Date: 15 April 2023 – present (10 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
2024 collapse of a gold mine leach tip in Turkey
The United States Supreme Court agrees to decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity in special counsel Jack Smith's 2020 presidential election subversion case. Arguments are scheduled to begin in April.
An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
American multinational consumer goods corporation
Two Hezbollah members are killed by an Israeli strike in al-Qusayr, Syria.
The US Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Colorado Supreme Court had the authority to exclude former US President Donald Trump from the Colorado presidential primary ballot, for allegedly violating Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
At least 33 people are injured after a tornado strikes Rancaekek [id], West Java, Indonesia.
In the U.S., Democrat Tom Suozzi wins the special election in his former seat which was vacated following the expulsion of Republican George Santos.
The identity of a deceased man is confirmed by a DNA test to be Satoshi Kirishima, who participated in a 1974 bombing.
Violent protests occur in Senegal following an announcement by President Macky Sall that presidential elections have been delayed from February 25 to December 15.
Feleti Teo is elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Tuvalu.
The U.S. military launches strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen.
idea that comparative uses of the word Holocaust trivialize the Holocaust
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
In a power sharing deal, Michelle O'Neill becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland, marking the first time that the position is held by an Irish nationalist, while the Democratic Unionist Party's Emma Little-Pengelly becomes deputy first minister.
A large oil slick from the Houthi missile-damaged cargo ship Rubymar forms in the Gulf of Aden, threatening to become an environmental disaster.
Dozens of people are killed during an attack at a mosque in Natiaobani.
At least 67 people are killed during overnight Israeli airstrikes in Rafah.
bilateral relations between Turkey and Iraq
Residents in Rochdale, England, vote to elect a new Member of Parliament in a controversial by-election overshadowed by the Israel–Hamas war.
upcoming 2024 studio album by Taylor Swift
American multinational technology corporation
One firefighter is killed and 11 other people are injured after a house explodes in Sterling, Virginia, United States.
Meta suspends the Instagram accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for violating its "Dangerous Organizations & Individuals policy".
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.
The Parliament of Ghana passes a bill making the promotion or advocacy of LGBT rights punishable by five years in prison.
The European Parliament votes in favor of a non-binding resolution calling for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war.
Hamas announces the death of two Israeli hostages and says that eight others have been seriously injured by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in the past 96 hours.
border security agency of the Bangladesh government
Russian forces launch a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing at least five civilians and injuring 11 others, including two in Kyiv.
rebel military group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
party caucus in the US House of Representatives
The Israeli Air Force announces the establishment of a new department dedicated to monitoring the Iranian Armed Forces.
The U.S. holds emergency talks with allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, on the Russian nuclear threat.
financial penalty applied by nations to persons, nations or companies to affect political change
political movement asserting the sovereignty of the Irish people
bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia
group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth and spread
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.
country straddling Southeast Europe and West Asia
gathering and assessment of strategic, tactical, and policy information
United Nations branch related to food-assistance
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.
The World Food Programme releases a report stating that more than 95% of Sudan's population cannot afford a meal a day.
Environmental impact of the Red Sea crisis
A USAF MQ-9 Reaper kills three people in an attack using a Hellfire missile, including a person Baghdad, Iraq.
A Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashes near Nipton, California, United States, killing all the six people on board, including Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe.
act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid.
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.
The Thai government and Muslim separatists in the country's south agree to begin a Malaysian-brokered peace process to end an insurgency which began in 2004.
Four people are also injured in the strike.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle continues to spread, with almost 200,000 acres currently on fire.
legislative process of bringing charges of alleged crimes against a public official
Japanese technology company Sony announces it will cut 900 jobs across its global workforce and has also proposed the closure of London Studio as part of the restructuring.
National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
village in Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, Ukraine
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes.
Date: 23 August 2015 – present (8 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
death by suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck
Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli after he requests protection at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City, Panama.
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia confirms that eight people have been killed and another is missing, following a landslide in Baghdati, Imereti, on February 6, the same day that two more have also been killed in separate events in Adjara.
Four taxi and bus drivers are killed during coordinated shootings in Chilpancingo, Mexico.
The death toll from the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines, five days ago, increases to 54 people. Sixty-three others are still missing.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
second-most populous Islamic denomination
genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany carried out during the second world war
Two boats collide on the Congo River near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; with the death toll remains unclear.
Myanmar's military junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-military junta forces in the ongoing civil war.
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.
Five people are killed when a barge collides with the Lixinsha Bridge in Guangzhou, China.
At least eight people are killed during floods and landslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
Former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden are the respective winners.
The Greek island of Aegina is left without drinking water after an explosion disables a 12-kilometer-long (7.5-mile) undersea fresh water pipeline. Greater Athens governor Nikos Hardalias calls it an act of sabotage.
संयुक्त अरब अमीरात की सेना की भूमि युद्ध शाखा
Four Emirati soldiers and a Bahraini military officer are killed, while ten other people are injured, when a soldier opens fire at a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia, before being killed in the ensuing shootout. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
At least 18 people are killed during a collision between a bus and a truck on a road in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz boycotts a National Assembly session called by opposition parties to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid.
