Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Feb 5, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria A drone attack against a U.S. military base in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera) (AP) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ten police officers are killed and six others are injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents In the Philippines, 13 people in Davao de Oro and seven others in Davao del Norte are killed during landslides and floods. (Reuters) Politics and elections Hungary–Sweden relations, Sweden–NATO relations Hungary's ruling party Fidesz boycotts an extraordinary National Assembly session called by opposition groupings to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid. (Politico) The King of the United Kingdom and of the 14 other Commonwealth realms, Charles III, is diagnosed with cancer after a medical examination. (BBC News) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria A drone attack against a U.S. military base in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera) (AP) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ten police officers are killed and six others are injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents In the Philippines, 13 people in Davao de Oro and seven others in Davao del Norte are killed during landslides and floods. (Reuters) Politics and elections Hungary–Sweden relations, Sweden–NATO relations Hungary's ruling party Fidesz boycotts an extraordinary National Assembly session called by opposition groupings to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid. (Politico) The King of the United Kingdom and of the 14 other Commonwealth realms, Charles III, is diagnosed with cancer after a medical examination. (BBC News) Continue reading...