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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154190" 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/Palestinian_internal_political_violence" target="_blank">Palestinian internal political violence</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant" target="_blank">militant</a> organization <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Terrorism_Strike_Force" target="_blank">Counter-Terrorism Strike Force</a> says it has assassinated Mahmoud Al-Astal, head of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a>-run police unit in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis" target="_blank">Khan Yunis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-backed-group-kills-senior-hamas-police-officer-gaza-threatens-more-2026-01-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> kills three people who had crossed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_%28Gaza%29" target="_blank">ceasefire line</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-hamas-drone-strike-governance-f59c7e742149366e67549e7dd2e10309" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">roadside bomb</a> targeting a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">police</a> vehicle kills six officers near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghan</a> border in northwestern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-targeting-police-killed-officers-northwest-0001e7cf3e8b35f7143ce7177e56b210" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar civil war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93Myanmar_relations" target="_blank">Bangladesh–Myanmar relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a> detains 53 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Rohingya_Salvation_Army" target="_blank">Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army</a> members that crossed into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a> amid fighting with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army" target="_blank">Arakan Army</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State" target="_blank">Rakhine State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>. <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-detains-53-arsa-rebels-issues-myanmar-border-alert" target="_blank">(AFP via The Straits Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> missile strike kills ten <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> and wounds nine others in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singa%2C_Sudan" target="_blank">Singa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennar_State" target="_blank">Sennar State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/10-civilians-killed-9-injured-in-rsf-drone-attack-in-southeastern-sudan-medics-say/3797485" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations" target="_blank">Somalia–United Arab Emirates relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a> terminates all agreements signed with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>, including ownership contracts for ports in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbera" target="_blank">Berbera</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosaso" target="_blank">Bosaso</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo" target="_blank">Kismayo</a>, over the UAE's support for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland" target="_blank">Somaliland</a>. <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/somalia-cancels-all-agreements-uae-including-major-ports" target="_blank">(Middle East Eye)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_centers_in_Cambodia" target="_blank">Scam centers in Cambodia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" target="_blank">Cambodia–South Korea relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodian</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">South Korean police</a> arrest 26 suspects accused of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_impersonation" target="_blank">impersonation scams</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking_in_Cambodia" target="_blank">sexual exploitation</a> that allegedly defrauded 165 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> victims of about ₩26.7 billion (US$18.25 million), with authorities set to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition" target="_blank">extradite</a> the suspects to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodian-south-korean-police-arrest-26-alleged-scams-sex-crimes-blue-house-says-2026-01-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_conflict" target="_blank">Corsican conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Front_of_Corsica" target="_blank">National Liberation Front of Corsica</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Orsoni" target="_blank">Alain Orsoni</a> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinated</a> by a gunman at his mother's funeral in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vero%2C_Corse-du-Sud" target="_blank">Vero, Corse-du-Sud</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica" target="_blank">Corsica</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/former-corsican-separatist-leader-orsoni-shot-dead-mothers-funeral-2026-01-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Police_Authority" target="_blank">Swedish police</a> seize three-tonnes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine" target="_blank">cocaine</a> found in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container" target="_blank">shipping container</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America" target="_blank">South America</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Helsingborg" target="_blank">Port of Helsingborg</a>, making it the country's single-largest ever seizure of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">illegal drug</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/sweden-makes-record-three-ton-seizure-cocaine-south-america-2026-01-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Spain" target="_blank">Spanish police</a>, in coordination with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration" target="_blank">U.S. DEA</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Crime_Agency" target="_blank">UK National Crime Agency</a>, seize 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden among a cargo of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt" target="_blank">salt</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_ship" target="_blank">cargo ship</a> off the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands" target="_blank">Canary Islands</a>. It is the country's largest ever seizure of drugs at sea. Thirteen people on board the vessel are arrested. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/spain-police-seize-cocaine-ship-canary-islands" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> government releases between 41 and 116 prisoners, who were detained due to an accusation of committing &quot;acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order&quot;.