According to U.S. officials, plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities.
physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo
eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System
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 United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, including underground weapons storage facilities, missile systems, radars, and command and control centres.
In the United Kingdom, High Court of Justice Judge Peter Richard Lane rejects a legal challenge from Prince Harry against the government's decision to take away the prince's automatic right to police protection when he is in the country.
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.
capital city of Jiangsu Province, China, former capital of the Republic of China and China's Ming dynasty
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer
Two Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front shooters open fire outside the Istanbul Justice Palace in Turkey, killing one person and injuring five others, before being killed in a shootout with police.
Former Pakistani three time Prime Minister, businessman and politician
Twenty people are killed by landslides and floods in Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte, Philippines.
NASA's PACE mission is launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, to study Earth's ocean and atmosphere.
The withdrawal comes a day after Russian soldiers entered the city from multiple directions.
Islamic State insurgents attack a military barracks near Al-Sukhnah, Syria, killing nine soldiers and seizing multiple weapons and vehicles left behind by fleeing government forces.
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
capital city of the United States of America
Michigan holds its Republican and Democratic primaries. Former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden are the respective winners.
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multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development
The kilometer long stone wall might be the oldest man-made structure on earth.
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.
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
At least 15 people are killed and 44 more injured during a fire at an apartment block in Nanjing, China.
communication network where the last link is wireless
The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, Myanmar, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.
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.
2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election
The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirm that the alleged mastermind of the Mindanao State University bombing in Marawi, a commander of Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group, was among the nine militants killed in counterterrorist operations in Lanao del Sur in January.
global international and intergovernmental organization
Turkey launches an airstrike in northern Iraq, killing 4 alleged PKK members.
Eleven people are killed and four more injured during a fire at a paint factory in New Delhi, India.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
list of notable worldwide tornadoes occurring in 2024
France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors due to a fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Two police officers and a paramedic are killed while responding to a domestic dispute in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States. The perpetrator is also killed.
United States House of Representatives election
naval watercraft designed for monitoring sea and littoral areas
A majority of citizens of Westlock voted to ban public display of pride flags.
Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem
international Court of Justice proceeding
The United States House of Representatives votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a 214–213 vote with three House Republicans voting "no" alongside all House Democrats.
At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amid continued fighting against the Arakan Army.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says that there is no need for public alarm after briefing President Biden on the matter.
Re'em Junction, Highway 40, Kiryat Malakhi, Israel
Ten police officers are killed and six others are injured in an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary
American space products and services company
political-administrative region of Georgia
Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles sink the Tarantul-class missile corvette RFS Ivanovets in Donuzlav Bay.
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
individual who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization
Greater Athens governor Nikos Hardalias calls it an act of sabotage.
Icelandic officials declare a state of emergency after a new volcanic eruption cuts off hot water for approximately 20,000 people south of Reykjavík.
Two people are killed and three more survive after a plane crashes on Interstate 75 in Collier County, Florida, United States.
Tens of thousands of people flee to Goma, the capital of the DR Congo's North Kivu province, as M23 rebels advance towards the city.
The Chadian government announces that an overnight attack on Chad's security services headquarters in N'Djamena has resulted in the deaths of several individuals, and accuses the Socialist Party without Borders of carrying out the attack.
armed conflict in the Crimean Peninsula during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen
city in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum files a complaint of war crimes against the leadership of Hamas at the International Criminal Court.
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
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 Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw has killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng.
Forty people are killed and 100 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
At least 64 people are killed during inter-tribal fighting between the Ambulin and Sikin tribes near Wabag, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.
President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba on an acting basis.
country primarily located in North America
2024 Istanbul Palace of Justice shooting
Highest executive official of the Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Two people are killed in Conakry, Guinea, during protests related to an ongoing nationwide strike.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
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.
Liverpool defeat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time at Wembley Stadium to win the 2023–24 EFL Cup.
as a form of protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and dies later that day.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announces that he will step down as Senate minority leader in November, having served as the Senate GOP leader since 2007.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in SSC-Khatumo and southern Somalia
Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces
rights of sexual and gender minorities in Ghana
United Kingdom's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions".
kinetic energy device designed to destroy satellites in orbit
The Iranian oil minister blames the incident on "terrorism and sabotage".
China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a "no first use" treaty. China and India are currently the only two nuclear powers to formally maintain a no first use policy.
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack.
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.
An active-duty United States Air Force member sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. as a form of protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and dies later that day.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dies at the age of 84.
The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires.
Date: 17 October 2023 – 4 February 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
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.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Three Mobondo militiamen are arrested in the village of Kulungu, near Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A court in Panama orders the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli, who is under protection of the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City.
Four people are killed, three are injured, and 17 are missing after a building collapses in Beirut, Lebanon.
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
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.
Around ten people are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide near the Çöpler mine in İliç, Turkey.
Fourteen people are killed and eleven more injured during the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Angostura, Venezuela.
policy by a nuclear power not to use nuclear weapons unless first attacked by an adversary using nuclear weapons
company Procter & Gamble in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza.
