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Portal:Current events/2024 November 8

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

  • At least two people are killed and twelve others are missing when a fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. [https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241108050238 (The Korea Herald)]

Health and environment

International relations

  • South China Sea dispute
  • President Bongbong Marcos signs into law the Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act which defines the maritime entitlements of the Philippines and set designated sea lanes and air routes. China protests against the laws which is linked to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-president-signs-new-laws-assert-south-china-sea-rights-sovereignty-2024-11-08/ (Reuters)] [https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/South-China-Sea/Philippines-Marcos-signs-laws-to-assert-South-China-Sea-rights (Nikkei Asia)]
  • Ukraine–United States relations
  • The United States lifts its ban on deploying military contractors to Ukraine, thereby enabling American companies to directly assist with the maintenance and repair of U.S.-made weapons, such as F-16 fighter aircraft and Patriot air defense systems. The U.S. says that its contractors will be positioned far from the front lines and will not engage in combat with Russian forces. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-deploy-ukraine/index.html (CNN)]

Law and crime

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