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Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which expresses concerns aboot artifeecial intelligence.
John Swinney (richt) fae the SNP is re-electit as first meenister o Scotland
Fraunce will recognise Palestinian statehuid.

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Business [edit soorce] Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena bankruptcy Disasters [edit soorce] European cauld wave North American ice storm UK and Ireland windstorm saison Law [edit soorce] Philippine Drog War Timor Gap PCA hearins Political [edit soorce] Brexit wftermath European migrant crisis (timeline) Gambian constitutional crisis Polish protests Sooth China Sea disputes Sport [edit soorce] eedit sidebar

Recent deaths
Januar 2017 [edit soorce] 15: Jimmy Snuka 14: Zhou Youguang 13: Antony Armstrong-Jones 13: Magic Alex 12: William Peter Blatty 12: Anthony King 12: Graham Taylor 10: Roman Herzog 10: Clare Hollingworth 10: Oliver Smithies 9: Michael Chamberlain 8: Pioneer Cabin Tree 8: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 8: Peter Sarstedt 7: Nat Hentoff 7: Mário Soares 6: Ricardo Piglia 6: Om Puri 6: Tilikum 5: Jill Saward 4: Georges Prêtre 4: Milt Schmidt 2: John Berger 2: Albert Brewer 1: Tony Atkinson 1: Derek Parfit December 2016 [edit soorce] 31: William Christopher 31: David Meltzer 30: Sutter Brown 30: Allan Williams 30: Tyrus Wong 29: LaVell Edwards 29: F. Ross Johnson 28: Gregorio Conrado Álvarez 28: Anthony Cronin 28: Michel Déon 28: Debbie Reynolds 27: Carrie Fisher 27: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake 26: George S. Irving 26: Seth J. McKee 26: Barbara Tarbuck 25: George Michael 25: Vera Rubin 24: Richard Adams 24: Rick Parfitt 24: Liz Smith 22: Franca Sozzani 20: Michèle Morgan 19: Lionel Blue 19: Dick Latessa 18: Zsa Zsa Gabor 18: China Machado 17: Lawrence Colburn 17: Henry Heimlich 15: Craig Sager 13: Thomas Schelling 13: Alan Thicke edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa [edit soorce] Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Ceevil war Democratic Republic o the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Ceevil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, an Niger Boko Haram insurgency Somalia Ceevil war South Sudan South Sudanese Ceevil War Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Americas [edit soorce] Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia [edit soorce] Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Moro conflict Moro conflict in Sabah Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe [edit soorce] European Migrant Crisis Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Chechen–Roushien conflict North Caucasus insurgency Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Ukraine War in Donbass Roushien military intervention in Ukraine Middle East [edit soorce] Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Egyp Sinai insurgency Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraqi ceevil war American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Sirian Ceevil War American-led intervention in Syria Roushien military intervention in the Sirian Ceevil War Sirian Ceevil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemeni Crisis Yemeni Ceevil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent [edit soorce] Januar 11: Kyrgyzstan, Referendum 11: Macedonia, Assembly o the Republic 11: Romanie, Chamber o Deputies, Senate 15: Turks and Caicos, Hoose o Assembly 18: Côte d'Ivoire, National Assembly Ongoing [edit soorce] 23: Unitit Kinrick, Referendum Upcoming [edit soorce] Juin 25: Iceland, Preses 26: Spain, Congress o Deputies, Senate 29: Mongolia, State Great Khural July 2: Australia, Senate, House o Representatives 17: São Tomé and Príncipe, Preses edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded [edit soorce] Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson, Glen McNamara Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canadae: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egyp: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Janet Lim-Napoles, Joseph Scott Pemberton Romanie: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Roushie: Leonid Khabarov, Eston Kohver, Vladimir Kvachkov South Africae: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya Unitit Kinrick: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot, Adam Johnson United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Jodi Arias, Anas al-Libi, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir, Radovan Karadžić Ongoing [edit soorce] China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Jovito Palparan Romanie: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Roushie: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming [edit soorce] China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonie: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Unitit Kinrick: Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar

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