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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154210" 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/Killing_of_journalists_in_the_Gaza_war" target="_blank">Killing of journalists in the Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least eleven <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>, including two children and three journalists documenting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egyptian</a> state <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Gaza_war" target="_blank">aid distribution</a>, are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrikes in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzarim_Corridor" target="_blank">Netzarim Corridor</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/21/three-journalists-among-11-palestinians-killed-in-israels-attacks-on-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bombing</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden" target="_blank">Aden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, targets the motorcade of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Giants_Brigades" target="_blank">Southern Giants Brigades</a> commander Hamdy Shoukry, killing three people and injuring four others. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/car-bomb-yemen-kills-3-target-leader-saudi-129419922" target="_blank">(AP via ABC News)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93Mercosur_Partnership_Agreement" target="_blank">EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament" target="_blank">European Parliament</a> approves a measure by a vote of 334–324 to ask the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" target="_blank">European Court of Justice</a> to rule on whether the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement" target="_blank">free trade agreement</a> between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU" target="_blank">EU</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur" target="_blank">Mercosur</a> can be applied before full <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification" target="_blank">ratification</a> by all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" target="_blank">member states</a> and whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to set <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_European_Union" target="_blank">environmental</a> and consumer health policies. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-lawmakers-vote-whether-launch-legal-challenge-mercosur-trade-deal-2026-01-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis" target="_blank">Greenland crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces he will cancel the planned tariffs for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Denmark</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" target="_blank">Finland</a> after saying he reached an agreement following a meeting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> Secretary General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rutte" target="_blank">Mark Rutte</a> for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland" target="_blank">Greenland</a> framework. He also stated at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" target="_blank">World Economic Forum</a> that he has ruled out sending forces amidst invasion fears. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjrzjqg8dlwt?page=6" target="_blank">(BBC)</a> <a href="https://fortune.com/2026/01/21/trump-greenland-solution-crisis-tariff-threat-nato-mark-rutte-davos/" target="_blank">(Fortune)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis%23Aftermath" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">high court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Duck-soo" target="_blank">Han Duck-soo</a> to 23 years in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Correctional_Service" target="_blank">prison</a> for being an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accomplice" target="_blank">accomplice</a> in giving procedural legitimacy to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law" target="_blank">martial law</a> decree during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">cabinet</a> meeting. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-court-finds-ex-pm-han-duck-soo-guilty-key-action-insurrection-over-2026-01-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/former-south-korea-pm-han-duck-soo-jailed-martial-law-insurrection" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Malaysia" target="_blank">Corruption in Malaysia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Anti-Corruption_Commission" target="_blank">anti-corruption commission</a> charges two former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> chiefs and one of their wives with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse_of_power" target="_blank">abuse of power</a>, and criminal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_confidence" target="_blank">breach of trust</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-military-chiefs-corruption-c47789e197b53d941123ad89bc05a745" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Tetsuya_Yamagami" target="_blank">Trial of Tetsuya Yamagami</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Japan" target="_blank">district court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_%28city%29" target="_blank">Nara</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>, sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Yamagami" target="_blank">Tetsuya Yamagami</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Japan" target="_blank">life in prison</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Shinzo_Abe" target="_blank">assassinating</a> former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" target="_blank">Shinzo Abe</a> in 2022. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-court-rule-trial-man-charged-with-killing-ex-pm-abe-2026-01-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs" target="_blank">War on drugs</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europol" target="_blank">Europol</a> announces an end to an operation against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_drug" target="_blank">synthetic drug</a> production and trafficking in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" target="_blank">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>, resulting in the arrests of 85 people and the seizure of 1,000 metric tons of chemicals in 24 labs. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/europol-busts-massive-synthetic-drug-production-network/a-75595738" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_in_Australia" target="_blank">Politics in Australia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28Australia%29" target="_blank">Opposition</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93National_Coalition" target="_blank">Liberal–National Coalition</a> splits less than a year after reforming as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" target="_blank">Liberal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia" target="_blank">National</a> parties take opposing stances on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanese_government" target="_blank">Albanese government</a>'s proposed tightening of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Australia" target="_blank">hate speech laws</a> in the wake of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting" target="_blank">Bondi Beach shooting</a>. