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Landslide in Ubatuba, Brazil
- A train crash in Thessaly, Greece, kills at least 38 people.
- At least 65 migrants are killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Calabria, Italy.
- Floods and landslides (pictured) leave more than 64 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.
March 1, 2023
(Wednesday)
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Finland–NATO relations
- The Finnish Parliament votes 184–7 to formally approve the country's accession to NATO, and to adopt the military alliance's founding documents. Only Hungary and Turkey are yet to approve Finland's membership. (Euractiv)
- Finland–NATO relations
Politics and elections
- Tempi train crash
- Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigns in response to last night's train wreck in Tempi that killed about 40 people. (ABC News)
Science and technology
- Thousands of users of Twitter worldwide report issues on using the platform including the inability to view new posts on their main timelines. (Wall Street Journal)
February 28, 2023
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An Israeli-American man is killed in a drive-by shooting on a highway in Jericho, in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- The Taliban kill the leader of operations and intelligence of Islamic State – Khorasan Province during a raid in Kabul. (The Express Tribune)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- United Kingdom cost of living crisis
- Grocery inflation in the United Kingdom reaches a record high of 17.1%, according to market research group Kantar Worldpanel, amid high levels of inflation, supply chain issues and high energy costs impacting the economy. (Sky News)
- United Kingdom cost of living crisis
Disasters and accidents
- Tempi train crash
- A passenger train and a freight train collide in Tempi, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others. (BNO News)
International relations
- Finland–Russia relations
- Finland began constructing a border barrier on the Finland–Russia border due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Nigerian presidential election
- Opposition parties call for a rerun of this year's presidential election after the Independent National Electoral Commission projected Bola Tinubu of the incumbent All Progressives Congress to be the next president, claiming voting irregularities and electoral violence. (BBC News) (NPR)
- 2023 Chicago mayoral election
- Lori Lightfoot loses her re-election bid as Mayor of Chicago, becoming the first one-term mayor in 40 years. (BBC)
Science and technology
- Censorship of TikTok
- Canada bans social media platform TikTok from all government-issued devices, citing "an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security" from the Chinese-owned app. (BBC News)
February 27, 2023
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels seize the town of Rubaya and the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu, DRC, after government forces withdraw from the area. (Anadolu Agency)
- M23 offensive
Disasters and accidents
- Aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- One person is killed and over 100 others are injured by a magnitude 5.6 aftershock in Yeşilyurt, Malatya, Turkey. (Sky News)
- List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
International relations
- United Kingdom–European Union relations
- Northern Ireland Protocol
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce the United Kingdom and European Union had reached an agreement on post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland after a protracted row over the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Reuters)
- Northern Ireland Protocol
- Egypt–Syria relations, Egypt–Turkey relations
- Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry visits Syria and Turkey in the first official state visit by Egypt in more than 10 years amid strained relations with both countries. (AFP via France)
February 26, 2023
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Huwara shooting, 2023 Huwara rampage
- Two Israeli settlers are killed by a Palestinian gunman in Huwara, Nablus Governorate, West Bank. During revenge attacks by Israelis, a Palestinian is shot and killed and 98 others are injured, many during arson attacks. (CNN)
- 2023 Huwara shooting, 2023 Huwara rampage
- Mexican drug war
- Nuevo Laredo military shooting
- Soldiers open fire on a pickup truck carrying unarmed civilians in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, killing five people, sparking protests and riots by local people. (El Paso Times)
- Nuevo Laredo military shooting
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Four people are killed and 14 others are injured in a bombing at a market in Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Belarusian opposition partisans launch a drone attack on Russian aircraft at the Machulishchy air base. (Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo! News)
Disasters and accidents
- Somali Civil War
- African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
- Three people are killed and eight others are injured when an African Union helicopter crashes in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Reuters)
- African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
- 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, Southern Italy. (AP)
- One person is killed and 29 others are injured when a bus carrying migrants crashes near Chirpan, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. (BNR)
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)
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