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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154367" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War" target="_blank">Mali War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mali_attacks" target="_blank">2026 Mali attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people" target="_blank">Tuareg</a> rebels reach an agreement that allows the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Corps_%28Russia%29%23Mali" target="_blank">African Corps</a> to withdraw from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal" target="_blank">Kidal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260426-new-fighting-erupts-in-north-mali-s-kidal-as-army-clashes-with-rebels" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Malian troops</a> and Russian mercenaries withdraw from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal" target="_blank">Kidal</a> after yesterday’s attacks. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mali-attack-tuareg-separatists-jnim-a945998cb00044e8c52db0362baaed10" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flights resume at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modibo_Keita_International_Airport" target="_blank">Modibo Keita International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamako" target="_blank">Bamako</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a> following yesterday's attacks. <a href="https://www.seneweb.com/en/news/Afrique/mali-reprise-des-vols-a-laeroport-modibo-keita-de-senou-apres-les-violentes-attaques-terroristes-dans-le-pays_n_490766.html" target="_blank">(Seneweb)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfires_in_2026" target="_blank">Wildfires in 2026</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsuchi%2C_Iwate" target="_blank">Ōtsuchi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" target="_blank">Iwate Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" target="_blank">Tōhoku region</a>. Another three wildfires have been spotted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaoka%2C_Niigata" target="_blank">Nagaoka</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uonuma" target="_blank">Uonuma</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture" target="_blank">Niigata Prefecture</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakata%2C_Fukushima" target="_blank">Kitakata</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" target="_blank">Fukushima Prefecture</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-battle-raging-wildfires-north-2026-04-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260425_02/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a> <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260426_17/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a> <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260426_16/" target="_blank">(NHK)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>. <a href="https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/14-killed-lightning-strikes-across-seven-districts-1422241" target="_blank">(The Business Standard)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attacks_in_Australia" target="_blank">Shark attacks in Australia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSW_National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service" target="_blank">National Parks and Wildlife Service</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_Life_Saving_Australia" target="_blank">Surf Life Saving</a> close several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_Australia" target="_blank">beaches</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Park" target="_blank">Royal National Park</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales" target="_blank">New South Wales</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>, after sharks gather around a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_stranding" target="_blank">washed-up whale carcass</a>, increasing shark activity. <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/27/world/asia-oceania/australian-beaches-close-as-sharks-feed-on-whale-carcass/2328841" target="_blank">(AFP via The Manila Times)</a> <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15766371/Royal-National-Park-whale-sharks.html" target="_blank">(Daily Mail)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Ba%27athist_Syria" target="_blank">Human rights in Ba'athist Syria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">War crimes in the Syrian civil war</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Transitional_Justice_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">National Commission for Transitional Justice (Syria)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first public trial of officials linked to former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria" target="_blank">Syrian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad" target="_blank">Bashar al-Assad</a> opens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atef_Najib" target="_blank">Atef Najib</a>, former head of security in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daraa_Governorate" target="_blank">Daraa Governorate</a>, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad" target="_blank">Maher al-Assad</a> are to be tried in absentia. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-trial-transitional-justice-assad-atef-najib-aff2f6c36a44d85006be6a15a4d6447f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_diaspora" target="_blank">Exiled Tibetans</a> vote in a global election organized by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Tibetan_Administration" target="_blank">Central Tibetan Administration</a> to choose representatives to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Central_Tibetan_Administration" target="_blank">its parliament</a>, with polling held in multiple countries outside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260426-exiled-tibetans-to-elect-government-in-vote-condemned-by-china" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_London_Marathon" target="_blank">2026 London Marathon</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabastian_Sawe" target="_blank">Sabastian Sawe</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomif_Kejelcha" target="_blank">Yomif Kejelcha</a> become the first people to run a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon" target="_blank">marathon</a> in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_world_record_progression" target="_blank">world record</a> of 1:59:30. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigst_Assefa" target="_blank">Tigst Assefa</a> also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/marathon-record-sawe-london-under-two-hours-8481a99809f19e0dd2cafca36bd3676a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_26" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154367, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War']Mali War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mali_attacks']2026 Mali attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people']Tuareg[/URL] rebels reach an agreement that allows the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Corps_%28Russia%29%23Mali']African Corps[/URL] to withdraw from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal']Kidal[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260426-new-fighting-erupts-in-north-mali-s-kidal-as-army-clashes-with-rebels'](France 24)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Armed_Forces']Malian troops[/URL] and Russian mercenaries withdraw from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal']Kidal[/URL] after yesterday’s attacks. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mali-attack-tuareg-separatists-jnim-a945998cb00044e8c52db0362baaed10'](AP)[/URL] [*]Flights resume at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modibo_Keita_International_Airport']Modibo Keita International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamako']Bamako[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL] following yesterday's attacks. [URL='https://www.seneweb.com/en/news/Afrique/mali-reprise-des-vols-a-laeroport-modibo-keita-de-senou-apres-les-violentes-attaques-terroristes-dans-le-pays_n_490766.html'](Seneweb)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfires_in_2026']Wildfires in 2026[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsuchi%2C_Iwate']Ōtsuchi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture']Iwate Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region']Tōhoku region[/URL]. Another three wildfires have been spotted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaoka%2C_Niigata']Nagaoka[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uonuma']Uonuma[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture']Niigata Prefecture[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakata%2C_Fukushima']Kitakata[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture']Fukushima Prefecture[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-battle-raging-wildfires-north-2026-04-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260425_02/'](NHK)[/URL] [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260426_17/'](NHK)[/URL] [URL='https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260426_16/'](NHK)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/14-killed-lightning-strikes-across-seven-districts-1422241']([I]The Business Standard[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attacks_in_Australia']Shark attacks in Australia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSW_National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service']National Parks and Wildlife Service[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_Life_Saving_Australia']Surf Life Saving[/URL] close several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_Australia']beaches[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Park']Royal National Park[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales']New South Wales[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL], after sharks gather around a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_stranding']washed-up whale carcass[/URL], increasing shark activity. [URL='https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/27/world/asia-oceania/australian-beaches-close-as-sharks-feed-on-whale-carcass/2328841'](AFP via [I]The Manila Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15766371/Royal-National-Park-whale-sharks.html'](Daily Mail)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Ba%27athist_Syria']Human rights in Ba'athist Syria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']War crimes in the Syrian civil war[/URL],[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Transitional_Justice_%28Syria%29']National Commission for Transitional Justice (Syria)[/URL] [LIST] [*]The first public trial of officials linked to former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Syria']Syrian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad']Bashar al-Assad[/URL] opens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atef_Najib']Atef Najib[/URL], former head of security in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daraa_Governorate']Daraa Governorate[/URL], the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_al-Assad']Maher al-Assad[/URL] are to be tried in absentia. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/syria-trial-transitional-justice-assad-atef-najib-aff2f6c36a44d85006be6a15a4d6447f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_diaspora']Exiled Tibetans[/URL] vote in a global election organized by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Tibetan_Administration']Central Tibetan Administration[/URL] to choose representatives to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Central_Tibetan_Administration']its parliament[/URL], with polling held in multiple countries outside [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260426-exiled-tibetans-to-elect-government-in-vote-condemned-by-china'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_London_Marathon']2026 London Marathon[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabastian_Sawe']Sabastian Sawe[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomif_Kejelcha']Yomif Kejelcha[/URL] become the first people to run a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon']marathon[/URL] in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_world_record_progression']world record[/URL] of 1:59:30. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigst_Assefa']Tigst Assefa[/URL] also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/marathon-record-sawe-london-under-two-hours-8481a99809f19e0dd2cafca36bd3676a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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