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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154447" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defence_Forces" target="_blank">forces</a> capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_Castle%2C_Lebanon" target="_blank">Beaufort medieval castle</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_Governorate" target="_blank">Nabatieh Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, during a ground offensive despite a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire" target="_blank">temporary ceasefire</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/israel-seizes-strategic-castle-in-lebanon-in-deep-incursion/video-77366946" target="_blank">(AFP via DW)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/g-s1-125056/israel-seizes-medieval-beaufort-castle-southern-lebanon" target="_blank">(NPR)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdep04kzz5wo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zahrani" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zahrani</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District" target="_blank">Nabatieh District</a>, Lebanon. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/dawn-strike-on-south-lebanon-killed-eight-people-beirut-says/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> launches drones and over 50 rockets at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel" target="_blank">Northern Israel</a> despite a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire" target="_blank">temporary ceasefire</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897815" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrike kills at least two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> at a cafe in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. ‌<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-kills-least-two-gaza-seaport-cafe-medics-say-2026-05-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two teenage girls are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" target="_blank">vehicle-ramming attack</a> at a bus stop in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Etzion_Junction" target="_blank">Gush Etzion Junction</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. The perpetrator, identified as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>, is shot dead by IDF troops and the attack was an act of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism" target="_blank">terrorism</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-teen-girls-hurt-one-seriously-in-car-ramming-terror-attack-at-west-bank-junction/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Angeles_City_building_collapse" target="_blank">2026 Angeles City building collapse</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeles_City" target="_blank">Angeles City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampanga" target="_blank">Pampanga</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, on May 24, rises to eleven. <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/death-toll-in-angeles-city-building-collapse-rises-to-11" target="_blank">(DZRH)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Namhkam_Township_explosion" target="_blank">2026 Namhkam Township explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namhkam_Township" target="_blank">Namhkam Township</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State" target="_blank">Shan State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-deadly-explosion-5946c95f92ca91472fb30a57438234ec" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglp7p787njo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and another is injured when an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining" target="_blank">illegal mine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_accident" target="_blank">collapses</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huize_County" target="_blank">Huize County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan" target="_blank">Yunnan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-mine-collapse-yunnan-illegal-mining-baiwu-a70c25659ca412414f3e4f518634157b" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/illegal-mine-collapses-china-killing-five-just-days-after-shanxi-disaster-2026-05-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> )</li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2026 Colombian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombians" target="_blank">Colombians</a> vote to elect the country's new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia" target="_blank">President</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2027g423glo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Salvation_Movement" target="_blank">National Salvation Movement</a>'s candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella" target="_blank">Abelardo de la Espriella</a> wins the election and will face <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Cepeda" target="_blank">Iván Cepeda</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Pact" target="_blank">Historic Pact</a> in the runoff on 21 June. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/colombia-president-election-petro-trump-c8b2170044646266ccdfce0e8bfb1bfb" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maltese_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Maltese general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Malta%29" target="_blank">Labour Party</a>, currently led by incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abela" target="_blank">Robert Abela</a>, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/maltas-labour-party-wins-record-fourth-term-parliamentary-election-2026-05-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_31" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154447, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defence_Forces']forces[/URL] capture the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_Castle%2C_Lebanon']Beaufort medieval castle[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_Governorate']Nabatieh Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], during a ground offensive despite a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire']temporary ceasefire[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/israel-seizes-strategic-castle-in-lebanon-in-deep-incursion/video-77366946'](AFP via DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/g-s1-125056/israel-seizes-medieval-beaufort-castle-southern-lebanon'](NPR)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdep04kzz5wo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zahrani']Deir ez-Zahrani[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District']Nabatieh District[/URL], Lebanon. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/dawn-strike-on-south-lebanon-killed-eight-people-beirut-says/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] launches drones and over 50 rockets at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel']Northern Israel[/URL] despite a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire']temporary ceasefire[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897815']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrike kills at least two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] at a cafe in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. ‌[URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-kills-least-two-gaza-seaport-cafe-medics-say-2026-05-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two teenage girls are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack']vehicle-ramming attack[/URL] at a bus stop in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Etzion_Junction']Gush Etzion Junction[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. The perpetrator, identified as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL], is shot dead by IDF troops and the attack was an act of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism']terrorism[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-teen-girls-hurt-one-seriously-in-car-ramming-terror-attack-at-west-bank-junction/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Angeles_City_building_collapse']2026 Angeles City building collapse[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeles_City']Angeles City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampanga']Pampanga[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], on May 24, rises to eleven. [URL='https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/death-toll-in-angeles-city-building-collapse-rises-to-11'](DZRH)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Namhkam_Township_explosion']2026 Namhkam Township explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namhkam_Township']Namhkam Township[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State']Shan State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-deadly-explosion-5946c95f92ca91472fb30a57438234ec'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglp7p787njo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and another is injured when an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining']illegal mine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_accident']collapses[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huize_County']Huize County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan']Yunnan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/china-mine-collapse-yunnan-illegal-mining-baiwu-a70c25659ca412414f3e4f518634157b'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/illegal-mine-collapses-china-killing-five-just-days-after-shanxi-disaster-2026-05-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] ) [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_election']2026 Colombian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombians']Colombians[/URL] vote to elect the country's new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia']President[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2027g423glo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Salvation_Movement']National Salvation Movement[/URL]'s candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella']Abelardo de la Espriella[/URL] wins the election and will face [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Cepeda']Iván Cepeda[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Pact']Historic Pact[/URL] in the runoff on 21 June. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/colombia-president-election-petro-trump-c8b2170044646266ccdfce0e8bfb1bfb'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maltese_general_election']2026 Maltese general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Preliminary results from yesterday's election revealed that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28Malta%29']Labour Party[/URL], currently led by incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abela']Robert Abela[/URL], won a record fourth consecutive term in government. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/maltas-labour-party-wins-record-fourth-term-parliamentary-election-2026-05-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_May_31"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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