Portal:Current events

Conflict

• United States military report it conducts cyber attacks Islamic republic military NEZSA Behshad.(CNBC)

Business and economy

• The United Kingdom enters a technical recession, as a report issued by the Office for National Statistics stated that the economy shrunk in two consecutive quarters. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• Nine firefighters are injured when a truck fuel tank explodes in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Recognition of same-sex unions in Greece
  • The Hellenic Parliament votes 176–76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Wellingborough by-election, 2024 Kingswood by-election
  • In the UK, Labour's Gen Kitchen and Damien Egan flip the seats of Wellingborough and Kingswood respectively from the Conservatives. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. (Space.com)

• OpenAI demonstrates Sora, a new text-to-video AI model. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • A rocket attack from Lebanon on a military base in Safed, Israel, kills one Israeli soldier and injures several others. In response, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill 11 civilians and four Hezbollah militants in Nabatieh and al-Sawana. (The Guardian)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • Ukraine claims to have sunk the Russian ship Caesar Kunikov off the coast of Katsiveli, Crimea. A video appears to show the vessel being struck with unmanned surface drones. (RFE/RL)
• Cross-Strait relations
  • Two Chinese fishermen drown and two others are rescued when their boat capsizes near Kinmen, Taiwan, while being pursued by the Taiwan Coast Guard, who allege that the fishermen were trespassing. (AP)
• Explosions occur along the route of a natural gas pipeline from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, to the Caspian Sea. The Iranian oil minister blames the incident on "terrorism and sabotage". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Port Hills fire
  • A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, as firefighters attempt to control a bushfire in Port Hills, just outside the city. (Stuff)
• Fifteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck and four microbuses collide in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP)
• One person is killed and 53 others are injured when a church balcony collapses during an Ash Wednesday Mass in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines. (WION)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations
  • Russia and weapons of mass destruction
    • U.S. officials announce a "serious national security threat" after military intelligence indicates that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space. U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed, according to officials. (The Telegraph)
    • The U.S. holds emergency talks with allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, on the Russian nuclear threat. (CBC)
    • U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says that there is no need for public alarm after briefing President Biden on the matter. (The Hill)
• Foreign relations of Cuba, Foreign relations of South Korea
  • Cuba and South Korea establish diplomatic relations after exchanging letters via their United Nations representatives. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • The Hostages and Missing Families Forum files a complaint of war crimes against the leadership of Hamas at the International Criminal Court. (The Times of Israel)
• 2024 Kansas City parade shooting
  • One person is killed and 22 others are injured in a mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII championship parade at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Three armed suspects are arrested at the scene. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Indonesian general election
  • Indonesians elect a president and vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly, and local representatives. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• An over 10,000-years-old underwater structure from the Stone Age is discovered in the Bay of Mecklenburg, in the Baltic Sea. The kilometer long stone wall might be the oldest man-made structure on earth. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
  • Four Armenian soldiers are killed and many others are injured by Azerbaijani troops near the Armenian village of Nerkin Hand, Syunik Province. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, Myanmar, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history. (Atlas News) (The Star)

Disasters and accidents

• Around ten people are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide near the Çöpler mine in İliç, Erzincan Province, Turkey. A rescue operation is ongoing. (NOS)

Law and crime

• Five people are killed and four others are critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election
  • In the U.S., Democrat Tom Suozzi wins the special election in his former seat which was vacated following the expulsion of Republican George Santos. (AP)
• Estonia–Russia relations
  • Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is reportedly placed on the Russian Interior Ministry's register of wanted people due to the country's removal of Soviet War Memorials, making Kallas the first known government leader to be added to a wanted list by Russian authorities. (The Guardian)
• Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
  • The United States House of Representatives votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a 214–213 vote with three House Republicans voting "No" alongside all House Democrats. (ABC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Rafah offensive
    • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
      • Israeli special forces conduct a raid on a building in Rafah, rescuing two Israeli-Argentinian hostages. (BBC News)
    • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
      • At least 67 people are killed during overnight Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel–Netherlands relations
    • A Dutch appeals court orders a suspension of exports of F-35 jet parts to Israel within the next seven days over concerns that the aircraft parts are being used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that the government will appeal the suspension. (Reuters)
• Israel–United Kingdom relations
  • British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announces sanctions against four Israeli settlers for engaging in extremist violence towards Palestinians in the occupied-West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Moro conflict
  • The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirm that the alleged mastermind of the Mindanao State University bombing in Marawi, a commander of Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group, was among the nine militants killed in counterterrorist operations in Lanao del Sur in January. (AFP via VOA) (Manila Bulletin)
• Syrian civil war
  • Islamic State insurgents attack a military barracks near Al-Sukhnah, Syria, killing nine soldiers and seizing multiple weapons and vehicles left behind by fleeing government forces. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Trinidad and Tobago declares a national emergency after a massive oil spill off the coast of Tobago. (CBS News)
• Two boats collide on the Congo River near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; with the death toll remains unclear. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2024 New York City Subway shooting
  • One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at Mount Eden Avenue station, Highbridge, the Bronx, New York City, United States. (Al Jazeera)
• A man opens fire at a shipping company in Glyfada, Greece, killing three people, before killing himself. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • Hamas announces the deaths of two Israeli hostages and says that eight others have been seriously injured by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in the past 96 hours. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Myanmar's military junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war. (Reuters)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Two Basij members are killed in an attack on an outpost in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Iran International)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Maco landslide
  • The death toll from the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, Mindanao, Philippines, five days ago, increases to 54 people. Sixty-three others are still missing. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Lakewood Church shooting
  • A woman carries out a shooting at Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, United States. She is shot and killed by off-duty police. (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Finnish presidential election
  • Alexander Stubb is elected President of Finland with 51.6% of the vote. (Yle)

Sports

• 2023 NFL season
  • Super Bowl LVIII
    • In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25–22. The Chiefs are the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since 2005. (BBC Sport)
• 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
  • In association football, hosts Ivory Coast win their third Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final. Sébastien Haller scores the winning goal in the 81st minute. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • The IDF claims to have discovered a Hamas data center under UNRWA's Gaza Strip headquarters. (Times of Israel)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • Tens of thousands of people flee to Goma, the capital of the DR Congo's North Kivu province, as M23 rebels advance towards the city. (BBC News)
• Somali civil war
  • Four Emirati soldiers and a Bahraini military officer are killed, while ten other people are injured, when a soldier opens fire at a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia, before being killed in the ensuing shootout. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors due to a fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant. (Reuters)
• A Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashes near Nipton, California, United States, killing all the six people on board, including Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• 2023–2024 Senegalese protests
  • Violent protests occur in Senegal following an announcement by President Macky Sall that presidential elections have been delayed from February 25 to December 15. (Sky News)
• 2024 Pakistani general election
  • Despite Imran Khan's lead, Nawaz Sharif claims victory amid allegations of military-led rigging of the election. (Time)
• President of Hungary Katalin Novák resigns one week after news media revealed that she had pardoned a person who had been convicted of aiding in child sex abuse. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2023 AFC Asian Cup
  • In association football, hosts Qatar win their second consecutive Asian Cup title after defeating Jordan 3–1 in the final. Akram Afif earns a hat-trick—all scored from penalty kicks. (Reuters via The Guardian)