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.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is reportedly placed on the Russian Interior Ministry's register of wanted people due to the country's removal of Soviet war memorials, making Kallas the first known government leader to be added to a wanted list by Russian authorities.
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte is sentenced to 40 years in prison for charges of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of court, making false statements to the FBI and possession of child pornography.
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.
A gunman takes seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza. The perpetrator is later arrested unharmed and all the hostages are freed.
Pakistan closes all border crossings with Afghanistan until further notice in response to the attacks.
1967 military occupation of the West Bank by Israel
Pakistanis elect members of the 16th National Assembly.
Kansas City Union Station Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Capital One announces a deal to acquire Discover Financial for $35.3 billion.
American stealth multirole combat aircraft
Incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announces that he will run in the next Belarusian presidential election.
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.
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
American broadband and telecommunications company
At least 17 people are killed after two buses collide in San Juan de Opoa, Copán Department, Honduras.
election held to fill a political office that has become vacant
List of humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center Florida, United States.
Four people are killed in a shooting at a car wash in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Indonesians elect a president and vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly, and local representatives.
Sudanese politician, 1st and current President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
The Greek island of Aegina is left without drinking water after an explosion disables a 12-kilometer-long (7.5-mile) undersea fresh water pipeline.
Six soldiers and three Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group militants are killed in a series of military encounters in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
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.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
However, the Republican Party boycotts the primary and will award no delegates to the winner.
In association football, hosts Ivory Coast win their third Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final. Sébastien Haller scores the winning goal in the 81st minute.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, following months of rumors about a disagreement between Zelenskyy and Zaluzhnyi. Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi is appointed Commander-in-Chief to replace Zaluzhnyi.
national intelligence agency of the United States
Two French aid workers are killed in a Russian drone strike near Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Four people are also injured in the strike.
Russian association football club in Moscow
Forty-six people are killed and 75 more injured during a fire at a seven-storey shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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.
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023
Date: Sporadic airstrike waves since 14 September 2022
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Astronomers identify the most luminous object ever observed, QSO J0529-4351, a quasar that accretes around one solar mass per day.
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
It is announced that former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will receive a state funeral with the wake lasting until February 9.
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
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.
National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy
A Dutch appeals court orders a suspension of exports of F-35 jet parts to Israel within the next seven days over concerns that the aircraft parts are being used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that the government will appeal the suspension.
King Charles III, of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, is diagnosed with cancer following a medical examination.
Oil begins to wash ashore on Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, believed to have originated from the ship Gulfstream with around 35,000 barrels of oil on board that capsized near Tobago earlier this month.
Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)
prosecution of a former US president for obstructing formal counting of ballots
Ten people are killed and about 20 others are injured in a quadruple bombing at a market in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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.
administrative division (krai) in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
North American professional ice hockey league
It is team owner Rick Hendrick's ninth victory in the event.
The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
2024 United States presidential election
United States Navy chief petty officer Bryce Pedicini, assigned to the USS Higgins, is charged with four counts of espionage.
2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
2024 bridge collapse in Guangzhou, China
LGBT rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
serious violations of international humanitarian law
The Russian Federal Security Service arrests Ksenia Karelina, a dual Russian-American citizen, on suspicion of treason.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Nine people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bus crash near Paulpietersburg, South Africa.
United States space launch site in Florida
Date: 21 February 2024 Time: 11:00 am (CET; UTC+1)
German Navy warship Hessen shoots down two drones launched by Houthi forces in Yemen as part of the European Union's mission to protect international shipping in the Red Sea.
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.
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.
capital and most populous city of Russia
The Kremlin dismisses a warning by the United States that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space as a "malicious fabrication".
Presumed illegal loggers kill three forest rangers in the foothills of the Iztaccihuatl volcano in the Mexican state of Puebla.
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong reduces the prison term of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment.
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
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.
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announces sanctions against four Israeli settlers for engaging in extremist violence towards Palestinians in the occupied-West Bank.
The IDF claims to have discovered a Hamas data center under UNRWA's Gaza Strip headquarters.
The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill that would allow public hanging of rapists.
Lixinsha Bridge, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash in Ranco Lake, Chile.
ethnic armed organization in Eastern Myanmar
In ice hockey, the National Hockey League announces that NHL players will be allowed to play at the Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030, making it the first time the league has allowed its players to participate since 2014.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is re-elected for a fifth term in office.
la copa Africana se celebra en : Egipto,Nigeria,Senegal.
large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores
pigmented liquid applied over a surface that dries as a solid film
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C.
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur
Alexander Stubb is elected President of Finland with 51.6% of the vote.
The Ukrainian military withdraws 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.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
vehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
At least 28 civilians are killed by Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, according to Russian-appointed local officials.
In stock car racing, William Byron wins the 66th Daytona 500.
Feleti Teo is elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano lost his bid for re-election during January's general election.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010
Pishin District and Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers in the West Bank who are implicated in acts of violence against Palestinians in the region.
The U.S. military launches airstrikes against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan.
small archipelago of several islands in Fujian Province, ROC
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction
The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as to a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law, and the transfer of power.
Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen announces that the country will donate all of its artillery shells to Ukraine.