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/coalition-splits-for-second-time-since-election/106255898" target="_blank">(ABC News Australia)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154210, 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/Killing_of_journalists_in_the_Gaza_war']Killing of journalists in the Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least eleven [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL], including two children and three journalists documenting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egyptian[/URL] state [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Gaza_war']aid distribution[/URL], are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrikes in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netzarim_Corridor']Netzarim Corridor[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/21/three-journalists-among-11-palestinians-killed-in-israels-attacks-on-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bombing[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden']Aden[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], targets the motorcade of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Giants_Brigades']Southern Giants Brigades[/URL] commander Hamdy Shoukry, killing three people and injuring four others. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/car-bomb-yemen-kills-3-target-leader-saudi-129419922'](AP via ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93Mercosur_Partnership_Agreement']EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament']European Parliament[/URL] approves a measure by a vote of 334–324 to ask the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice']European Court of Justice[/URL] to rule on whether the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement']free trade agreement[/URL] between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU']EU[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur']Mercosur[/URL] can be applied before full [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification']ratification[/URL] by all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union']member states[/URL] and whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to set [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_European_Union']environmental[/URL] and consumer health policies. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-lawmakers-vote-whether-launch-legal-challenge-mercosur-trade-deal-2026-01-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis']Greenland crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces he will cancel the planned tariffs for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Denmark[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland']Finland[/URL] after saying he reached an agreement following a meeting with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] Secretary General [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rutte']Mark Rutte[/URL] for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland']Greenland[/URL] framework. He also stated at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum']World Economic Forum[/URL] that he has ruled out sending forces amidst invasion fears. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjrzjqg8dlwt?page=6'](BBC)[/URL] [URL='https://fortune.com/2026/01/21/trump-greenland-solution-crisis-tariff-threat-nato-mark-rutte-davos/'](Fortune)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis%23Aftermath']2024 South Korean martial law crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea']high court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Korea']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Duck-soo']Han Duck-soo[/URL] to 23 years in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Correctional_Service']prison[/URL] for being an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accomplice']accomplice[/URL] in giving procedural legitimacy to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law']martial law[/URL] decree during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']cabinet[/URL] meeting. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-court-finds-ex-pm-han-duck-soo-guilty-key-action-insurrection-over-2026-01-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/former-south-korea-pm-han-duck-soo-jailed-martial-law-insurrection']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Malaysia']Corruption in Malaysia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia']Malaysian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Anti-Corruption_Commission']anti-corruption commission[/URL] charges two former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] chiefs and one of their wives with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse_of_power']abuse of power[/URL], and criminal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_confidence']breach of trust[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-military-chiefs-corruption-c47789e197b53d941123ad89bc05a745'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Tetsuya_Yamagami']Trial of Tetsuya Yamagami[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Japan']district court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_%28city%29']Nara[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL], sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Yamagami']Tetsuya Yamagami[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Japan']life in prison[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Shinzo_Abe']assassinating[/URL] former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe']Shinzo Abe[/URL] in 2022. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-court-rule-trial-man-charged-with-killing-ex-pm-abe-2026-01-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europol']Europol[/URL] announces an end to an operation against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_drug']synthetic drug[/URL] production and trafficking in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgium[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic']Czech Republic[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL], resulting in the arrests of 85 people and the seizure of 1,000 metric tons of chemicals in 24 labs. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/europol-busts-massive-synthetic-drug-production-network/a-75595738'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_in_Australia']Politics in Australia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28Australia%29']Opposition[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93National_Coalition']Liberal–National Coalition[/URL] splits less than a year after reforming as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia']Liberal[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia']National[/URL] parties take opposing stances on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanese_government']Albanese government[/URL]'s proposed tightening of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Australia']hate speech laws[/URL] in the wake of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting']Bondi Beach shooting[/URL]. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/coalition-splits-for-second-time-since-election/106255898'](ABC News Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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