Current events: 2024-02-01

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Spillover of the Israel-Hamas war
  • Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan and Syria
    • Aftermath of the Tower 22 drone attack
      • According to American officials, American plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities. (Reuters)
  • Two gunmen take seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey, in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. (CNBC)

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles sink the Ivanovets, a Tarantul-class missile corvette, in Donuzlav Bay. (BBC)

Business and economy

• Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine–European Union relations
  • 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. (BBC News) (The Economist)

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