Five U.S. Marines are confirmed dead after a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, which crashed yesterday in San Diego County, California, United States, is located.
Four Armenian soldiers are killed and many others are injured by Azerbaijani troops near the Armenian village of Nerkin Hand.
place where people may come to engage in sexual activity with a prostitute
An over 10,000-years-old underwater structure from the Stone Age is discovered in the Bay of Mecklenburg, in the Baltic Sea.
Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera
death and funeral of President of Chile Sebastián Piñera
In association football, hosts Qatar win their second consecutive Asian Cup title after defeating Jordan 3–1 in the final. Akram Afif earns a hat-trick—all scored from penalty kicks.
association football club in London, England
Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov is sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian military.
22nd edition of Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia
diplomatic mission of the State of Israel in the United States
Arab ethnic group native to the Palestine region in Southwest Asia
2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
More than 1,100 buildings are destroyed.
person who is not a member of the military
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials onboard from one port to another
A woman carries out a shooting at Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, United States. She is shot and killed by an off-duty Houston police officer.
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)
A man opens fire at a shipping company in Glyfada, Greece, killing three people, before killing himself.
facility used to clean the exterior of motor vehicles
relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel
US led airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Yemen in January 2024
Ethiopian Peoples Defence Force in Ethiopia
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
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 activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, stating that she will hold elections to the Coordination Council in May.
largest city and municipal seat of Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Miley Cyrus wins Record of the Year, her first Grammy Award, for her 2023 single "Flowers".
Two Basij members are killed in an attack on an outpost in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.
Date: March 27, 2022 – present (1 year, 11 months and 2 weeks)
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
maritime warfare branch of Germany's military (1955-)
lower house of Federal Assembly of Russia
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.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden wins the 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary.
Two Israelis are shot and killed in an attack at a gas station near Eli in the West Bank.
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
building or room where computer servers and related equipment are operated
ancient Levantine metropolis and modern city in Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
selection of the Democratic Party nominee
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.
Two bombings outside electoral offices in Balochistan, Pakistan, ahead of tomorrow's general election, kill at least 30 people and injure dozens more. The Daesh claims responsibility for both attacks.
Date: 19 February 2024 – present (3 weeks and 1 day)
North Africa, East Africa, and West Asia
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".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, following months of rumors about a disagreement between Zelenskyy and Zaluzhnyi.
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–2024)
ongoing military conflict in Middle East
American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)
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.
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
Date: High-intensity hostilities: 20 March 2003 – 9 December 2017 (14 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
The Daesh claims responsibility for both attacks.
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year for Midnights, becoming the first artist to win the award four times. She also announces the release of a new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024.
Red Bull Formula One leader Christian Horner is cleared of wrongdoing in an internal probe looking into allegations of "inappropriate" behavior made by a female staffer. Horner will remain in the position of team leader.
Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi is appointed Commander-in-Chief to replace Zaluzhnyi.
corporation operating in multiple countries
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
Nine firefighters are injured when a truck fuel tank explodes in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
Fifteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck and four microbuses collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
combined military forces of the Philippines
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers and injures 18 others.
RED-Tabara militants launch an attack in Buringa, Bubanza Province, Burundi, killing nine people and injuring five others.
annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend the purchase of armament from Israeli manufacturers. Petro also declares the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip to be a genocide.
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.
Presidential transition of Bernardo Arévalo
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
Presidential immunity in the United States
Immunity of U. S. presidents from lawsuits
younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
solid surface of Earth that is not permanently covered by water
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
news division of the American Broadcasting Company
lower legislative house of the Parliament of Pakistan
Ukraine claims to have sunk the Russian ship Tsezar Kunikov off the coast of Katsiveli, Crimea.
Somalia-based Islamist movement affiliated with al-Qaeda
President of Hungary Katalin Novák resigns one week after news media revealed that she had pardoned a person who had been convicted of aiding in child sex abuse.
tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building
Donald Trump wins the 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary.
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.
long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans
head of state and elective constitutional monarch of Malaysia
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (19 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
The Oppenheimer film wins seven awards and 13 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards, the most at the event.
Twelve gunmen are killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.
The High Court of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rejects a challenge to the colonial anti-LGBT laws in the country.
At least seven people are killed in a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 48 others missing, which include mine workers.
municipality in Spain, capital of the Valencian Community
4th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister
President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2022
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. rules that former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can therefore be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
natural satellites of the planet Neptune
upper house of the United States Congress
provincial capital of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
2024 Nevada Republican presidential nominating contests
The Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Alabama rules that frozen embryos in test tubes are legally considered children.
President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
wave attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, killing one person and injuring five others.
air warfare branch of Ethiopia's military
2024 Northern Ireland Executive formation
Nine people are killed, 15 others are injured and one is missing during a fire at a 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain.
The Houthis claim to have shot down a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Red Sea.
Five people are killed and four others are critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
The death toll from a landslide in Baghdati, Imereti, Georgia, increases to nine, following the conclusion of search operations.
A rocket attack from Lebanon on a military base in Safed, Israel, kills one Israeli soldier and injures several others.
