Current events: 2023-02-27

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • M23 rebels seize the town of Rubaya and the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu, DRC, after government forces withdraw from the area. (Anadolu Agency)

Disasters and accidents

• Aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
  • List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
    • One person is killed and over 100 others are injured by a magnitude 5.6 aftershock in Yeşilyurt, Malatya, Turkey. (Sky News)

International relations

• United Kingdom–European Union relations
  • Northern Ireland Protocol
    • The United Kingdom and European Union agree a deal on post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, following high-level talks between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London. (Reuters)
• Egypt–Syria relations, Egypt–Turkey relations
  • Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry visits Syria and Turkey for the first time in a decade following strained relations with both countries. (AFP via France 24)

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