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March 1

Law and crime

Hundreds of protestors storm the consulate of the United States in Karachi, Pakistan, leading to clashes with security forces which left at least nine people dead and multiple others wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran confirms the death of its supreme leader Ali Khamenei during an assassination by airstrike yesterday in Tehran by Israel and the United States. Forty days of mourning are declared.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Key Iranian security officials Abdolrahim Mousavi, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Mohammad Pakpour and Ali Shamkhani are confirmed killed after an airstrike during a meeting yesterday in Tehran.
Source: The Hill external link
1 injured in drone strike on Duqm port in Oman.
Source: Anadalou external link
Two missiles were fired by Iran towards Cyprus, not far from British military bases on the island. They were both intercepted before reaching Cyprus.
Source: Cyprus Mail external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 15 people are killed and 18 others are critically injured in an explosion at an explosives factory in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.
Source: DNA India external link

February 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel launches an attack on Iran, calling it a preemptive strike, killing several Iranian high-ranking officials including supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Source: NBC News external link
The United States takes part in the attack on Iran with president Trump announcing a "major U.S. combat operation" targeting Iranian missile facilities and naval assets, and calls on the Iranian military to overthrow Khamenei.
Source: Ynet external link
Explosions are reported in Tehran, Iran, as U.S.-launched Tomahawk missiles strike Iranian targets, including the supreme leader's office. Satellite imagery confirms the destruction of Khamenei's compound.
Source: BBC News external link
Iran launches ballistic missiles at a United States Navy facility in Bahrain, targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Iranian drones strike residential areas of Manama. The Bahraini interior ministry urges citizens and residents to seek nearest safe locations.
Source: Defense Mirror external link
The Cabinet of Israel declares a state of emergency related to the strikes on Iran. Israel closes all border crossings with the Gaza Strip, citing security measures, and suspends the rotation of humanitarian personnel.
Source: The Canberra Times external link
Iran launches missiles at Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE state that they have intercepted Iranian missiles. The U.S. embassies in Bahrain and Qatar instruct their personnel to shelter in place.
Source: Wafa external link
​At least two people are killed and five more are injured when an unidentified airstrike targets the Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in Jurf al-Nasr, Iraq.
Source: The National external link
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and Syria close their respective airspaces to civilian flights as a precautionary measure, while the UAE partially closes its airspace. Later, the UAE indefinitely suspends all flights from the Al Maktoum and Dubai international airports.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
Iranian Shahed drones strike Kuwait International Airport resulting in minor injures to several airport workers as well as damage to the main airport terminal.
Source: The Times Kuwait external link
Iran says it has launched a ballistic missile attack on Dubai with reports of multiple missiles striking the city. At least one hotel on the Palm Islands is hit and is ablaze, injuring at least four people. The Burj Khalifa is evacuated. An Iranian drone strikes the luxury hotel Burj Al Arab causing a fire.
Source: The Mirror external link
Source: Reuters external link
The IRGC Navy announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.
Source: Reuters external link
The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports 201 people have been killed and 747 others have been injured so far in Israeli and American strikes on Iran.
Source: AP external link
An Iranian missile strikes Tel Aviv, killing a woman, and wounding at least 22 other people, including several seriously, and badly damaging several buildings. Search and rescue efforts are underway.
Source: Times of Israel external link
One person is killed and seven others are wounded in an Iranian airstrike on Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, while four are injured in a similar airstrike on Dubai International Airport.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Yemen's Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Source: AFP via CTV News external link
Six people are killed when an Airbus Helicopters H125 crashes in Nandi County, Kenya.
Source: Aviation Safety Network external link
Five people are killed when an ammunition and missile depot belonging to the National Guard detonates in Suwayda, Sweida Governorate, Syria.
Source: in Arabic external link

February 27

Science and technology

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejects a U.S. Department of Defense request to loosen security safeguards on the Claude large language model for potential use in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons systems.
Source: SRF external link
OpenAI announces that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy its technology on the latter's network.
Source: Politico external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty people are killed and 30 more are injured after the crash of a Bolivian Air Force aircraft into a busy avenue in El Alto, Bolivia.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed and 19 others are injured in a blast and fire at a café in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan.
Source: Reuters external link
Six people are killed and several others are injured after a sleeper bus collides with a trailer on National Highway 25 in Rajasthan, India.
Source: News18 external link
Two people are killed and 49 more injured after a tram derails in Milan, Italy, and crashes into pedestrians and a building.
Source: Rai News external link

Law and crime

A court in Jakarta, Indonesia, sentences nine individuals, including two former chief executives of subsidiaries of state-owned energy company Pertamina, to prison terms ranging from nine to 15 years in a corruption case involving alleged unlawful oil terminal leasing and crude oil imports that prosecutors say caused significant state losses.
Source: Reuters external link
The Supreme Court of Israel issues an interim order suspending a government ban on 37 foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank, allowing them to continue their operations while the court reviews a petition challenging the revocation of their legal status.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A Tunisian court sentences former prime minister Ali Laarayedh, who has been detained since 2022, to 24 years in prison for facilitating the travel of Tunisian nationals to Syrian conflict zones during his premiership, while seven co-defendants, including former interior ministry officials, receive prison terms ranging from three to 24 years.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli air and drone strikes kill at least five people and injure several others in central and southern Gaza, despite an ongoing United States-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas.
Source: The Hindu external link
Clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes on several locations in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, targeting Taliban government forces directly, in what Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Asif describes as "open war".
Source: Al Jazeera external link

February 26

Law and crime

A Greek court sentences four individuals, including Intellexa's Israel-based founder Tal Dilian, to eight years in prison for breaching data and violating privacy laws after they deployed the Predator spyware, targeting the mobile phones of more than 90 politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and military officials in 2022.
Source: Times of Israel external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Afghanistan announces attacks against Pakistani military positions along their shared border in response to Pakistani air strikes launched 4 days prior. Pakistan, in turn, says its forces have responded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the floods across Minas Gerais, Brazil, rises to 54 people, with fourteen more still missing.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured after a gas cylinder explodes inside a house in Chaman, Pakistan.
Source: Daily Times external link

Politics and elections

Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win.
Source: The Washington Post external link
Source: AP via NBC News external link
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama dismisses deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister Belinda Balluku after anti-corruption prosecutors indicted her on suspicion of interfering in the award of two public construction contracts worth more than €200 million.
Source: Reuters external link