Formula One racing team based in Guayaquil, Ecuador
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
head of the United States Department of State
At least 28 civilians are killed by Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, according to Russian-appointed local officials. The officials added that ten others were rescued after being trapped under rubble.
men's national association football team representing Nigeria
Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling stations during the 2024 Pakistani general election as five policemen are killed in a bombing targeting a patrol in Kulachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and two children are killed in a bombing at a polling station in Balochistan.
United States Department of Homeland Security
Ten people are killed and five more injured after a ferry carrying workers sank in Monshat el-Kanater, Egypt.
Sieverne, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
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".
British politician, broadcaster, and writer (born 1954)
theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the broader Middle East
A gas truck explodes in a residential area of Nairobi, Kenya, killing three people and injuring 297 others.
Date: 12 May 2021 – present (2 years, 9 months and 4 weeks)
China and India are currently the only two nuclear powers to formally maintain a no first use policy.
She also announces the release of a new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
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.
Reports emerge that clashes between rival Shia militias, primarily Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, have killed at least 200 fighters across Iraq in the past two months.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack.
Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov says that the attack was repelled by air defences.
A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, as firefighters attempt to control a bushfire in the city's Port Hills region.
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Federal impeachment in the United States
first day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar
Ground warfare branch of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
city in Turkey located at the Bosporus Strait
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
armed conflict in Amhara Region in Ethiopia since 2023
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.
intergovernmental organization and international tribunal
legality, use and culture of cannabis in Germany
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms
high-rise building fire in Nanjing, China
harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws
More than 71,000 customers of US mobile carrier AT&T experience network outages. Some Verizon and T-Mobile users also report outages.
city of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan
Cuba and South Korea establish diplomatic relations after exchanging letters via their United Nations representatives.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu orders the Israel Defense Forces to plan evacuations of the city of Rafah.
unplanned outage of AT&T's cellular network services in the US, first reported on February 22, 2024
Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration
foreign policy of the United States from January 2017 to Janauary 2021
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of Russia
head of state and head of government of Colombia
Islamic Resistance in Iraq (2020–present)
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".
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
The local headquarters of the ruling CNDD–FDD party is also set on fire.
achievement of three consecutive sporting feats
Opposition activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, stating that she will hold elections to the Coordination Council in May.
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
type of ship travelling over short to medium distances between two places transporting people, cars or trains and acting like a replacement for a bridge
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.
Workers Party of Britain candidate George Galloway wins the by-election with 12,335 votes.
2023 military engagement in the Gaza Strip
partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX
Legislative Branch of the El Salvador Government
Two French aid workers are killed in a Russian drone strike near Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.
A high-altitude balloon is detected over the Western United States, prompting the deployment of fighter aircraft to intercept the object.
land and air warfare branch of the Mexican Armed Forces
Horner will remain in the position of team leader.
rules that former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can therefore be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle grows to become the largest wildfire in the history of Texas.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Salvadorans vote to elect the president, vice president, and Legislative Assembly. With over 80% of the popular vote, Nayib Bukele wins re-election in a first-round landslide.
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
Indonesian general election held in 2024
At least 112 people are killed and 760 others are injured in Gaza City while receiving aid. The Gaza Health Ministry claims the Israel Defense Forces indiscriminately opened fire into a crowd, while Israeli officials claim that most of the deaths were caused by a stampede resulting from Israeli warning shots.
The National Assembly selects Tamás Sulyok as the next President of Hungary.
lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority (United States)
Israeli special forces conduct a raid on a building in Rafah, rescuing two Israeli-Argentinian hostages.
simultaneous citizenship of multiple countries by the same person
With over 80% of the popular vote, Nayib Bukele wins re-election in a first-round landslide.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
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.
Despite Imran Khan's lead, Nawaz Sharif claims victory amid allegations of military-led rigging of the election.
material or logistical assistance for people in need
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
current United States federal appellate court
neighborhood in the Los Angeles Harbor Region area of Los Angeles, California, USA
incident that affected the central and southern areas of Chile during February 2024
The U.S. military launches airstrikes against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions".
At least one person is killed and eight others are reportedly injured during the raid.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Michigan holds its Republican and Democratic primaries.
Thirty-seven people are killed during fights over a suspected land feud in the disputed region of Abyei on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.
The death toll from the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines, five days ago, increases to 54 people.
part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
professional women's basketball league in the United States
The perpetrator is later arrested unharmed and all the hostages are freed.
Eastern Europe, West Asia, and Central Asia
overview of the Papua New Guinean inter-ethnic conflicts
nominating process of candidates for United States presidential elections
2024 mass shooting at the west side of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
A bridge under construction in Lochem, the Netherlands, collapses, killing two workers and injuring two others.
French multinational electric utility company
standard unit of mass in astronomy which is equal to 1.98892 × 10³⁰ kg
Trinidad and Tobago declares a national emergency after a massive oil spill off the coast of Tobago.
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.
human settlement in San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
formal organization of Republican U.S. senators
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and European Union
Israeli communities built on land occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War
Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 51 people across the country, while hundreds more are reported missing. Multiple fires have been reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. More than 1,100 buildings are destroyed.
provisional Government of Libya since March 2021
Three women are killed during a mass stabbing at a brothel in Vienna, Austria. A 27-year-old male suspect is arrested.
capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada
The Dutch owner of Yandex, a Russian multinational technology company and search engine, announces the sale of the company to a "fully Russian-owned entity" for 475 billion rubles (US$5.2 billion).
