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Landslide in Ubatuba, Brazil
- At least 62 migrants are killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Calabria, Italy.
- Floods and landslides (pictured) leave at least 48 people dead in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
- At the British Academy Film Awards, All Quiet on the Western Front wins Best Film and six other awards.
- 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.
February 27, 2023
(Monday)
Disasters and accidents
- One person is killed and 69 others are injured during a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Yeşilyurt, Malatya, Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Egypt–Syria relations, Egypt–Turkey relations
- Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry visits Syria and Turkey for the first time in a decade following strained relations with both countries. (AFP via France 24)
February 26, 2023
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Four people are killed and 14 others are injured in a bombing at a market in Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Huwara shooting
- A Palestinian terrorist shoots and kills two Israelis in Huwara, Nablus Governorate, West Bank. During revenge attacks by Israelis, a Palestinian is shot and killed and 98 others are injured, many of whom during arson attacks. (CNN)
- 2023 Huwara shooting
- Belarusian opposition partisans launch a drone attack on Russian aircraft at the Machulishchy air base. (Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo! News)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- 2023 Calabria migrant boat disaster
- At least 60 people are killed and 80 others are rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsizes in rough seas off the southern coast of Calabria, Italy. (AP)
- One person is killed and 29 others are injured after a bus carrying migrants crashes near Chirpan, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. (BNR)
- 2023 Calabria migrant boat disaster
Sports
- 2023 EFL Cup final
- Manchester United defeat Newcastle United 2–0 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2022–23 EFL Cup, and their first competitive trophy since 2017. It is also the first match to allow safe standing in a major domestic English men's final in 34 years. (BBC Sport)
February 25, 2023
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Nineteen athletes are injured by small explosions during the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea, Southwest Region, Cameroon. The Ambazonia Defence Forces claim responsibility for the incident. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- On the Adamant wins the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. (Variety)
Business and economy
- Refiner PKN Orlen announces that Russia has suspended oil exports to Poland via the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Thirteen people are killed and several others are injured when a bus collides with a van in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. (AP)
International relations
- Mexico–Peru relations, 2022–2023 Peruvian protests
- Mexico says that it will maintain its ambassador in Peru despite the latter withdrawing its ambassador from Mexico in protest of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's support of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
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 President Xi Jinping on the conflict. Ukraine says that it hopes China can urge Russia to withdraw its troops in response to the paper. (The Guardian)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Poland delivers the first Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine. (DW)
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations, China and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mali War
- Twelve people are killed in a mass shooting by insurgents in a village in Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 50,000. (Reuters)
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)
Politics and elections
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Anti-war activists in Russia are detained as protesters mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The Moscow Times)
- Protests occur in countries around the world to mark the anniversary of the invasion. Major world landmarks are also lit up to mark the anniversary. (Moneycontrol) (Greek City Times) (Barron's) (People.com)
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous vice-president Badara Joof died last month in India. (Reuters)
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. (Cancillería 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 government maintains that its nuclear program is "completely peaceful". (AP)
- Israel–Oman relations
Law and crime
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Pro-Ukraine protesters confront visitors heading to the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. (The Hill)
- 2023 Wamena riot
- At least nine people are killed and 14 others are injured following a riot in Wamena, Highland Papua, 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, Internet censorship and surveillance in Europe
- 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 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 are staying. All 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 when 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)
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