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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153952" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</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/Petroleum" target="_blank">oil</a> flows to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a> are completely halted after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline" target="_blank">Druzhba pipeline</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Bryansk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-flows-hungary-slovakia-halted-after-ukrainian-attack-2025-08-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Hungary%29" target="_blank">Hungarian Foreign Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Szijj%C3%A1rt%C3%B3" target="_blank">Péter Szijjártó</a> confirms that the Russian supply of oil to the country has stopped due to the attack on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline" target="_blank">pipeline</a> in Russia, calling it &quot;outrageous and unacceptable&quot; and &quot;against our energy security&quot;. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/hungary-says-russian-oil-flows-halted-following-ukraines-attack-on-pipeline/3662461" target="_blank">(Anadolu Ajansi)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strikes kill at least seven people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a> and three in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attacks-ukraine-kill-10-ahead-trump-zelenskiy-meeting-2025-08-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires" target="_blank">2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> deploys 500 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Army" target="_blank">Spanish Army</a> troops to help fight raging <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> in the country as the death toll rises to four following the death of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter" target="_blank">firefighter</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n" target="_blank">Castile and León</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz60y7npl32o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from a fire and explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_mill" target="_blank">gunpowder plant</a> last week in <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>, rises to 24 with at least another 157 people injured. The government declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_mourning" target="_blank">day of mourning</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-fire-factory-russia-deaths-injuries-ryazan/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><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> travels together with several other European leaders to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House" target="_blank">White House</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a> to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> to discuss pathways to make a peace negotiation regarding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/18/live-trump-to-meet-zelenskyy-after-dismissing-ukraines-crimea-nato-hopes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Norway" target="_blank">Crime in Norway</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway" target="_blank">Monarchy of Norway</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_Borg_H%C3%B8iby" target="_blank">Marius Borg Høiby</a>, the son of Norway's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Princess_Mette-Marit" target="_blank">Crown Princess Mette-Marit</a>, is charged with 32 offences including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" target="_blank">rape</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence" target="_blank">domestic violence</a>. If found guilty, he may be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250818-son-of-norway-princess-charged-with-four-rapes" target="_blank">(France24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Australia" target="_blank">Federal Court</a> judge <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lee_%28judge%29" target="_blank">Michael Lee</a> fines national airline <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas" target="_blank">Qantas</a> AU$90 million (US$59 million) for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_labour_law" target="_blank">unlawfully</a> outsourcing 1,820 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_staff" target="_blank">ground staff</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia" target="_blank">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) compensation the airline has already agreed to pay its former employees. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/australia-qantas-fined-court-illegal-firing-staff-965b80da6e9b14dbf7a4809a85f803ac" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153952, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum']oil[/URL] flows to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL] are completely halted after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druzhba_pipeline']Druzhba pipeline[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryansk_Oblast']Bryansk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-flows-hungary-slovakia-halted-after-ukrainian-attack-2025-08-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Hungary%29']Hungarian Foreign Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Szijj%C3%A1rt%C3%B3']Péter Szijjártó[/URL] confirms that the Russian supply of oil to the country has stopped due to the attack on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline']pipeline[/URL] in Russia, calling it "outrageous and unacceptable" and "against our energy security". [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/hungary-says-russian-oil-flows-halted-following-ukraines-attack-on-pipeline/3662461'](Anadolu Ajansi)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strikes kill at least seven people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL] and three in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attacks-ukraine-kill-10-ahead-trump-zelenskiy-meeting-2025-08-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires']2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] deploys 500 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Army']Spanish Army[/URL] troops to help fight raging [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] in the country as the death toll rises to four following the death of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter']firefighter[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n']Castile and León[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz60y7npl32o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The death toll from a fire and explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_mill']gunpowder plant[/URL] last week in [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], rises to 24 with at least another 157 people injured. The government declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_mourning']day of mourning[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-fire-factory-russia-deaths-injuries-ryazan/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][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] travels together with several other European leaders to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House']White House[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL] to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] to discuss pathways to make a peace negotiation regarding the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/18/live-trump-to-meet-zelenskyy-after-dismissing-ukraines-crimea-nato-hopes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Norway']Crime in Norway[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway']Monarchy of Norway[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_Borg_H%C3%B8iby']Marius Borg Høiby[/URL], the son of Norway's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Princess_Mette-Marit']Crown Princess Mette-Marit[/URL], is charged with 32 offences including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape']rape[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence']domestic violence[/URL]. If found guilty, he may be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250818-son-of-norway-princess-charged-with-four-rapes'](France24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Australia']Federal Court[/URL] judge [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lee_%28judge%29']Michael Lee[/URL] fines national airline [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas']Qantas[/URL] AU$90 million (US$59 million) for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_labour_law']unlawfully[/URL] outsourcing 1,820 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_staff']ground staff[/URL] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia']COVID-19 pandemic[/URL], in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) compensation the airline has already agreed to pay its former employees. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/australia-qantas-fined-court-illegal-firing-staff-965b80da6e9b14dbf7a4809a85f803ac'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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