Current events: 2023-02-04

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 China balloon incident
  • China–United States relations
    • The Federal Aviation Administration closes the airspace off the east coast of the United States, and stops arrivals at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Charleston International Airport, and Wilmington International Airport after President Joe Biden orders the high-altitude balloon to be shot down over the Atlantic Ocean. (Euro Weekly News)
    • The high-altitude balloon is shot down by a United States Air Force F-22 Raptor over the Atlantic at 2:39 PM EST. An operation to collect the remnants of the balloon in U.S. territorial waters is underway. (AP) (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• Two people are killed and three others are injured when an avalanche hits a village in Raghistan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. (5DariyaNews)

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