Current events: 2023-02-23

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Disasters and accidents

• Philippine authorities confirm that all four people aboard a Cessna 340 aircraft that crashed on February 18 on Mayon Volcano, Albay are dead. Retrieval operations have begun. (The Philippine Star) (CNN)
• A Russian Air Force Su-25 jet crashes in Orekhovo, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, while returning to its base, killing the pilot. (The Moscow Times)

International relations

• Colombia–Nicaragua relations, Human rights in Nicaragua
  • The Colombian government "condemns the arbitrary actions carried out by the Ortega regime against its opposition" and offers Colombian citizenship to those facing political persecution. (Cancilleria de Colombia)
• Nuclear program of Iran
  • Iran publicly acknowledges the International Atomic Energy Agency accusation it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. The Iranian government maintains its nuclear program is "completely peaceful". (AP)
• Israel–Oman relations
  • Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time. Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen calls the decision historic. (Haaretz)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Artsakh
  • State Minister Ruben Vardanyan of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh is dismissed by President Arayik Harutyunyan after less than four months in office. (Meduza)

Science and technology

• The European Commission bans Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from corporate devices used by its staff, citing data protection concerns. (Euractiv)

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