Armed conflicts and attacks
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- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria
- The U.S. military launches airstrikes against Iran-linked groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to an attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions". (NBC News) (BBC News) Law and crime
- February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong reduces the prison term of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. (Reuters via Rappler)
- 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
- DNA tests confirm the identity of Hiroshi Uchida, a man who claimed he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima before dying of cancer on January 29. (Kyodo News) Politics and elections
- Aftermath of 2023 Guatemalan general election
- The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law and the transfer of power. (Prensa Libre) Sports
- Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League announces that they will make a return to the Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030, making it the first time the league will return to the Olympics since 2014. (NHL.com)
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