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Oct
12
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Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israel's military orders the residents of 23 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate to areas north

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israel's military orders the residents of 23 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate to areas north of the Awali River. (Reuters) The UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, Lebanon, is hit by an Israeli airstrike. (CTV News) (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 12, 2024
Oct
12
War / Conflict / Security

Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars, restaurants, and a large concert venue across several Ukr

Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars, restaurants, and a large concert venue across several Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv to detain men not in compliance with conscription orders. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 12, 2024
Oct
12
War / Conflict / Security

Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian conscription crisis Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars,

Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian conscription crisis Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars, restaurants, and a large concert venue across several Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv to detain men not in compliance with conscription orders. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 12, 2024
Oct
12
War / Conflict / Security

Ukrainian conscription crisis Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars, restaurants, and a large co

Ukrainian conscription crisis Local media outlets report that Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided shopping centers, bars, restaurants, and a large concert venue across several Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv to detain men not in compliance with conscription orders. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 12, 2024
Oct
13
War / Conflict / Security

United States support for Israel in the Gaza war United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorizes the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defe

United States support for Israel in the Gaza war United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorizes the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system to Israel to help boost the country's air defences. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 13, 2024
Oct
14
War / Conflict / Security

Gaza war protests in the United States Over 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators against American involvement in Israeli attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip, ma

Gaza war protests in the United States Over 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators against American involvement in Israeli attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip, many from Jewish Voice for Peace, are arrested outside of the New York Stock Exchange for attempting to block it. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 14, 2024
Oct
14
War / Conflict / Security

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences This year's Nobel Prize in economics is awarded to Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu, British-American economi

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences This year's Nobel Prize in economics is awarded to Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu, British-American economist Simon Johnson, and British economist James A. Robinson for their studies "of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity". (The New York Times) (Nobel Prize)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 14, 2024
Oct
14
War / Conflict / Security

This year's Nobel Prize in economics is awarded to Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu, British-American economist Simon Johnson, and British economist Ja

This year's Nobel Prize in economics is awarded to Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu, British-American economist Simon Johnson, and British economist James A. Robinson for their studies "of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity". (The New York Times) (Nobel Prize)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 14, 2024
Oct
14
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon October 2024 Aitou airstrike At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured when an Israeli airstrike hits an apart

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon October 2024 Aitou airstrike At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured when an Israeli airstrike hits an apartment building in the village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. (CTV News) The Israel Defense Forces say that they killed Muhammad Kamel Naim, the head of the anti-tank missile array of Hezbollah's elite Redwan Force, in an airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 14, 2024
Oct
14
War / Conflict / Security

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon October 2024 Aitou airstrike At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured when an Israe

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon October 2024 Aitou airstrike At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured when an Israeli airstrike hits an apartment building in the village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. (CTV News) The Israel Defense Forces say that they killed Muhammad Kamel Naim, the head of the anti-tank missile array of Hezbollah's elite Redwan Force, in an airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 14, 2024
Oct
15
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Iran–European Union relations The European Union sanctions fourteen Iranian individuals and firms, including Iran Air and several high-ranking members of the Qu

Iran–European Union relations The European Union sanctions fourteen Iranian individuals and firms, including Iran Air and several high-ranking members of the Quds Force, for allegedly transferring missiles and drones to Moscow in order to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 15, 2024
Oct
15
War / Conflict / Security

The European Union sanctions fourteen Iranian individuals and firms, including Iran Air and several high-ranking members of the Quds Force, for allegedly transf

The European Union sanctions fourteen Iranian individuals and firms, including Iran Air and several high-ranking members of the Quds Force, for allegedly transferring missiles and drones to Moscow in order to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 15, 2024
Oct
17
War / Conflict / Security

Gaza war Killing of Yahya Sinwar The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was

Gaza war Killing of Yahya Sinwar The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was killed along with two other militants in a shootout with Israeli forces in Rafah Governorate, Gaza. (AzerNews) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 17, 2024
Oct
17
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Killing of Yahya Sinwar The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was killed al

