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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153944" data-attributes="member: 524">International relations<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/2025_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_Summit" target="_blank">2025 Russia–United States Summit</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> travels to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" target="_blank">Alaska</a> to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> to discuss pathways to bring an end to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> was not invited and will not be present at the summit. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-putin-meeting-news-08-15-25" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2025 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane" target="_blank">hurricane</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2025 season</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Hurricane_Erin" target="_blank">Hurricane Erin</a>, forms near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeward_Islands" target="_blank">Leeward Islands</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hurricane-erin-track-path/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pakistan_floods" target="_blank">2025 Pakistan floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" target="_blank">Mil Mi-17</a> helicopter crashes in bad weather while carrying relief goods to rain-affected areas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaur_District" target="_blank">Bajaur District</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistans-monsoon-fury-5-dead-after-rescue-helicopter-crashed-day-of-mourning-announced/articleshow/123322712.cms" target="_blank">(The Times of India)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 189 people are killed, dozens are injured, dozens are reported missing, and structures are damaged and destroyed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding" target="_blank">flooding</a> across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1931033" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a> <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/flash-floods-in-india-and-pakistan-kill-over-200-people-scores-remain-missing" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers" target="_blank">Algiers</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" target="_blank">Algeria</a>. <a href="https://www.bna.bh/en/Algeriabuscrashkills18injures9.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDoU0MlJVGzDBzb4vD2fENrQ%3D" target="_blank">(Bahrain News Agency)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bus collides with a stationary truck in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardhaman" target="_blank">Bardhaman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal" target="_blank">West Bengal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>, killing ten people and injuring 35 others. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-bihar-pilgrims-dead-35-injured-as-bus-rams-truck-in-west-bengal-s-burdwan-101755241239162.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, including 10–20 seriously, and at least 20 are trapped in an explosion at a powder factory in Lesnoy, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilovsky_District" target="_blank">Shilovsky District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Oblast" target="_blank">Ryazan Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/massive-explosion-at-russian-gunpowder-plant-leaves-dead-sparks-huge-blaze/ar-AA1KAtSa?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=689fa66e5a2147739da000e8ed13ef27&amp;ei=33" target="_blank">(MSN)</a> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-at-russian-gunpowder-plant-leaves-5-dead-20-injured/" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and several others are injured, including two airlifted, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossing" target="_blank">level crossing</a> accident when a train collides with a slurry tanker and derails between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinglev" target="_blank">Tinglev</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8nderborg" target="_blank">Sønderborg</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_of_Southern_Denmark" target="_blank">Region of Southern Denmark</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Denmark</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx235yjk3mmo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_Sweden" target="_blank">Gun violence in Sweden</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting outside a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" target="_blank">mosque</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96rebro" target="_blank">Örebro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4rke" target="_blank">Närke</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a>. The suspect fled the scene and is at large. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/at-least-two-people-wounded-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-southern-sweden-police-say" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Murrill" target="_blank">Liz Murrill</a>, the Attorney General of Louisiana, files a child protection lawsuit against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_Corporation" target="_blank">Roblox Corporation</a>, alleging it to be a “perfect place for pedophiles”. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-attorney-general-b2808252.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangbokjeol" target="_blank">Gwangbokjeol</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 South Korean presidential election</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> holds a &quot;de facto&quot; inauguration ceremony, known as &quot;People's Mandate Ceremony&quot;, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_Korea" target="_blank">Korea's liberation from Japan</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghwamun_Square" target="_blank">Gwanghwamun Square</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a>, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election" target="_blank">21st presidential election</a> without an official inauguration ceremony. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656" target="_blank">(Anadolu Ajansı)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153944, member: 524"] [B]International relations[/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/2025_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_Summit']2025 Russia–United States Summit[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] travels to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska']Alaska[/URL] to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] to discuss pathways to bring an end to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] was not invited and will not be present at the summit. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-putin-meeting-news-08-15-25'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2025 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*]The first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane']hurricane[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2025 season[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Hurricane_Erin']Hurricane Erin[/URL], forms near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeward_Islands']Leeward Islands[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hurricane-erin-track-path/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pakistan_floods']2025 Pakistan floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-17']Mil Mi-17[/URL] helicopter crashes in bad weather while carrying relief goods to rain-affected areas of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaur_District']Bajaur District[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistans-monsoon-fury-5-dead-after-rescue-helicopter-crashed-day-of-mourning-announced/articleshow/123322712.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [*]At least 189 people are killed, dozens are injured, dozens are reported missing, and structures are damaged and destroyed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding']flooding[/URL] across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1931033']([I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/flash-floods-in-india-and-pakistan-kill-over-200-people-scores-remain-missing'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers']Algiers[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria']Algeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bna.bh/en/Algeriabuscrashkills18injures9.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDoU0MlJVGzDBzb4vD2fENrQ%3D'](Bahrain News Agency)[/URL] [*]A bus collides with a stationary truck in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardhaman']Bardhaman[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal']West Bengal[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL], killing ten people and injuring 35 others. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-bihar-pilgrims-dead-35-injured-as-bus-rams-truck-in-west-bengal-s-burdwan-101755241239162.html']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [*]Five people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, including 10–20 seriously, and at least 20 are trapped in an explosion at a powder factory in Lesnoy, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilovsky_District']Shilovsky District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Oblast']Ryazan Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/massive-explosion-at-russian-gunpowder-plant-leaves-dead-sparks-huge-blaze/ar-AA1KAtSa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=689fa66e5a2147739da000e8ed13ef27&ei=33'](MSN)[/URL] [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-at-russian-gunpowder-plant-leaves-5-dead-20-injured/']([I]The Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [*]At least one person is killed and several others are injured, including two airlifted, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossing']level crossing[/URL] accident when a train collides with a slurry tanker and derails between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinglev']Tinglev[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8nderborg']Sønderborg[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_of_Southern_Denmark']Region of Southern Denmark[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Denmark[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx235yjk3mmo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_Sweden']Gun violence in Sweden[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting outside a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque']mosque[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96rebro']Örebro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4rke']Närke[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL]. The suspect fled the scene and is at large. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/at-least-two-people-wounded-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-southern-sweden-police-say'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Murrill']Liz Murrill[/URL], the Attorney General of Louisiana, files a child protection lawsuit against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roblox_Corporation']Roblox Corporation[/URL], alleging it to be a “perfect place for pedophiles”. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-attorney-general-b2808252.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangbokjeol']Gwangbokjeol[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election']2025 South Korean presidential election[/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] holds a "de facto" inauguration ceremony, known as "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_Korea']Korea's liberation from Japan[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghwamun_Square']Gwanghwamun Square[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL], where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election']21st presidential election[/URL] without an official inauguration ceremony. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656'](Anadolu Ajansı)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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