02.13.2025 thursday

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Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 

Russian forces launch an overnight ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, Ukr, killing one person and injuring four others. (Reuters) 

The Rapid Support Forces storm the Zamzam Refugee Camp in North Darfur, Sudan, the country’s largest displacement camp. The situation inside the camp, which holds around 500,000 people, is described as “catastrophic”, with an unknown number of casualties. (BBC News) 

A fishing trawler capsizes off South Korea’s Jeju Island with five crew members reported missing. Five others are rescued by the Korea Coast Guard. (AP) 

Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece by the Hellenic Parliament in the fourth and final round of the presidential election. (Ekathimerini in English) 

Tuesday,  February 11th, 2025 

King Abdullah II of Jordan meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. for talks focusing on the president’s proposal for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, threatening to withold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they do not agree with U.S. ownership of it. (ABC News) 

The South Korean Foreign Ministry announces that the country will move to establish diplomatic relations with Syria(Korea Herald) 

The European Court of Human Rights says it will consider three cases involving irregular migrants allegedly having been pushed back across the border into Belarus from EU countries. (Forbes) 

Italian police arrest around 150 people in the biggest raid against the mafia since 1984. (The Guardian) 

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A nationwide blackout occurs in Sri Lanka. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody says a monkey triggered the mass power outage after “coming into contact” with a grid transformer at a substation near Colombo. (BBC News) 

Google Calendar removes Black History MonthPride Month and other cultural events from its service, saying the holidays were “not sustainable” for Google‘s new business model which is rolling back an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). (The Guardian) 

French President Emmanuel Macron tells major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France is “back in the AI race“. His remarks came following the announcement that the country would be receiving AI private investments worth a total of 109 billion (US$112 billion) over the coming years. (France 24)

A performer during American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show is detained by NFL security on the field of the Caesars Superdome after holding the Sudanese and Palestinian flags that contained the words Sudan and Gaza. (NBC News) 

U.S. President Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Hamas saying that if all remaining hostages are not released by Saturday then “all hell will break loose” in the Middle East. Earlier Hamas said it will delay the release of more hostages and accused Israel of violating their ceasefire deal. (Sky News) 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday, the ceasefire will end and the IDF will resume offensive operations in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) 

Egypt announces it will host an emergency summit of the Arab League on 27 February to address U.S. President Donald Trump‘s proposal to resettle all Palestinians from Gaza. (AP) 

According to ceasefire terms, the Israel Defense Forces fully withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor as Palestinians return to northern Gaza. (DW) 

Russia releases Marc Fogel, an American citizen after talks with Donald Trump envoy Steve Witkoff(New York Times) 

Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider that is allegedly ignoring law enforcement requests, along with two Russians who are operating the network. (AP) 

King Abdullah II of Jordan meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. for talks focusing on forced displacement of Gazans. (ABC News) 

The accession ceremony is held for Prince Rahim al-Hussaini as the 50th Imam of Nizari Isma’ilism, succeeding his late father(Islamabad Post) 

Five Taliban members are killed and seven others are injured during a suicide bombing outside New Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Arab News) 

At least 27 Puntland soldiers and more than 70 ISIS militants were killed or wounded in fierce fighting around the Togga Jacel area of the Cal Miskaad mountains in Puntland’s Bari Region. The clashes erupted after Puntland defence forces thwarted an overnight attack by the Islamic State militant group, which targeted military bases with suicide car and motorbike bombs. This was the deadliest attack since Puntland launched an offensive in December 2024 against Islamic State in Somalia hiding in the Golis Mountains. (Reuters)

M23 rebel forces, backed by Rwanda, initiate advances towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in the eastern DR Congo, following a two-day unilateral ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) 

CODECO insurgents kill at least 52 people and injure eight others in attacks across Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 30 civilian homes were burned down during the attacks, according to Radio Okapi(Anadolu Ajansi) 

Twelve people are injured, including two critically, when an Intercity Express train collides with a semi-trailer truck in Hamburg, Germany. (AP) 

The European Court of Human Rights says it will consider three cases involving irregular migrants allegedly being ‘pushed back’ across the border from EU states to non-member state Belarus. (Forbes) 

The Government of Spain announces it will grant residency and work permits to up to 25,000 immigrants affected by the floods in the Valencian Community in 2024. (AP) 

Biathlete Ekaterina Avvakumova wins the first gold medal for South Korea in biathlon at the Asian Winter Games(Korea JoongAng Daily) 

Five people are injured when a Green Line train collided with an out-of-service train in Somerville, Massachusetts, causing both trains to derail. (WWLP) 

Puntland forces announce that, over the past 24 hours, airstrikes targeting Islamic State hideouts have killed more than 13 foreign militants in the Dhasaq area of Bari Region, Puntland. (Anadolu Agency) 

United States President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all aluminium and steel imports. (NBC News) 

A bus veers off a bridge and falls into a ravine in Guatemala City, Guatemala, killing 56 people and seriously wounding others. The government declares three days of national mourning. (CBS News)

One person is killed and four others are injured when a Learjet 35A aircraft veers off the runway and crashes into a Gulfstream G200 aircraft at Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. (The Arizona Republic)

South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-myung calls for renewed dialogue talks with North Korea and emphasizes the need to maintain strong military readiness amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. (NK News) 

Police in Bangladesh arrest over 1,300 people amid riots and pro-Sheikh Hasina protests. (DW) 

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announces his resignation and calls for a second round of voting in the 2024 presidential election to determine his successor. (DW) 

In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40–22, to win their second Super Bowl, thereby denying the Chiefs of a three-peat. (WCAU-TV) 

At least five bodies are abandoned under a bridge near Cárdenas, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. A banner allegedly signed by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel was found at the crime scene. (Milenio Noticias) 

One person is killed and at least 28 others are missing in a landslide in a village near Yibin, Sichuan, China. (Miami Herald) 

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania join the Continental Europe Synchronous Area, one day after disconnecting from the IPS/UPS(BBC News) 

Six people are killed and two others are wounded in Israeli airstrikes near Jannata, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Two women are killed by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm Governorate, West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

Authorities uncover two mass graves containing nearly 50 bodies of refugees in Kufra, Libya. (Al Jazeera) 

Thirty-one Maoist militants and two security forces are killed during a shootout around Indravati River in Chhattisgarh, India. (Al Jazeera) 

Citizens of Ecuador vote to elect a president and the members of the National Assembly amidst the country’s security crisis. With around 44% of the popular vote each in the presidential race, incumbent Daniel Noboa and challenger Luisa González will compete in a run-off vote on 13 April. (BBC News) 

Citizens of Kosovo vote to elect the members of the Kuvendi(BBC News) 

Citizens of Liechtenstein vote to elect the members of the Landtag, with the Patriotic Union winning the most votes and its leader Brigitte Haas expected to become the country’s first female head of government. (SRF)