister of science and ICT[/URL], making it the first appointment of a minister during his administration. [URL='https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250716007300315'](Yonhap)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-seventh_government_of_Israel']Cabinet of Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shas']Shas[/URL] party quits the Netanyahu cabinet leaving it in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_government']minority[/URL] due to disagreements over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_service_in_Israel']Haredi Jews conscription exemptions.[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-quits-government-as-netanyahu-loses-majority'](Al Jazerra)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_July_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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