<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/12/venezuela-says-over-100-political-prisoners-released-pope-meets-machado" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> Science and technology</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">After the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment" target="_blank">Online Safety Amendment</a> came into effect on December 10, 2025, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" target="_blank">Meta</a> shuts down over 544,000 accounts of users under the age of 16 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_Threads" target="_blank">Threads</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/meta-shuts-over-544000-australian-accounts-after-ban/a-75469113" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154190, 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/Palestinian_internal_political_violence']Palestinian internal political violence[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant']militant[/URL] organization [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Terrorism_Strike_Force']Counter-Terrorism Strike Force[/URL] says it has assassinated Mahmoud Al-Astal, head of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL]-run police unit in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis']Khan Yunis[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-backed-group-kills-senior-hamas-police-officer-gaza-threatens-more-2026-01-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] kills three people who had crossed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_%28Gaza%29']ceasefire line[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-hamas-drone-strike-governance-f59c7e742149366e67549e7dd2e10309'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']roadside bomb[/URL] targeting a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan']police[/URL] vehicle kills six officers near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghan[/URL] border in northwestern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-targeting-police-killed-officers-northwest-0001e7cf3e8b35f7143ce7177e56b210'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93Myanmar_relations']Bangladesh–Myanmar relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL] detains 53 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Rohingya_Salvation_Army']Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army[/URL] members that crossed into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL] amid fighting with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Army']Arakan Army[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State']Rakhine State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]. [URL='https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-detains-53-arsa-rebels-issues-myanmar-border-alert'](AFP via [I]The Straits Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] missile strike kills ten [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] and wounds nine others in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singa%2C_Sudan']Singa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennar_State']Sennar State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/10-civilians-killed-9-injured-in-rsf-drone-attack-in-southeastern-sudan-medics-say/3797485'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations']Somalia–United Arab Emirates relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL] terminates all agreements signed with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL], including ownership contracts for ports in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbera']Berbera[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosaso']Bosaso[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo']Kismayo[/URL], over the UAE's support for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland']Somaliland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/somalia-cancels-all-agreements-uae-including-major-ports']([I]Middle East Eye[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_centers_in_Cambodia']Scam centers in Cambodia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations']Cambodia–South Korea relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Cambodia']Cambodian[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_%28South_Korea%29']South Korean police[/URL] arrest 26 suspects accused of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_impersonation']impersonation scams[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking_in_Cambodia']sexual exploitation[/URL] that allegedly defrauded 165 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] victims of about ₩26.7 billion (US$18.25 million), with authorities set to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition']extradite[/URL] the suspects to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodian-south-korean-police-arrest-26-alleged-scams-sex-crimes-blue-house-says-2026-01-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_conflict']Corsican conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Front_of_Corsica']National Liberation Front of Corsica[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Orsoni']Alain Orsoni[/URL] is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinated[/URL] by a gunman at his mother's funeral in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vero%2C_Corse-du-Sud']Vero, Corse-du-Sud[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica']Corsica[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/former-corsican-separatist-leader-orsoni-shot-dead-mothers-funeral-2026-01-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Police_Authority']Swedish police[/URL] seize three-tonnes of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine']cocaine[/URL] found in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container']shipping container[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America']South America[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Helsingborg']Port of Helsingborg[/URL], making it the country's single-largest ever seizure of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']illegal drug[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/sweden-makes-record-three-ton-seizure-cocaine-south-america-2026-01-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Spain']Spanish police[/URL], in coordination with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration']U.S. DEA[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Crime_Agency']UK National Crime Agency[/URL], seize 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden among a cargo of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt']salt[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_ship']cargo ship[/URL] off the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands']Canary Islands[/URL]. It is the country's largest ever seizure of drugs at sea. Thirteen people on board the vessel are arrested. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/spain-police-seize-cocaine-ship-canary-islands']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuelan[/URL] government releases between 41 and 116 prisoners, who were detained due to an accusation of committing "acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order".[URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/12/venezuela-says-over-100-political-prisoners-released-pope-meets-machado'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [B]Science and technology[/B] [*]After the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Amendment']Online Safety Amendment[/URL] came into effect on December 10, 2025, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms']Meta[/URL] shuts down over 544,000 accounts of users under the age of 16 on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook']Facebook[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram']Instagram[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_Threads']Threads[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/meta-shuts-over-544000-australian-accounts-after-ban/a-75469113'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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