Portal:Current events/2018 July 13

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2018 Mastung suicide bombing; 2018 Pakistani general election
• A suicide bomb attack near Mastung, Pakistan, kills 129 people, including political party candidate Siraj Raisani, during a political campaign. This is the third consecutive attack on a political rally. [https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0713/978518-pakistan-blast/ (RTÉ.ie)]
• International military intervention against ISIL, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Pakistan, Iran, China, and Russia agree on joint efforts against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, in an effort to ensure peace and eliminate terrorism from the region. [https://nation.com.pk/13-Jul-2018/pakistan-iran-china-russia-agree-to-carry-out-joint-efforts-against-isis (The Nation)]

;Disasters and accidents

• An explosion at a chemical plant near Cairo, Egypt, injures 12 people. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44815912 (BBC)]
• An explosion at a chemical plant in Sichuan, China, kills 19 people and injures 12 others. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-44816715 (BBC)]

;Politics and elections

• Mueller special counsel investigation
• Twelve Russian intelligence officers are indicted for hacks in connection with hacking of the Democratic National Committee, the Hillary Clinton campaign, and state election systems during the 2016 presidential election. [https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628773789/deputy-attorney-general-rod-rosenstein-unveils-new-hacking-charges-in-dnc-case (NPR)] [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mueller-charges-russian-intelligence-officers-hacking-dnc-clinton-n891236 (NBC News)]

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