The Canadian government releases its report into the high-profile firings of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 2021, stating that the pair worked closely and covertly with the Chinese government.
Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes is detained in Dubai while on trip with Spartak Moscow and faces extradition to the Netherlands after having been recently convicted in absentia of drug trafficking and sentenced to six years in prison by the Dutch court.
missile designed to target surface watercraft
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández goes on trial in the United States on drug trafficking and weapons charges.
international relations of the East Asian nation
Date: 10 October 2023 – 17 February 2024 (4 months and 1 week)
2012–2019 Philippine Islamist militant group
trial of leading members of a Dutch-Moroccan criminal organisation
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.
city and the capital of Mexican state of Guerrero
In stock car racing, William Byron wins the 66th Daytona 500. It is team owner Rick Hendrick's ninth victory in the event.
National Football League franchise in Kansas City, Missouri
bilateral relations of Hungary and Sweden
The perpetrator is killed by an off-duty IDF reservist.
2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
Date: 31 July 2022 – present (1 year, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days)
politician and former member of the U.S. Congress representing New York's 3rd district
In ice hockey, Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League wins their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League 3–2 in the final.
in-house Sony Interactive Entertainment developer located in London
function and history of the British monarchy
spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
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.
political and military crisis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
Israel conducts airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, marking Israel's deepest incursion into Lebanon since the outbreak of hostilities.
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
2020 United States presidential election
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Belarusian pro-democracy political organization
crimes against international military law committed by the state of Israel
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
territories occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger
The Hellenic Parliament votes 176–76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so.
Eleven people are killed and 150 others are injured in a fire at a fireworks factory in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, India.
diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
gun battle between armed persons outside the context of organized military operations
Naranjal city councilwoman Diana Carnero is shot and killed by unknown gunmen immediately following a city council meeting.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
Fifteen people are killed and two survive when a truck falls off a cliff in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
Nevada holds its Republican Party presidential primary. However, the Republican Party boycotts the primary and will award no delegates to the winner. The party plans to hold a presidential caucus on February 8 to award its delegates.
In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25–22. The Chiefs are the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since 2005.
The Gaza Health Ministry claims the Israel Defense Forces indiscriminately opened fire into a crowd, while Israeli officials claim that most of the deaths were caused by a stampede resulting from Israeli warning shots.
largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
Land warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
intentionally harmless shot used as a warning
2022–2024 military engagement during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
international relationship between Israel and the United States
Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
Palestinian political and military organization
bilateral relations between Brazil and Israel
armed conflict around the Gaza Strip that started on 7 October 2023
the main prayer hall of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem
American award for achievements in music
Nevada holds its Republican Party presidential primary.
strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates
The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, Myanmar, resulting in up to 900 deaths.
region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia
Officials in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, internationally recognised as a part of Moldova, appeal to the Russian Duma for more intervention in Transnistria amid increasing tension with the government of Moldova.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
American music award for excellent albums
military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal
Two bombings outside electoral offices in Balochistan, Pakistan, ahead of tomorrow's general election, kill at least 30 people and injure dozens more.
More than 71,000 customers of US mobile carrier AT&T experience network outages.
Date: 9 January 2024 – present (2 months and 2 days)
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Chadian government announces that an overnight attack on Chad's security services headquarters in N'Djamena has resulted in the deaths of several individuals, and accuses the Socialist Party without Borders of carrying out the attack. In response the Chadian Army besieges the party's headquarters with several people killed including its president Yaya Dillo Djérou amid internet restrictions around the capital.
National Football League franchise in Santa Clara, California
Fifteen people are killed and two more injured during an attack on a Catholic Church in the village of Essakane, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso.
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.
Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993
act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country
capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Suspect accused of leaking documents to Wikileaks
planned bridge in Lochem, the Netherlands
Overview of the foreign relations of Cuba
balloon released into the stratosphere, most commonly weather balloons
Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 48 others missing, which include mine workers.
A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashes into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, killing the pilot and two people on the ground.
head of state and government of the Republic of Indonesia
Nevada affiliate of the Republican Party
political and economic union of 27 European states
termination of employment decided unilaterally by employer
66th Running of the event, held in Daytona Beach, Florida
The officials added that ten others were rescued after being trapped under rubble.
Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano lost his bid for re-election during January's general election.
Three women are killed during a mass stabbing at a brothel in Vienna, Austria.
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
airborne early warning and control aircraft by Beriev
A gunman takes seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S.
Date: 7 October 2023 – present (5 months and 5 days)
A Dutch appeals court orders a suspension of exports of F-35 jet parts to Israel within the next seven days over concerns that the aircraft parts are being used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.
2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
ongoing cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
single incident where multiple victims are harmed or killed in a knife-enabled crime
general election to be held in Guatemala
30 West Pershing Road Kansas City, Missouri
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Five United States Marines are missing after a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashes in San Diego County, California, United States.
