Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 970 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Jul 22, 2025 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which is intercepted by Israeli forces. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2025 Pakistan floods Flash flooding kills three people and leaves 15 others missing in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (AP) International relations Philippines–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration Following a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S. president Donald Trump announces a trade agreement with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos that sets a 19% tariff on Philippine exports to the United States, while U.S. goods entering the Philippines will be exempt from tariffs. (CNN) (Reuters) Politics and elections {{ill|2025 Ukrainian protests|ru|Протесты в Украине (2025)}}, Corruption in Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts a law subordinating the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, triggering protests in Kyiv, Lviv and other cities of Ukraine, which are described as the largest since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The New York Times), (Kyiv Independent) Despite calls from protesters to veto the law subordinating NABU and SAPO to the Prosecutor General, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the law. (Kyiv Independent) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which is intercepted by Israeli forces. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2025 Pakistan floods Flash flooding kills three people and leaves 15 others missing in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (AP) International relations Philippines–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration Following a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S. president Donald Trump announces a trade agreement with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos that sets a 19% tariff on Philippine exports to the United States, while U.S. goods entering the Philippines will be exempt from tariffs. (CNN) (Reuters) Politics and elections {{ill|2025 Ukrainian protests|ru|Протесты в Украине (2025)}}, Corruption in Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts a law subordinating the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, triggering protests in Kyiv, Lviv and other cities of Ukraine, which are described as the largest since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The New York Times), (Kyiv Independent) Despite calls from protesters to veto the law subordinating NABU and SAPO to the Prosecutor General, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the law. (Kyiv Independent) Continue reading...