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Christopher Nolan
- At the British Academy Film Awards, Oppenheimer wins Best Film and six other awards, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan (pictured).
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in a penal colony near Kharp, at the age of 47.
- In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl.
- In association football, the Africa Cup of Nations concludes with Ivory Coast defeating Nigeria in the final.
- Alexander Stubb is elected President of Finland.
February 20, 2024 (Tuesday)
February 19, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
- Rwanda rejects the United States' calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border. (AP)
- Mexican drug war
- Twelve gunmen are killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army at the border with the United States. (AP)
Business and economy
- Capital One announces a deal to acquire Discover Financial for $35.3 billion. (CNN) (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed, three are injured, and 17 are missing after a building collapses in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)
International relations
- Brazil–Israel relations
- Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his comments comparing the war between Israel and Hamas to the Holocaust. In response, Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill that would allow public hanging of rapists. (The News Pakistan)
- The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. (Reuters)
February 18, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen announces that the country will donate all of its artillery shells to Ukraine. (The Telegraph)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Two-state solution
- The Cabinet of Israel adopts a resolution opposing unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, following comments from France and the United Kingdom stating that they would consider unilateral recognition. (The Times of Israel) (Wall Street Journal)
- Channel 12 reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will restrict Palestinian citizens of Israel's access to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan due to security concerns. (The Times of Israel)
- Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea
- At least 64 people are killed during inter-tribal fighting between the Ambulin and Sikin tribes near Wabag, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (France 24)
- Moro conflict
- Six soldiers and three Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group militants are killed in a series of military encounters in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. (Anadolu Agency) (The Philippine Star)
Law and crime
- Two police officers and a paramedic are killed while responding to a domestic dispute in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States. The perpetrator is also killed. (CNN) (AP)
February 17, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announces the full withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Avdiivka, following months of heavy fighting and Russian attempts to capture the city. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Red Sea crisis
- The United States military destroys a Houthi unmanned underwater vehicle and a Houthi unmanned surface vehicle while also conducting three strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Twelve people are killed when a man opens fire on his relatives during a family dispute at a village in Faryab County, Kerman province, Iran. (AP)
- Four people are killed in a shooting at a car wash in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. (CBS News)
February 16, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack
- Two people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a bus station near Kiryat Malachi, Israel. The perpetrator is killed by an off-duty IDF reservist. (Al Arabiya) (Times of Israel)
- 2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Ukraine announces the withdrawal of its troops from positions in the south of Avdiivka amid heavy clashes with Russian forces for control of the city. The withdrawal comes a day after Russian soldiers entered the city from multiple directions. (Kyiv Post)
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Red Sea crisis
- U.S. officials confirm that a cyberattack was carried out on the MV Beshad, an Iranian spy ship in the Red Sea, to prevent the ship from sharing intelligence with Houthi forces in Yemen. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Five workers are killed and three others are injured after a supermarket under construction collapses in Florence, Italy. (AP)
- One firefighter is killed and 11 other people are injured after a house explodes in Sterling, Virginia, United States. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Death of Alexei Navalny
- Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader and a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, dies while serving a 19-year sentence at the Polar Wolf penal colony in Tyumen Oblast, Russia. (CNN)
- LGBT rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- The High Court of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rejects a challenge to the colonial anti-gay laws in the country. (Reuters)
- New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump is fined over $350 million by the New York Supreme Court and temporarily barred from business in New York as a result of The Trump Organization's financial fraud. (The New York Times)
February 15, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- Israeli special forces raid Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip. At least one person is killed and eight others are reportedly injured during the raid. (The Guardian)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
Business and economy
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- The United Kingdom enters a technical recession, as a report issued by the Office for National Statistics stated that the economy shrunk in two consecutive quarters amid a slowdown in consumer spending. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven people are killed and four more injured during a fire at a paint factory in New Delhi, India. (AP)
- Nine firefighters are injured when a truck fuel tank explodes in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. (The Guardian)
International relations
- Russia–United States relations, Russia and weapons of mass destruction
- The Kremlin dismisses a warning by the United States that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space as a "malicious fabrication". The claims were widely circulated yesterday by ABC News and the New York Times after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned of a "serious national security threat". (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
- Reuters reports that it is highly unlikely that Russia intends to put a nuclear warhead in space. The antisatellite weapon is more likely a nuclear-powered space-based device that utilizes electronic warfare to blind, jam or fry the electronics inside targets. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Same-sex marriage in Greece
- The Hellenic Parliament votes 176–76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Wellingborough by-election, 2024 Kingswood by-election
- In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party's Gen Kitchen and Damien Egan respectively flip the seats of Wellingborough and Kingswood from the Conservative Party in two by-elections. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center Florida, United States. (Space.com)
Sports
- In US women's college basketball, Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the career scoring leader in NCAA Division I, surpassing the record previously held by current WNBA and former Washington star Kelsey Plum during Iowa's 106–89 win over Michigan. (AP)
February 14, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- A rocket attack from Lebanon on a military base in Safed, Israel, kills one Israeli soldier and injures several others. In response, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill 11 civilians and four Hezbollah militants in Nabatieh and al-Sawana. (The Guardian)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- Ukraine claims to have sunk the Russian ship Tsezar Kunikov off the coast of Katsiveli, Crimea. A video appears to show the vessel being struck with unmanned surface drones. (RFE/RL)
- Crimea attacks
- Cross-Strait relations
- Two Chinese fishermen drown and two others are rescued when their boat capsizes near Kinmen, Taiwan, while being pursued by the Taiwan Coast Guard, who allege that the fishermen were trespassing. (AP)
- Explosions occur along the route of a natural gas pipeline from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, to the Caspian Sea. The Iranian oil minister blames the incident on "terrorism and sabotage". (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Port Hills fire
- A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, as firefighters attempt to control a bushfire in the city's Port Hills region. (Stuff)
- Fifteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck and four microbuses collide in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP)
- One person is killed and 53 others are injured when a church balcony collapses during an Ash Wednesday Mass in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines. (WION)
International relations
- Russia–United States relations, Russia and weapons of mass destruction
- U.S. officials announce a "serious national security threat" after military intelligence indicates that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space. U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed, according to officials. (The Telegraph)
- The U.S. holds emergency talks with allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, on the Russian nuclear threat. (CBC)
- U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says that there is no need for public alarm after briefing President Biden on the matter. (The Hill)
- Foreign relations of Cuba, Foreign relations of South Korea
- Cuba and South Korea establish diplomatic relations after exchanging letters via their United Nations representatives. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum files a complaint of war crimes against the leadership of Hamas at the International Criminal Court. (The Times of Israel)
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- 2024 Kansas City parade shooting
- One person is killed and 22 others are injured in a mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII championship parade at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Three armed suspects are arrested at the scene. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Indonesian general election
- Indonesians elect a president and vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly, and local representatives. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- An over 10,000-years-old underwater structure from the Stone Age is discovered in the Bay of Mecklenburg, in the Baltic Sea. The kilometer long stone wall might be the oldest man-made structure on earth. (CNN)
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