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.
aircraft class designed to engage other aircraft in air-to-air combat
In response, Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel.
List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War
state of Alabama rules that frozen embryos in test tubes are legally considered children.
parliament of the European Union directly elected by the citizens of the Union
the highest court in the U.S. state of Alabama
A Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones, causing a large fire and disrupting operations.
Four Emirati soldiers and a Bahraini military officer are killed, while ten other people are injured, when a soldier opens fire at a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia, before being killed in the ensuing shootout.
Four people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting at a market in Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. The gunman is arrested.
The Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's accession into NATO.
efforts made by Donald Trump, allies and supporters to overturn the election results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election
active galactic nuclei containing a massive black hole
overview of the use of capital punishment in Pakistan
sovereign state in northern South America
Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany
national government of the Republic of Chad
Akram Afif earns a hat-trick—all scored from penalty kicks.
Family of single engine American light aircraft, 1945
special department of the Myanmar Police Force
The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto. The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government cover some costs of pensions and salaries over the next four years with the first funds being released in March.
number of different memorials in different countries
officials announce a "serious national security threat" after military intelligence indicates that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space.
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present)
Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
large road vehicle for transporting people
Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles, California
Seventeen Houthi fighters are killed during airstrikes launched by the United States and the United Kingdom in Yemen.
holds emergency talks with allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, on the Russian nuclear threat.
seventh planet in the Solar System from the Sun
ritualistic and political suicide method
multi-purpose arena in Los Angeles, California, United States
municipality in the Province of Cádiz, Spain
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
joint heads of government of Northern Ireland
municipality in Copán Department, Honduras
34th edition of the African Cup of Nations
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.
Prime Minister of the State of Palestine
A shooting attack carried out by Palestinian terrorists on February 29, 2024
military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran
ongoing military tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Ivorian and French association football player
district and town of Kocaeli Province, Turkey
the process or product of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating law by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body
commercial or utilitarian large motor vehicle
A Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones, causing a large fire and disrupting operations. Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov says that the attack was repelled by air defences.
China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a "no first use" treaty.
28 January 2024 attack on a US military outpost in Jordan
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
In response the Chadian Army besieges the party's headquarters with several people killed including its president Yaya Dillo Djérou amid internet restrictions around the capital.
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem
2020 relinquishment of "senior" royal status by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
combined military forces of the United States
bilateral relations between Israel and Colombia
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
Date: 8 October 2023 – present (5 months and 4 days)
municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands
census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
3939 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90037
Around ten people are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide near the Çöpler mine in İliç, Turkey. A rescue operation is ongoing.
Two police officers and a paramedic are killed while responding to a domestic dispute in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States.
Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization
Violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
The origin and purpose of the balloon are unknown, according to U.S.
european Union military operation to protect Red Sea shipping
Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation
Date: 9 April 2023 – present (11 months and 3 days)
professional ice hockey team based in Geneva, Switzerland
bilateral relations between Sudan and Libya
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.
Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is injured and arrested.
2024 Michigan Republican presidential nominating contests
February 2024 death of a Russian opposition leader
deliberate, subversive action aimed at weakening another entity
protests relating to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas
Of the 17 prosecuted people, three people, including Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, are sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in ten murders.
institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
Arguments are scheduled to begin in April.
commune and town in Sikasso Region, Mali
bilateral relations between Estonia and Russia
political unionist party of Northern Ireland
election following expulsion of George Santos
She is shot and killed by an off-duty Houston police officer.
United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security since 2021
penalty in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play
association football club in Liverpool, England
deaths at northern Gaza Strip humanitarian aid truck lines (29 Feb. 2024)
February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
60th quadrennial presidential election of the United States
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.
Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Three armed suspects are arrested at the scene.
molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed, according to officials.
software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web
Presidential nomination contest in South Carolina
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
greater urbanized area of Athens, Greece
assisted reproductive technology procedure (ART) in which a women’s eggs are fertilized by sperm in a laboratory instead of inside the fallopian tube (in –vivo)
foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government
highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands
Date: 18 March 1968 – 22 February 2019 (50 years, 11 months and 4 days)
ongoing military conflict in Eastern Europe since 2022
2024 United States Supreme Court case regarding the 2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
Eastern European peninsula, in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, disputed between Ukraine (de jure) and Russia (de facto)
In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25–22.
military forces of the Russian Federation
2023–2024 season of the Champions Hockey League
A woman carries out a shooting at Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, United States.
combat involving electronics and directed energy
runs the diplomatic relations of the State of Israel with other countries
human settlement in Yalta Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, territorial dispute, Russia
25th edition of Winter Olympics, in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
An active-duty United States Air Force member sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.
Former indoor arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Two police officers are killed and two more are injured after a speedboat suspected of belonging to drug smugglers smashed into their patrol craft in the port of Barbate, Spain.
legislative branch in Indonesia's political system
2024 residential complex fire in the district of Campanar, València, Spain
disaster to the natural environment due to human activity with widespread or long-lasting consequences
state in West Asia, designated 15 November 1988
senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards
Party leaders of the United States Senate
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend the purchase of armament from Israeli manufacturers.
overview of the ethnic Arab citizens and residents of Israel
In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court of Malaysia declares several instances of Islamic legislation passed by the State Government of Kelantan as unconstitutional.
