Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman.
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Devdiscourse 
February 21
Armed conflicts and attacks
Two Pakistan Army soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Reuters
Business and economy
United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements.
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AFP via France 24
February 20
International relations
Norway relocates some of its approximately 60 military personnel stationed in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.
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Reuters
The United States revokes the visas of three Chilean officials, including telecommunications minister Juan Carlos Muñoz, after Chile agreed to build a submarine cable with China.
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Bloomberg
Sports
Norway breaks the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics event after skier Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the country's 17th gold medal in Milan–Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals.
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The Independent
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has been reported deceased.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea.
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Reuters
Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in an area of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Operation Southern SpearUnited States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
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Al Jazeera
At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight attacks by gunmen on a village in Zamfara State, Nigeria.
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Reuters
Arts and culture
The Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, reaches its designed height of 172.5 metres (566 feet) after beginning construction in 1882, ahead of the completion of the main building expected later in 2026.
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The Guardian
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the Philippines.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Seven Chinese tourists are killed after their van sinks into a frozen-over section of Lake Baikal on Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations is opened.
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Reuters
Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in Valsad district, Gujarat, India.
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Hindustan Times
Five people are killed, another is injured and power outages are reported in a major snowstorm in Austria.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Politics and elections
The Florida Legislature, in the United States, passes a measure to formally rename Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the "President Donald J. Trump International Airport".
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The Telegraph
Health and environment
The French agriculture ministry authorizes the culling of around 200 wolves, raising the annual removal limit to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising livestock losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and regions near major cities.
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Reuters
Law and crime
A Thai court sentences activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country's law over remarks made at a 2020 rally.
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Reuters
The United States Supreme Court rules in that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the President the power to impose trade tariffs.
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CNN
U.S. president Donald Trump signs executive orders aimed at implementing tariffs using Section 122 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
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Reuters
February 19
Disasters and accidents
Eighteen people are killed and three others are injured when two trucks collide head-on near Port Said, Egypt.
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Egypt Today
Sixteen people are killed and several others are injured after a gas explosion which then caused the building to collapse in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Al Jazeera
Six people are killed and another is injured when a fire engine plunges off a cliff in Xinhua County, Hunan, China.
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Xinhua
At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile.
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Reuters
A person is killed and five others are injured in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a high-voltage power line breaks and falls into a public market.
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Reuters
Five miners are trapped underground and presumed dead in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Reuters
Sports
Ski mountaineer Oriol Cardona wins the men's sprint event and captures Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years.
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NBC
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least three aid workers are killed and four others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North on an aid convoy in South Kordofan, Sudan.
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Al Jazeera
The suspect is killed in a terrorist vehicle-ramming attack at a power substation near Interstate 11 in Boulder City, Nevada, United States.
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KTNV-TV
Law and crime
Acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez signs a general amnesty bill into law, enabling the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including former National Assembly vice president Juan Pablo Guanipa.
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AP
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024.
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Reuters
In the United Kingdom, police arrest royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He is later released from police custody.
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BBC News
Politics and elections
United States president Donald Trump says he has ordered defense secretary Pete Hegseth and other relevant department heads to "begin the process" of releasing classified government files related to extraterrestrial life and UAPs.
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The Wall Street Journal
Andrey Gyurov is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
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AP
February 18
Science and technology
Gabon indefinitely suspends access to social media platforms YouTube and TikTok citing concerns they undermine social cohesion and threaten national security.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
Sanae Takaichi is re-appointed Prime Minister of Japan by the House of Representatives after winning the legislative election.
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AP
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Reuters
Following two rounds of voting, José María Balcázar succeeds the removed José Jerí as interim President of Peru.
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AP
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.
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Arab News
International relations
Poland bans all Chinese-made vehicles from entering its military sites, citing data security concerns regarding onboard sensors.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States announces that it will withdraw all remaining military troops from Syria, formally ending its 12-year military presence in the country.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Syrian conflict (2024–present)United States intervention in Syria
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The Wall Street Journal
A security officer is killed and another is injured in an attack by the Islamic State in Raghib, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
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Reuters
Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet claims that Thai forces are occupying Cambodian territory beyond Thailand's claimed territory.
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Al Jazeera
Four people are killed and two others are injured in a drive-by shooting outside of a school in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador.
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Xinhua
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Al Jazeera
The state-run newspaper reports that Bo Nagar, leader of the anti-government Burma National Revolutionary Army, surrendered to the Burmese military after clashes with other rebel groups.
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AP
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.
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Reuters