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Portal:Current events/2021 October 6

October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Health and environment

International relations

  • Nuclear weapons of the United States
    • The U.S. State Department reveals that the current stockpile of nuclear weapons is 3,750 warheads. (State.gov)
  • Russia–NATO relations
    • NATO expels eight members of the Russian Mission to NATO, accusing the Russians of secretly operating as intelligence officers. NATO also reduces the number of Russian positions at the organization to 10. (Military.com)
  • Paris Agreement
    • Turkey ratifies the Paris Climate Accords, an international treaty on climate change, becoming the last G20 country to do so. (MSN)

Law and crime

  • Abortion in the United States
    • United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. (USA Today)
  • Four people are wounded as a gunman opens fire at a high school in Arlington, Texas, United States after a fight. The suspected attacker escaped from the scene, but was arrested several hours later. (The Daily Beast)
  • Chilean opposition politicians agree to seek impeachment of President Sebastián Piñera due to potential conflict of interest and tax evasion, as revealed by the Pandora Papers which were released on Sunday. (Mercopress)
  • Case Breakers, a group of former law enforcement individuals, claim to have identified the Zodiac Killer as Gary Francis Poste, an individual who had passed away in 2018. The finding is vehemently disavowed by the FBI, who assert the case is "still very much open". (The Independent)

Politics and elections

  • Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announces the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido. Mirtha Vásquez is sworn-in to replace Bellido. (Reuters) (Andina)

Science and technology

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