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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154044" data-attributes="member: 524">Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIX_International_Chopin_Piano_Competition" target="_blank">XIX International Chopin Piano Competition</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lu" target="_blank">Eric Lu</a> wins the 2025 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Chopin_Piano_Competition" target="_blank">International Chopin Piano Competition</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Philharmonic%2C_Warsaw" target="_blank">National Philharmonic</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw" target="_blank">Warsaw</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>. <a href="https://www.chopincompetition.pl/en/newsroom/eric-lu-wins-the-19th-chopin-competition?id=131&amp;type=news" target="_blank">(Chopin Competition)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/american-musician-eric-lu-crowned-winner-chopin-piano-competition-2025-10-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 38 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_truck" target="_blank">tanker truck</a> transporting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline" target="_blank">gasoline</a> crashes and explodes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bida" target="_blank">Bida</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-truck-explodes-gasoline-residents-killed-923f073a0cf0436e4ff73bfb15d6081f" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://ilkha.com/english/world/at-least-38-killed-dozens-injured-in-nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-486524" target="_blank">(Ilkha)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Robert_Fico" target="_blank">Attempted assassination of Robert Fico</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a> sentences 72-year-old Juraj Cintula, the perpetrator in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination" target="_blank">attempted assassination</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovakia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico" target="_blank">Robert Fico</a> in 2024, to 21 years in prison. Cintula continues to deny the accusations, saying he aimed away from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_organs" target="_blank">vital organs</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-trial-fico-assassination-verdict-5f1c61fe91750bed7eb4b193366b93d1" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c051mj72ddjo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Poland–Ukraine relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Romania–Ukraine relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Russia–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> citizen is detained in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> and two others are arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romania</a> for allegedly working for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_agencies_of_Russia" target="_blank">intelligence agencies</a> and preparing acts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage" target="_blank">sabotage</a> on Ukrainian shipping routes. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/poland-sabotage-war-ukraine-hybrid-russia-b62581c88b125d18b6f962c0c0b83b2f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombia</a> overturns a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery" target="_blank">bribery</a> conviction against former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Uribe" target="_blank">Álvaro Uribe</a>, who had been sentenced to 12 years of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a> in August 2025. The court is still considering further appeals on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud" target="_blank">fraud</a> charge. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombian-court-strikes-down-former-presidents-bribery-conviction-2025-10-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-court-overturns-uribe-witness-tampering-conviction/a-74448191" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot" target="_blank">Rioting</a> takes place in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin" target="_blank">Dublin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Ireland</a>, with several thousand <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_immigration" target="_blank">anti-immigration</a> protesters attempting to storm a hotel housing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker" target="_blank">asylum seekers</a> in the city. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garda_S%C3%ADoch%C3%A1na" target="_blank">police</a> vehicle is set on fire as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_police" target="_blank">riot police</a> clash with the protesters. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c629zg8v8jpo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Greece" target="_blank">government</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a> submits an amendment to the law on the care of monuments in an attempt to ban protests at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_%28Athens%29" target="_blank">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" target="_blank">Athens</a>, sparking heated debate in parliament and a call by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriza" target="_blank">Syriza</a> party to protest in opposition to the government's proposal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/greece-rail-crash-tempi-tomb-unknown-soldier-4158796726d1dce23f080c352a28b1ab" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi" target="_blank">Sanae Takaichi</a> is elected as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>'s first female <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Japan%29" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> after her party, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29" target="_blank">Liberal Democratic Party</a>, agreed to form a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government" target="_blank">coalition government</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Innovation_Party" target="_blank">Japan Innovation Party</a>. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-elected-japan-prime-minister/" target="_blank">(The Japan Times)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5581178/japan-sanae-takaichi-female-prime-minister" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_October_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154044, member: 524"] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIX_International_Chopin_Piano_Competition']XIX International Chopin Piano Competition[/URL] [LIST] [*]American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lu']Eric Lu[/URL] wins the 2025 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Chopin_Piano_Competition']International Chopin Piano Competition[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Philharmonic%2C_Warsaw']National Philharmonic[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw']Warsaw[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.chopincompetition.pl/en/newsroom/eric-lu-wins-the-19th-chopin-competition?id=131&type=news'](Chopin Competition)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/american-musician-eric-lu-crowned-winner-chopin-piano-competition-2025-10-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 38 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_truck']tanker truck[/URL] transporting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline']gasoline[/URL] crashes and explodes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bida']Bida[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-truck-explodes-gasoline-residents-killed-923f073a0cf0436e4ff73bfb15d6081f'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://ilkha.com/english/world/at-least-38-killed-dozens-injured-in-nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-486524'](Ilkha)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Robert_Fico']Attempted assassination of Robert Fico[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL] sentences 72-year-old Juraj Cintula, the perpetrator in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination']attempted assassination[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovakia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico']Robert Fico[/URL] in 2024, to 21 years in prison. Cintula continues to deny the accusations, saying he aimed away from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_organs']vital organs[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-trial-fico-assassination-verdict-5f1c61fe91750bed7eb4b193366b93d1'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c051mj72ddjo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Poland–Ukraine relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Romania–Ukraine relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Russia–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] citizen is detained in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL] and two others are arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romania[/URL] for allegedly working for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_agencies_of_Russia']intelligence agencies[/URL] and preparing acts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage']sabotage[/URL] on Ukrainian shipping routes. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/poland-sabotage-war-ukraine-hybrid-russia-b62581c88b125d18b6f962c0c0b83b2f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombia[/URL] overturns a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery']bribery[/URL] conviction against former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Uribe']Álvaro Uribe[/URL], who had been sentenced to 12 years of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL] in August 2025. The court is still considering further appeals on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud']fraud[/URL] charge. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombian-court-strikes-down-former-presidents-bribery-conviction-2025-10-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-court-overturns-uribe-witness-tampering-conviction/a-74448191'](DW)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot']Rioting[/URL] takes place in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin']Dublin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Ireland[/URL], with several thousand [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_immigration']anti-immigration[/URL] protesters attempting to storm a hotel housing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker']asylum seekers[/URL] in the city. A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garda_S%C3%ADoch%C3%A1na']police[/URL] vehicle is set on fire as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_police']riot police[/URL] clash with the protesters. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c629zg8v8jpo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Greece']government[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL] submits an amendment to the law on the care of monuments in an attempt to ban protests at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_%28Athens%29']Tomb of the Unknown Soldier[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens']Athens[/URL], sparking heated debate in parliament and a call by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriza']Syriza[/URL] party to protest in opposition to the government's proposal. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/greece-rail-crash-tempi-tomb-unknown-soldier-4158796726d1dce23f080c352a28b1ab'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi']Sanae Takaichi[/URL] is elected as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL]'s first female [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']prime minister[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Japan%29']House of Representatives[/URL] after her party, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29']Liberal Democratic Party[/URL], agreed to form a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government']coalition government[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Innovation_Party']Japan Innovation Party[/URL]. [URL='https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-elected-japan-prime-minister/']([I]The Japan Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5581178/japan-sanae-takaichi-female-prime-minister'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_October_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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