Sunday, February 26th, 2023 

Belarusian opposition partisans launch a drone attack on Russian aircraft at the Machulishchy air base. (Yahoo! News) 

Refiner PKN Orlen announces that Russia has suspended oil exports to Poland via the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline. (Reuters) 

Four people are killed and 14 others are injured in a bombing at a market in Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

Two Israeli settlers are shot and killed in Huwara, Nablus Governorate, West Bank. During revenge attacks by Israeli settlers, 1 Palestinian is killed and multiple others are injured. (CNN) 

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) 

Saturday, February 25th, 2023 

Nigerians head to the polls to elect their new president and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters) 

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) 

On the Adamant wins the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. (Variety) 

Thirteen people are killed and several others are injured when a bus collides with a van in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. (AP) 

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) 

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Friday,  February 24th, 2023 

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) 

A Russian Air Force Su-25 jet crashes in Orekhovo, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, while returning to its base, killing the pilot. (The Moscow Times) 

Iran publicly acknowledges the International Atomic Energy Agency accusation it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. The Iranian government maintains its nuclear program is “completely peaceful”. (AP) 

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) 

Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time. Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen calls the decision historic. (Haaretz) 

State Minister Ruben Vardanyan of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh is dismissed by President Arayik Harutyunyan after less than four months in office. (Meduza) 

The European Commission bans Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from corporate devices used by its staff, citing data protection concerns. (Euractiv) 

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 

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) 

Iran publicly acknowledges the International Atomic Energy Agency accusation it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. The Iranian government maintains its nuclear program is “completely peaceful”. (AP) 

Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time. Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen calls the decision historic. (Haaretz) 

The European Commission bans Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from corporate devices used by its staff, citing data protection concerns. (Euractiv) 

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) 

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. (CNN) 

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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 

Israeli troops clash with Palestinians in Nablus, West Bank, killing ten Palestinians and injuring 102 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (Al Jazeera) 

At least two people are killed and more than 50 others are reported missing following a collapse at a coal mine in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China. Search and rescue operations are underway. (BBC News) 

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) 

Tuesday,  February , 21st 2023 

Russian forces shell the city of Kherson, killing at least six people and injuring 12 others, according to local officials. (Reuters) 

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) 

Supermarkets in the United Kingdom, such as Asda and Morrisons, begin rationing fruit and vegetables, citing poor foreign harvests in Spain and North Africa, and a domestic farming crisis. The shortages are expected to last several weeks. (The Telegraph) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

Monday,  February 20th, 2023 – President’s Day 

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) 

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) 

U.S. President Joe Biden makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (The Guardian) 

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