Current events: 2024-02-20

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Sweden donates its largest military aid package to date to Ukraine with $680 million in aid. (Reuters)
• Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
  • The Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw has killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng. (Radio Free Asia)

Law and crime

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arrests Ksenia Karelina, a dual Russian-American citizen, on suspicion of treason. (BNO News) (The Moscow Times)

Science and technology

• Astronomers identify the most luminous object ever observed, QSO J0529-4351, a quasar that accretes around one solar mass per day. (The Guardian) (Nature Astronomy)

Sports

• 2023–24 Champions Hockey League
  • In ice hockey, Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League wins their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League 3–2 in the final. (Tribune de Genève)

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