Portal:Current events/2017 October 24
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October 24, 2017 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Terrorism in Germany
- German police find guns and ammunition in a raid on suspected Islamist militants. (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Indonesia
- Indonesia arrests nine with alleged Islamic State links. (Reuters)
- Six crew from a German ship are kidnapped in Nigerian waters. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Economy of the European Union
- The European Commission scraps the draft legislation that would have permitted the EBA regulator to order "too big to fail" banks to split off their trading activities, citing "no foreseeable agreement" in sight on criteria. The draft was supposed to be the EU's answer to the United States' Volcker Rule. (Reuters)
- Banking in the United States
- Vice President Mike Pence casts the tie-breaking vote late Tuesday night to repeal a rule that would have made it easier for Americans to sue their banks and credit card companies. (CNN)
International relations
- Immigration policy of Donald Trump
- U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order which allows U.S. to resume its refugee program, with a 90-day review period for 11 countries identified as "high risk". (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Ransomware
- Security researchers report on the outbreak of the ransomware nicknamed Bad Rabbit, which has affected computer networks throughout the world, with Russia and Ukraine being the worst affected. (International Business Times) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
- The week-long Communist Party congress in Beijing draws to an end, with General Secretary Xi Jinping set to become its most influential leader since Party Chairman Mao Zedong. (BBC)
- United States Senate elections, 2018
- Republican Senator Jeff Flake, a vocal critic of the Trump administration from Arizona announces that he will not run again in 2018. (Politico)
- Nuclear power in the United States
- Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives launch an investigation into the Obama administration's decision in 2010 to allow Rosatom to purchase Canada-based Uranium One. (Los Angeles Times)