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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