User:Patrick Cristiano
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
— Rainer Maria Rilke, "Go to the Limits of Your Longing", The Book of Hours
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I love current events awareness.
Being aware of current events helps you understand what is happening around you, make informed decisions, and take part in meaningful conversations about society, politics, and culture. It also protects you from fake news because you can compare sources and spot misinformation, and it builds empathy by showing how events affect real people in different parts of the world.
On Wikipedia, it helps you write accurate, up-to-date, and neutral articles, which is vital on Wikipedia because many pages change fast and attract misinformation. It lets you spot breaking stories that need coverage, update facts before they go stale, and judge which sources are reliable or biased, so you protect readers from errors and keep the encyclopedia trustworthy.
Wikipedia newsfeed
- 23 February 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian forces launch a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing four people, including two civilians in Odesa. (Al Jazeera)
- 23 February 2026 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Three security personnel are killed and two others are injured in a quadcopter strike on a paramilitary fort in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Xinhua)
- 23 February 2026 – Sudanese civil war, Chad–Sudan relations
- Chad closes its border with Sudan after five Chadian soldiers and three civilians are killed, and 12 more people are injured, in clashes between Rapid Support Forces in opposition to and militia groups affiliated with the Sudanese government. (Reuters)
- 23 February 2026 –
- A bus plunges off a mountainous section of the Prithvi Highway near Benighat, Nepal, killing 19 people and injuring 25 others. (BBC News) (AP)
- A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force that went missing the previous day is found crashed near Chala, Peru. All 15 people on board are confirmed dead. (Gulf News)
- 23 February 2026 – 2025–2026 Dutch cabinet formation
- Rob Jetten is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands. (Politico)
- 23 February 2026 –
- Hernando de Soto is announced as the new Prime Minister of Peru. (Gestión in Spanish)
- 22 February 2026 – Mexican drug war
- 2026 Jalisco operation
- Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and six other gunmen are killed during a security operation carried out by the Mexican Armed Forces near Tapalpa, Jalisco. In response, CJNG members launched coordinated retaliatory attacks, including road blockades involving burning vehicles and improvised checkpoints across multiple states. (N+) (AP)
- At least seven Mexican National Guard troops are killed in clashes with CJNG forces in Guanajuato. (AP)
- 22 February 2026 – 79th British Academy Film Awards
- At the 2026 BAFTA Awards, the American film One Battle After Another wins the most awards with six, including Best Film. Hamnet became the most-nominated film by a female director and Sinners became the most-nominated film by a Black director in BAFTA history. (AP) (Rolling Out) (The Hollywood Reporter)
- 22 February 2026 – February 2026 North American blizzard
- In the United States, a major nor'easter snowstorm hits the East Coast, causing blizzard conditions and major transportation disruptions. (CNN)
- 22 February 2026 –
- Search and rescue operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. (Kahleej Times) (Manila Bulletin)
- 22 February 2026 – Iran–Russia relations
- The Financial Times reports that Iran had signed a confidential €500 million (US$589 million) arms agreement with Russia in December 2025 to buy 500 9K333 Verba man-portable air-defense systems and 2,500 associated missiles, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029 under a contract negotiated between Iran's defence ministry and the Rosoboronexport. (Reuters)
- 22 February 2026 –
- Secret Service and police officials kill an armed 21-year-old man who entered Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (BBC News)
- 22 February 2026 – 2026 Laotian parliamentary election
- Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the tenth National Assembly. The only legal party in Laos contesting the election is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. (AFP via France 24)
- 22 February 2026 – 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
- North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, is re-elected as the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the most powerful position in the one-party state. (AFP via France 24)
- 22 February 2026 – 2026 Winter Olympics
- 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
- The Winter Olympics conclude with Norway as the highest-ranked team in the medal table. The Olympic flag is handed over to the organizers of the 2030 Winter Olympics to be held in the French Alps. (France 24)
- Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- The United States defeats Canada 2–1 during overtime, winning gold in the men's tournament in ice hockey for the first time since 1980, exactly 46 years after the Miracle on Ice. (KNBC-TV)
- 21 February 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Ukrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a natural-gas processing plant in Samara Oblast. (The Telegraph) (DW)
- Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman. (Devdiscourse)
- 21 February 2026 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes
- Pakistan conducts intelligence-based strikes on seven locations along the Durand Line in the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan targeting alleged camps of the Pakistani Taliban and an affiliate of the Islamic State, resulting in dozens of fatalities and injuries. (NDTV) (AFP via The Straits Times)
- Two soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)
- 21 February 2026 – Syrian conflict
- The Islamic State claims responsibility for two attacks on security personnel in northern and eastern Syria, in which a soldier and a civilian were killed. (Reuters)
- 21 February 2026 – Terrorism in Ukraine
- A policewoman is killed and at least 15 others are injured, including some seriously, in two explosions at a shop in Lviv, Ukraine. The attacks are being treated as terrorism. (TRT World)
- 21 February 2026 – 76th Berlin International Film Festival
- At this year's Berlin Film Festival, İlker Çatak's Yellow Letters wins the Golden Bear. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
- 21 February 2026 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements. (AFP via France 24)
- 21 February 2026 – 2025–26 Australian bushfire season
