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February 18

Law and crime

Australia issues a temporary exclusion order barring one citizen held in a Syrian detention camp from returning to the country under counter-terrorism legislation, citing the citizen's possible links to Islamic State members.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

Poland bans all Chinese-made vehicles from entering military sites, citing data security concerns regarding onboard sensors.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

Gabon indefinitely suspends access to social media platforms YouTube and TikTok citing concerns they undermine social cohesion and threaten national security.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

A gas explosion at a lead mine in Bashar, Plateau State, Nigeria, kills at least 38 miners working underground and injures 27 others.
Source: Arab News external link

Politics and elections

Sanae Takaichi is re-appointed Prime Minister of Japan by the House of Representatives after winning the legislative election.
Source: AP external link
Philippine vice president Sara Duterte announces her candidacy in the next presidential election.
Source: Reuters external link

February 17

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant engineers are killed and another is injured in a Russian drone attack on a vehicle in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link
At least six people are injured and buildings and vehicles are damaged in large-scale Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says a vessel and a skiff exchanged small-arms fire southwest of Aden, Yemen.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and 29 others are injured in a more than 30-vehicle pileup in Pueblo, Colorado, United States.
Source: Times Now external link
At least three servicemen are reportedly killed and several others are injured in an explosion at a military commandant's building in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Six backcountry skiers are rescued and ten others are reported missing in an avalanche on the Donner Pass northwest of Lake Tahoe in California, United States.
Source: KABC-TV external link

Science and technology

An annular solar eclipse lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from Antarctica, for the first time since 2014, the Southern Ocean, and the South Indian Ocean, and partially observed in Africa, Argentina, and Chile.
Source: hub.pl external link

Law and crime

French police arrest nine people, including an aide to legislator Raphaël Arnault, in connection with the fatal beating of Quentin Deranque during clashes between far-left and far-right groups in Lyon last week.
Source: AFP and Reuters via Al Jazeera external link
An Azerbaijani military court sentences former Republic of Artsakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan, who was arrested in 2023 while leaving the region after Azerbaijan regained control, to 20 years in prison for terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Source: Reuters external link
A man is killed and eight children are injured in a shooting at a park in San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Source: Gulf News external link
An 18-year-old is arrested after running towards the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., with a loaded shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest.
Source: WJLA-TV external link

International relations

Iran partially closes the Strait of Hormuz for several hours due to military exercises and warns the United States to avoid a military escalation.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

The Peruvian Congress removes president José Jerí from office following a scandal over undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessmen.
Source: Reuters external link
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman is sworn in as the 11th prime minister of Bangladesh following the party's victory in the recent election.
Source: The Guardian external link

Business and economy

Canadian mining firm Sherritt International announces that it will suspend operations in Moa, Holguín, Cuba, after planned fuel deliveries were not fulfilled due to the U.S. blockade affecting oil shipments to the island.
Source: AA external link

February 16

Business and economy

A Pikachu Illustrator Card, a , sells at auction for US$16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Twenty-eight people are killed in a drone strike on a crowded market outside Sodari, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya English external link
Eleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Source: Sky News external link
Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Sky News external link
Twenty-four people are killed, including 12 attackers and a child, and seven civilians are injured in an attack on a security post in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: AP via CTV News external link
Colombia's search unit for missing persons identifies and returns the remains of Camilo Torres Restrepo, a Catholic priest and leader of the National Liberation Army who was killed in combat in 1966.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Three people, including the suspect, are killed, and three others are injured in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
Source: WPRI-TV external link

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed, 10 others are trapped and some escape in a fire at a chemical factory in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India.
Source: NDTV external link
Six people are killed and 46 others are injured when a bus overturns on the BR-153 highway near Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Five people are killed and five others are injured in a fire at a five-story apartment building in Manlleu, Catalonia, Spain.
Source: Sky News external link
At least 42 people are injured, including ten critically, in a fire at an industrial unit in Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
Five people are injured when a passenger train derails near Goppenstein, Ferden, Valais, Switzerland.
Source: BBC News external link

February 15

Law and crime

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrest former energy minister German Galushchenko at the state border for his alleged involvement in a ₴4 billion (US$100 million) kickback scheme in the energy sector.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Eleven Palestinians, including several militants, are killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza.
Source: BBC News external link
Four people are killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in Majdal Anjar, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Lebanon–Syria border.
Source: Al Arabiya English external link
Widespread power outages are reported by authorities in several oblasts in Russia, including Belgorod and Bryansk, following a large-scale Ukrainian missile and drone attack on Russian power stations. Bryansk Oblast governor Alexander Bogomaz confirms the regional capital Bryansk has lost most of its electricity and heat supply.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link
Jubaland forces and American troops conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 al-Shabaab insurgents in Lower Juba, Jubaland, Somalia.
Source: Horseed Media external link
Three people are killed and several others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a hospital in Sennar State, Sudan.
Source: TRT World external link

Arts and culture

Cuba's Habanos S.A. suspends the annual Habanos Cigar Festival in Havana amid a sharp decline in tourists and a severe shortage of fuel due to the ongoing U.S. blockade.
Source: Havana Times external link

Sports

In stock car racing, 23XI's Tyler Reddick wins the 68th running of the Daytona 500.
Source: The New York Times external link

Politics and elections

The Cabinet of Israel approves new measures to expand land registration in the occupied West Bank and facilitate land purchases by Israeli settlers.
Source: Reuters external link
Voting is held in the remaining polling stations and freguesias that had postponed it due to the storm training's impact.
Source: Sul Informação external link

International relations

Myanmar's military government orders Timor-Leste's chargé d'affaires to leave the country within a week after the Chin Human Rights Organization reported that Timor-Leste initiated a universal jurisdiction case alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity against the junta.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
The Philippines signs military defense cooperation pacts with Estonia and Italy at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. The agreements will particularly expand cooperation in cybersecurity and capacity building for their respective armed forces.
Source: Manila Standard external link

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people are killed and eight are injured after a bus collided with a trailer in Khairpur district, Pakistan.
Source: Dawn external link
Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks store in Donghai County, Jiangsu, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
Five people are killed and several others are injured when a car jumps a meridian and collides with a bus near Nelamangala in Karnataka, India.
Source: The Hindu external link
Two skiers are killed and another is injured in an avalanche on the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
Source: The Independent external link
One person is killed and 13 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Marib, Marib Governorate, Yemen.
Source: Reuters external link