The party plans to hold a presidential caucus on February 8 to award its delegates.
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.
Date: 12 January 2024 – present (2 months)
The United States Supreme Court agrees to decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity in special counsel Jack Smith's 2020 presidential election subversion case.
model of lunar lander developed by Intuitive Machines
proposed diplomatic solution for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict involving the establishment of a Palestinian state in addition to the Jewish state of Israel
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
ongoing electoral process in the United States
On 6 February 2024, an attack on a police checkpoint at the Istanbul Courthouse.
Date: 27 October 2023 – present (4 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Date: 27 October 2023 – present (4 months and 2 weeks)
36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014
National Football League (NFL) championship game
northernmost region of the African continent
area for semi-permanent and mobile homes
human settlement in Priuralsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
international crisis following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft built by General Atomics
Date: 5 May 2021–present (2 years, 10 months and 1 week)
power to unilaterally stop an official action
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
second-level administrative division in the Bolívar state, Venezuela
largest city in California, United States of America
French department in Centre-Val de Loire
buildings or sets of buildings erected as common living quarters for groups of soldiers or workers
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
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.
violations of the laws of war during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Multiple fires have been reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.
The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.
List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring leaders
Fire in shopping mall on Bailey Road, Dhaka
Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024)
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
attacks in western Russia during the invasion of Ukraine since 2022
The Chiefs are the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since 2005.
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.
area in Sudan established by the Abyei Protocol
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.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Lanao del Norte
district of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
Red Bull Formula One leader Christian Horner is cleared of wrongdoing in an internal probe looking into allegations of "inappropriate" behavior made by a female staffer.
Four people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting at a market in Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.
Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976–2024)
art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states
2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
type of assault that typically involves the perpetrator firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing
Explosions occur along the route of a natural gas pipeline from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, to the Caspian Sea.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental
Some Verizon and T-Mobile users also report outages.
rescuer trained to extinguish hazardous fires
Date: February 10, 2022 - April 10, 2023 September 23, 2023 - ongoing
the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado
safe container for flammable fluids, e.g., for a vehicle or oil heater
football stadium in London, England, UK, inaugurated in March 2007
A video appears to show the vessel being struck with unmanned surface drones.
DNA tests confirm the identity of a man who claimed that he was the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima before dying of cancer in late January.
The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto.
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation
highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Davao de Oro
Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
Date: 1 December 2023 – present (3 months, 1 week and 2 days) Siege: 23 January 2024 – present (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
At least seven people are killed in a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines.
one of the three major Christian communions
department of the Public Health Agency of Canada
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
type of rotor craft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors
In association football, hosts Ivory Coast win their third Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final.
representatives in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Five workers are killed and three others are injured after a supermarket under construction collapses in Florence, Italy.
capital city of Guangdong Province, China
Nigerian accountant and banker (1966–2024)
public funeral ceremony held to honour people of national significance
Two people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a bus station near Kiryat Malachi, Israel.
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)
military transport helicopter model by Sikorsky
In the Netherlands, the Marengo trial concludes after six years.
President of the United States since 2021
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
In response, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill 11 civilians and four Hezbollah militants in Nabatieh and al-Sawana.
Sébastien Haller scores the winning goal in the 81st minute.
lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines targeting the Malapert-A crater on the Moon
lower house of the United States Congress
main railway station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
central and main rite of worship to God in the Catholic Church
low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes
protests following the 2023 Hamas-Israel war
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
structure that spans and provides a passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle
Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year for Midnights, becoming the first artist to win the award four times.
104th season of the National Football League (NFL)
incident in which an active shooter shoots multiple people with a firearm, especially with an intent to kill in a public space
2024 edition of the British Academy Film Awards
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
At least 112 people are killed and 760 others are injured in Gaza City while receiving aid.
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
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.
primary law enforcement agency in Houston
Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai
Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
easterly region of the African continent
Naval co-operation and guidance for shipping
supercedes Naval Control and Protection of Shipping (NCAPS)
American politician & attorney (born 1962)
Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that the government will appeal the suspension.
Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 51 people across the country, while hundreds more are reported missing.
The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government cover some costs of pensions and salaries over the next four years with the first funds being released in March.
FKU IK-3, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Date: 13 October 2023 – present (4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist
Criminal justice system of the Netherlands
overview of criminal justice system in the Netherlands
city in Alaska, United States of America
structure formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body
Palestinian politician, academic and economist
Reuters reports that it is highly unlikely that Russia intends to put a nuclear warhead in space.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
Israeli special forces raid Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip.
Petro also declares the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip to be a genocide.
adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons
In association football, hosts Qatar win their second consecutive Asian Cup title after defeating Jordan 3–1 in the final.
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Salvadorans vote to elect the president, vice president, and Legislative Assembly.
City in Kherson Oblast (province) of Ukraine
ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
officials, plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities.
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
a gulf between the Horn of Africa and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (15 years, 1 month, 1 week and 5 days)
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event