- The state emergency service of Victoria, Australia, issues the highest-level emergency evacuation warning for areas surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement of Gaffneys Creek, as an uncontrolled bushfire burns the settlement. (Reuters)
- 21 February 2026 – Libyan crisis
- At least five bodies of refugees wash ashore near Tripoli, Libya. Residents also observe a child's body carried back to sea by strong waves, prompting a coast guard search operation. (Reuters)
- 20 February 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has been reported deceased. (Al Jazeera) (IMEMC) (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- 20 February 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian War
- Crimea attacks
- One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Reuters)
- 20 February 2026 – Operation Southern Spear
- United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
- Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in an area of the eastern Pacific Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
- 20 February 2026 – Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight attacks by gunmen on a village in Bukkuyum LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
- 20 February 2026 –
- The Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, reaches its designed height of 172.5 metres (566 feet) after beginning construction in 1882, ahead of the completion of the main building expected later in 2026. (The Guardian)
- Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro, Philippines. (CTV News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Seven Chinese tourists are killed after their van sinks into a frozen-over section of Lake Baikal on Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations is opened. (The Moscow Times) (Reuters)
- Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in Valsad district, Gujarat, India. (Hindustan Times)
- Five people are killed, another is injured and power outages are reported during a major snowstorm in Linz and Tyrol, Austria. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- The French agriculture ministry authorizes the culling of around 200 wolves, raising the annual removal limit to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising livestock losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and regions near major cities. (Reuters)
- The Galápagos National Park releases 158 captive-bred juvenile giant tortoises onto Floreana Island in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, marking the species' return more than 180 years after its local extinction in the 1840s. (BBC News)
- 20 February 2026 – 2026 Iran–United States crisis
- Norway relocates some of its approximately 60 military personnel stationed in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States. (Reuters)
- 20 February 2026 – Chile–China relations, Chile–United States relations, China–United States trade war
- The United States revokes the visas of three Chilean officials, including telecommunications minister Juan Carlos Muñoz, after Chile agreed to build a submarine cable with China. (Bloomberg)
- 20 February 2026 – 2020–2021 Thai protests
- A Thai court sentences activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country's lèse-majesté law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. (Reuters)
- 20 February 2026 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- The United States Supreme Court rules in Learning Resources v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the President the power to impose trade tariffs. (CNN)
- U.S. president Donald Trump signs executive orders aimed at implementing tariffs using Section 122 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. (Reuters)
- 20 February 2026 –
- The Florida Legislature, in the United States, passes a measure to formally rename Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the "President Donald J. Trump International Airport". (The Guardian) (Bloomberg) (The Telegraph)
- 20 February 2026 – 2026 Winter Olympics
- Norway breaks the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics event after skier Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the country's 17th gold medal in Milan–Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals. (The Independent)
- 19 February 2026 – Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
- At least three aid workers are killed and four others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North on an aid convoy in South Kordofan, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)
- 19 February 2026 –
- Eighteen people are killed and three others are injured when two trucks collide head-on near Port Said, Egypt. (Egypt Today)
- Sixteen people are killed and several others are injured after a gas explosion which then caused the building to collapse in Karachi, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Six firefighters are killed and another is injured when a fire engine plunges off a cliff in Xinhua County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
- At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile. (Reuters)
- A person is killed and five others are injured in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a high-voltage power line breaks and falls into a public market. (Reuters)
- Five miners are trapped underground and presumed dead in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. (AP) (Reuters)
- 19 February 2026 – 2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela
- Acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez signs a general amnesty bill into law, enabling the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including former National Assembly vice president Juan Pablo Guanipa. (AFP via Business Recorder) (AP)
- 19 February 2026 – Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol
- Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. (The Korea Herald) (Reuters)
- 19 February 2026 – Connections of Jeffrey Epstein
- In the United Kingdom, police arrest royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He is later released from police custody. (AP) (BBC News)
- 19 February 2026 –
- Andrey Gyurov is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria. (AP)
- United States president Donald Trump says he has ordered defense secretary Pete Hegseth and other relevant department heads to "begin the process" of releasing classified government files related to extraterrestrial life and UAPs. (AFP via France 24) (The Wall Street Journal)
- 19 February 2026 – 2026 Winter Olympics
- Ski mountaineer Oriol Cardona wins the men's sprint event and captures Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years. (NBC)
- 19 February 2026 –
- Scientists discover new dinosaur species (Spinosaurus Mirabilis) deep in the Sahara Desert. (ABC News)