Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 

Oil begins to wash ashore on Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, believed to have originated from ship Gulfstream with around 35,000 barrels of oil on board that capsized near Tobago earlier in February. (NOS) 

China urges the world’s largest nuclear states to negotiate a ‘no-first-use’ treaty. (Reuters) 

Tuesday,  February 27th, 2024 

The Ukrainian military says it has withdrawn from the villages of Sieverne and Stepove near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, following the announcement of its withdrawal from the nearby village of Lastochkyne on February 26. (Reuters) 

Two people are killed in Conakry, Guinea, during protests related to an ongoing nationwide strike. (Reuters) 

Thirty-one people are killed and ten more injured after a bus en route from Mali to Burkina Faso crashes on a road in Koumantou. (AP) 

The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle continues to spread, with almost 200,000 acres currently on fire. (CNN) 

The identity of a deceased man is confirmed by a DNA test to be Satoshi Kirishima who participated in the bombing. (BBC News) 

In the Netherlands, the Marengo trial concludes after six years. Of the 17 prosecuted people, three people, including Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, are sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in ten murders. (NOS) 

Michigan holds its Republican and Democratic primaries. Former president Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden are the respective winners. (The New York Times) 

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Tuesday,  February 27th, 2024 

Republican and Democratic primaries are held in Michigan. (VOA) 

The Hungarian parliament ratifies Sweden’s bid to join NATO. (BBC News) 

The Israeli Air Force announces the establishment of a new department focused on monitoring the Iranian Armed Forces. (Jerusalem Post) 

Israel conducts airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, marking Israel’s deepest incursion into Lebanon since the outbreak of hostilities. (Reuters) 

RED-Tabara militants launch an attack in Buringa, Bubanza Province, Burundi, killing nine people and injuring five others. The local headquarters of the ruling CNDD–FDD party is also set on fire. (Actualite) 

Monday,  February 26th, 2024 

Prime Minister of Palestine Mohammad Shtayyeh and the entirety of his government resign from office, amid public unpopularity and pressure from the United States government to reform during the Israel–Hamas war. (CNN) 

Turkey launches an airstrike in northern Iraq, killing 4 alleged PKK members. (Hürriyet Daily) 

Aaron Bushnell, a United States Air Force active-duty member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy yesterday in Washington, D.C., in solidarity with Palestinians, has died at hospital due to his wounds. (Al Jazeera) 

Illegal loggers kill three forest rangers in the foothills of the Iztaccihuatl volcano in the Mexican state of Puebla. (El Sol de Puebla) 

Sudanese military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Libyan Government of National Unity prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli, Libya, to request help in the war in Sudan due to the involvement of Libyan mercenaries. (Sudan War Monitor) 

Feleti Teo is elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano had lost re-election during January’s general election. (RNZ)  

Fifteen people are killed and two more injured during an attack on a Catholic Church in the village of Essakane, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso. (BBC News) 

Dozens of people are killed during an attack at a mosque in Natiaobani. (Al Jazeera) 

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Sunday, February 25th, 2024 

Donald Trump wins the 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary. (Fox News) (CNN) 

Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus successfully touches down on the Moon, near the lunar south pole, making it the first private company to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. (BBC News) 

US military launch strikes against 18 Houthi targets.(Politico) 

Two Hezbollah members killed by Israeli strike.(Times of Israel) 

Nine people are killed and 17 are injured in a bus crash near Paulpietersburg, South Africa. (AP) 

Voting begins in elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, and local councils, with only four pro-government parties permitted to run. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, pledging to hold elections to the Coordination Council in May of this year. (POLITICO) 

Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko pledges to run in the next Belarusian presidential election during voting. (Reuters) 

Ukraine military take out 16 out of 18 HESA Shahed 136 type drone attacks.(KyivIndependent) 

Saturday, February 24th, 2024 

The German Bundestag votes to legalise recreational usage of cannabis for adults, making Germany the third European country to do so after Malta and Luxembourg. (CNN) 

A high-altitude balloon is detected over the Western United States, prompting the deployment of fighter aircraft to intercept the object. The origin and purpose of the balloon are unknown, according to U.S. officials. (BBC News) 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declares that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, overturning a policy instated under former U.S. President Donald Trump. (Haaretz) 

A large oil slick from the Houthi missile-damaged cargo ship Rubymar forms in the Gulf of Aden, threatening an environmental disaster. (Times of India) 

At a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, but continues to demand the release of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. (Al Jazeera) 

Ukraine claims responsibility for the downing of a Russian Beriev A-50 over Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which is their second downing of an A-50 this year. (Kyiv Independent) (Business Insider) 

Friday,  February 23rd, 2024 

An Ethiopian airstrike kills at least 15 people and injures more than 20 others in North Shewa, Ethiopia, with many of the victims fleeing clashes between Fano and the Ethiopian government. (Reuters) 

At least 15 people are killed and 44 more injured during a fire at an apartment block in Nanjing, China. (Al Jazeera) 

Three women are killed during a mass stabbing at a brothel in Vienna, Austria. A 27-year-old male suspect is arrested. (Swiss Info) 

President of Senegal Macky Sall states that he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election, which was postponed earlier this month. (AP) 

Three new moons of the Solar System are discovered, one around Uranus and two around Neptune, bringing their total known satellites to 28 and 16, respectively. (PBS) 

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 

A Palau-flagged cargo ship en route to Egypt is set on fire after being hit by an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties are reported. (AP) 

Forty people are killed and 100 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) 

One Israeli is killed and 11 others are seriously injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is injured and arrested. (The National News) 

The World Food Programme releases a report stating that more than 95% of Sudan’s population cannot afford a meal a day. (Barron’s) 

Five people are killed when a barge collides with the Lixinsha Bridge [zh] in Guangzhou, China. (Reuters) 

Nine people are killed, 15 others are injured and one is missing during a fire at a 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain. (AP) 

An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. (ABC News) 

A court in Panama orders the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli, who is under protection of the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City. (ABC News) 

More than 71,000 customers of US mobile carrier AT&T experience network outages. Some Verizon and T-Mobile users also report outages.  (NBC News) 

Z6 Mark II $800? 

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