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February 19

Law and crime

Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is formally charged with plotting the 2022 Brazilian coup plot.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least one person is killed and 14 others are injured in Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including a massive drone attack on energy infrastructure in Odesa that leaves 160,000 residents without heating and electricity.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
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February 18

Arts and culture

A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission announces the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun's was found in 1922.
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Law and crime

Over 124 people have been killed over the last six weeks from consuming bootleg alcohol, with dozens still hospitalized. Twenty-eight people are arrested in connection with the production and distribution of the alcohol.
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The Welsh Government announces a ban on Greyhound racing in Wales following cross-party calls for a ban on the sport which has been criticized for its animal cruelty.
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An Iranian court charges a British couple who were arrested and jailed last month with espionage.
Source: DW external link
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A judge in Argentina orders investigations into potential fraud by President Javier Milei following his brief social media promotion of a cryptocurrency that collapsed in value hours after promotion.
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Politics and elections

The United States Senate confirms businessman Howard Lutnick as the Secretary of Commerce in a 51–45 vote.
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Science and technology

NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies announces that the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22 December 2032 has increased to 3.1% (1-in-32) following further observations of its orbital trajectory. It has now surpassed the threat of 99942 Apophis which once had a 2.7% chance of hitting Earth during 2004 before later being ruled out.
Source: CNN external link
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Disasters and accidents

The death toll from flooding in Kentucky, United States, rises to 14, amid the threat of an imminent winter storm in the region.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advance on the city of Butembo, North Kivu, and capture Kamanyola in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo after defeating Congolese forces. Local officials say M23 forces are now preparing to advance on Uvira.
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Burundi initiates the withdrawal of its military forces from the eastern DRC following M23 advances. Between 10,000 and 15,000 Congolese civilians cross into Burundi to avoid violence, with several drowning in the Ruzizi River.
Source: Reuters external link
Hamas accuses Israel of carrying out at least 266 attacks in the Gaza Strip since the agreed ceasefire on January 19, killing at least 132 Palestinians and wounding 900 others.
Source: Newsweek external link
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Rapid Support Forces militants kill at least 433 people in the villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, White Nile State, Sudan.
Source: Reuters external link
Israel partially withdraws troops from Lebanon as the deadline for their withdrawal expires.
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International relations

The United States and Russia start talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine without European or Ukrainian participation.
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The delegations agree to start the negotiating process for ending the war, create high-level teams, and normalize diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries.
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U.S. President Donald Trump wrongfully accused Ukraine of starting the war and calls for a new presidential election to be held in Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia.
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Russia rules out any peacekeepers from NATO member states being stationed in Ukraine as part of any peace agreement.
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Business and economy

German automotive parts company Continental AG announces it will lay off over 3,000 research and development positions and end operations at its factory in Nuremberg, Bavaria, by 2026.
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Brazilian minister of mines and energy Alexandre Silveira announces that the country will join OPEC+.
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February 17

Politics and elections

Demonstrations take place at state capitols around the United States, including at Union Square in Washington, D.C., as part of the 50501 movement to protest against the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, and Project 2025.
Source: USA Today external link
Student groups and the Civil Social Coalition party launched a protest in several cities in Indonesia against the government.
Source: Tempo external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia says its forces have captured the village of Fyholivka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
Mohammad Shahin, a senior Hamas commander, is assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in Sidon, Lebanon.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link
Source: Garowe Online external link
An attack with an explosive drone in the locality of El Capire, Apatzingán left one National Guard and a police wounded, while they were on reconnaissance rounds in the area. Hours later, two agents of the Attorney General of Mexico were kidnapped and found dead in the town in Cenobio Moreno, located on the outskirts of Apatzingán.
Source: El Universal external link

International relations

European leaders gather in France for a summit on Ukraine after the U.S. administration announced the opening of peace talks with Russia on ending the Ukrainian war without European participation.
Source: CNN external link
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says that Europe has no role in any peace negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
Source: BBC News external link

Business and economy

American airline company Southwest Airlines announces it will lay off 1,750 jobs, 15% of its corporate workforce, for cost reduction. This is the company's first mass layoff since operating in 1971.
Source: CNBC external link

Law and crime

Syrian security forces arrest three former Assad regime officers responsible for the Tadamon massacre, which occurred in south Damascus in 2013.
Source: The New Arab external link
Singaporean Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh is convicted of two counts of perjury to the Committee of Privileges and is fined S$7,000 per count, but is not disqualified as a member of parliament.
Source: CNA external link

Disasters and accidents

Ten people are killed and eight others are injured when a three-story residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.
Source: Voice of America external link
Twenty-one people are injured, including three critically when a Delta Airlines Bombardier CRJ900LR, crashes after catching fire and flipping over at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Eight adults and one child are killed in flooding caused by heavy rains in the eastern United States.
Source: DW external link
A bus crashes and falls 800 m (2,600 ft) down a cliff in Yocalla Municipality, Bolivia, killing 31 people and injuring fourteen others.
Source: Reuters external link

February 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

Local officials and residents report that Rwanda-backed M23 forces have taken over the center of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in eastern DR Congo.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo acknowledges the fall of Bukavu to M23 rebels and urges its roughly two million residents to shelter in place.
Source: BBC News external link
Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring at least one person and damaging a thermal power station in Mykolaiv, leaving 46,000 people without heat. Ukraine says that it shot down 95 of 143 drones while disrupting 46 others by electronic countermeasures.
Source: Reuters external link
The U.S. military announces that the Yemen Coast Guard had successfully intercepted an Iranian weapons shipment on its way to the Houthi movement in Yemen on 12 February.
Source: i24 News external link

International relations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads a delegation that includes National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for initial talks with Russia. A Russian source reports that the meeting will occur on 18 February and that the Russian delegation is expected to include Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, and SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin.
Source: Kommersant external link

Arts and culture

The BAFTAs are held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. and win the most awards, with four each, while the latter also wins Best Film.
Source: Los Angeles Times external link