Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Floods and landslides (pictured) leave at least 48 people dead in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
- A bus crash in Gualaca, Panama, kills at least 39 people.
- Cyclone Gabrielle causes widespread damage and flooding across New Zealand.
- Nikos Christodoulides is elected President of Cyprus.
- In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
- A megadrought and heatwave cause forest fires and a state of emergency in Chile.
February 24, 2023
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations, China and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- China unveils a 12-point position paper on ending the war in Ukraine, ahead of an expected speech by Xi Jinping on the conflict. Ukraine says it hopes China can urge Russia to withdraw its troops in response to the paper. (The Guardian)
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations, China and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Health and environment
- Global spread of H5N1
- Cambodia's Ministry of Health reports 12 more suspected cases of H5N1 influenza in Prey Veng province following the death of a 12-year-old girl, the first confirmed death from the virus since 2014. (Khmer Times)
February 23, 2023
(Thursday)
Disasters and accidents
- Philippine authorities confirm that all four people aboard a Cessna 340 aircraft that crashed on February 18 on Mayon Volcano, Albay are dead. Retrieval operations have begun. (The Philippine Star) (CNN)
- A Russian Air Force Su-25 jet crashes in Orekhovo, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, while returning to its base, killing the pilot. (The Moscow Times)
International relations
- Colombia–Nicaragua relations, Human rights in Nicaragua
- The Colombian government "condemns the arbitrary actions carried out by the Ortega regime against its opposition" and offers Colombian citizenship to those facing political persecution. (Cancilleria de Colombia)
- Nuclear program of Iran
- Iran publicly acknowledges accusations by the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. However, the Iranian government maintains that its nuclear program is "completely peaceful". (AP)
- Israel–Oman relations
Law and crime
- Crime in Indonesia
- At least nine people are killed and 14 others are injured following a riot in Wamena, Indonesia, after rumours circulated on social media that a child had been kidnapped. The Indonesian military has been deployed to the town to support local police. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- State Minister Ruben Vardanyan of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh is dismissed by President Arayik Harutyunyan after less than four months in office. (Meduza)
Science and technology
- Censorship of TikTok
- The European Commission bans Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from corporate devices used by its staff, citing data protection concerns. (Euractiv)
February 22, 2023
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Nablus clashes
- Eleven Palestinians are killed and 102 more injured when Israeli troops storm Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Nablus clashes
- Somali Civil War
- Ten people are killed when Al-Shabaab gunmen storm a house in Mogadishu where several lawmakers were staying. All the four attackers are killed by soldiers. (Reuters)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- At least 15 soldiers are killed during an ambush in Tin-Akoff Department, Oudalan Province. Several of the attackers are killed in the ensuing gunfight. (Daily Sabah)
Disasters and accidents
- At least five people are killed and 48 others are reported missing following a collapse at a coal mine in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China. Search and rescue operations are underway. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed after a Beechcraft BE20 crashes shortly after takeoff near College Station, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. (AP)
- Four people are killed in a plane crash near Trenčianske Stankovce, Trenčín Region, Slovakia. (AP)
International relations
- Moldova–Russia relations, Russia–Transnistria relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin revokes a 2012 foreign policy decree which underpinned Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the political status of the breakaway Transnistria region. (Reuters)
- Germany–Iran relations
- Germany expels two employees of the Iranian embassy in response to Iran sentencing pro-monarchist dual German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd to death over a 2008 bombing in Iran. (Reuters)
February 21, 2023
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Russian forces shell the city of Kherson, killing at least six people and injuring 12 others, according to local officials. (Reuters)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Somali Civil War
- The Somali National Army kills 42 al-Shabaab jihadists in an operation in Mahaday, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, which began overnight and lasted for several hours. (Xinhua)
Business and economy
- 2022–2023 food crises
- Supermarkets in the United Kingdom, such as Asda and Morrisons, begin rationing fruit and vegetables, citing poor harvests in Spain and North Africa, and a domestic farming crisis. The shortages are expected to last several weeks. (The Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least four people. (Reuters)
- The Philippine Air Force and Navy locate on Mayon Volcano, Albay, the debris of a Cessna 340 aircraft that went missing after taking off from Daraga for Manila on February 18. However, the whereabouts of the two pilots and two Australian passengers on board have yet to be located due to inclement weather. (AP via ABC News)
International relations
- Russia–United States relations, Russia and weapons of mass destruction
- Russian President Vladimir Putin suspends Russia's participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States, citing the U.S.'s goal of defeating Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine. (AP)
Law and crime
- He Jiankui affair
- The Immigration Department of Hong Kong cancels Chinese scientist He Jiankui's work permit and initiates a criminal investigation into his failure to declare a three-year prison sentence over his unethical genome editing research conduct while applying for the permit. (AFP via The Japan Times)
February 20, 2023
(Monday)
Arts and culture
- British authorities repatriate 77 pieces of Khmer jewellery from indicted art trafficker Douglas Latchford's family to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia. (AFP via The Jakarta Post)
Disasters and accidents
- Aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes southeastern Turkey and Syria, killing eight people and injuring 600 others. The earthquake is also felt in Lebanon and Egypt. This aftershock comes fourteen days after the main earthquake killed more than 47,000 people. (Associated Press)
International relations
- Ukraine–United States relations
- 2023 visit by Joe Biden to Ukraine
- U.S. President Joe Biden makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (The Guardian)
- 2023 visit by Joe Biden to Ukraine
February 19, 2023
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Libyan Crisis
- The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya. (AFP via France 24)
Arts and culture
- 76th British Academy Film Awards
- The 76th British Academy Film Awards are held in London, with the German film All Quiet on the Western Front winning the most awards with seven, including Best Film. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Kallar Kahar bus accident
- Fourteen people are killed and 63 others are injured when a bus crashes and overturns near Kallar Kahar, Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. (AP)
- 2023 São Paulo floods and landslides
- At least 43 people are killed in São Sebastião and another person is killed in Ubatuba during floods and landslides in São Paulo, Brazil. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Six people are killed, including the vice mayor of Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines, when their car is ambushed in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, by unknown gunmen. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Sports
- 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the 65th running of the Daytona 500. (ESPN)
February 18, 2023
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- 2023 Damascus airstrike
- Five people are killed and fifteen others are injured by an Israeli airstrike on Kafr Sousa, Damascus Governorate, according to Syrian media. (Yahoo! News)
- 2023 Damascus airstrike
- North Korean missile tests
- 2021–2023 North Korean missile tests
- The South Korean military reports that North Korea has fired a presumed long-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. (AFP via The News)
- 2021–2023 North Korean missile tests
Politics and elections
- Iran International suspends all broadcasting from its London headquarters due to a security threat. (The Telegraph)
- The Carter Center announces that former United States President Jimmy Carter has begun receiving hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. (CNN)
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