Killing of Yahya Sinwar The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was killed along with two other militants in a shootout with Israeli forces in Rafah Governorate, Gaza. (AzerNews) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 17, 2024
Oct
17
War / Conflict / Security

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Five Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade are killed in fighting with Hezbollah forces in souther

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Five Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade are killed in fighting with Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon. IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari says several Hezbollah operatives have been captured during the clashes. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 17, 2024
Oct
18
War / Conflict / Security

Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with the northern part being an

Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with the northern part being annexed by Morocco and the southern part forming an independent state controlled by the Polisario Front. (Atalayar)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 18, 2024
Oct
18
War / Conflict / Security

Western Sahara conflict Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with th

Western Sahara conflict Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with the northern part being annexed by Morocco and the southern part forming an independent state controlled by the Polisario Front. (Atalayar)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 18, 2024
Oct
20
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Lebanon war 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers

2024 Lebanon war 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers. Israel later issues a formal apology for the attack, stating that its forces mistakenly believed they were targeting a vehicle used by Hezbollah to transport rockets. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 20, 2024
Oct
20
War / Conflict / Security

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Lebanon war 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hani

Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Lebanon war 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers. Israel later issues a formal apology for the attack, stating that its forces mistakenly believed they were targeting a vehicle used by Hezbollah to transport rockets. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 20, 2024
Oct
20
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers.

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers. Israel later issues a formal apology for the attack, stating that its forces mistakenly believed they were targeting a vehicle used by Hezbollah to transport rockets. (The Times of Israel)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 20, 2024
Oct
20
War / Conflict / Security

October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks Hamas reports that the number of dead and missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza yesterd

October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks Hamas reports that the number of dead and missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza yesterday increases to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in the past few months and also prompting condemnation from the United Nations. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 20, 2024
Oct
21
War / Conflict / Security

2024 New Way Cargo Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 shootdown An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashes in North Darfur, Sudan, killing its crew of two Russians and three Su

2024 New Way Cargo Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 shootdown An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashes in North Darfur, Sudan, killing its crew of two Russians and three Sudanese nationals. The Rapid Support Forces claim that they shot down the aircraft with a surface-to-air missile and say that they have recovered the airplane's flight recorder. Russia says that its diplomats in Sudan are currently investigating the crash. (Sudan Tribune) (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 21, 2024
Oct
21
War / Conflict / Security

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashes in North Darfur, Sudan, killing its crew of two Russians and three Sudanese nationals.

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashes in North Darfur, Sudan, killing its crew of two Russians and three Sudanese nationals. The Rapid Support Forces claim that they shot down the aircraft with a surface-to-air missile and say that they have recovered the airplane's flight recorder. Russia says that its diplomats in Sudan are currently investigating the crash. (Sudan Tribune) (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 21, 2024
Oct
21
War / Conflict / Security

Israel–Hezbollah conflict Thirteen people are killed and 57 more wounded during Israeli airstrikes near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict Thirteen people are killed and 57 more wounded during Israeli airstrikes near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) Israel launches airstrikes across Lebanon, including in Beirut and the Beqaa Valley, targeting financial institutions that are allegedly linked to Hezbollah. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 21, 2024
Oct
22
War / Conflict / Security

Middle Eastern crisis 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Israeli retaliation leak, Israel–United States relations The FBI announces an investigation into the leaking of

Middle Eastern crisis 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Israeli retaliation leak, Israel–United States relations The FBI announces an investigation into the leaking of classified U.S. intelligence documents regarding military plans for Israeli retaliation against Iran. (Reuters) Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip An Israeli drone strike on Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip, kills at least fifteen people, including several women and children. (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 22, 2024
Oct
23
War / Conflict / Security

Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine The U.S.

Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine The U.S. State Department reports that it has confirmed evidence that North Korean troops are now present in Russia and are preparing to travel to the battlefield in Ukraine. South Korea says that Pyongyang has promised to send up to 10,000 troops to support the war effort. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 23, 2024
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