Current events: 2024-02-21

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iraqi conflict
  • 2024 Iraq clashes
    • Reported clashes between rival Shia militias in the Baghdad, Basra, and other provinces over the past few months have allegedly killed 200 fighters. (The Medialine)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Lochem bridge collapse
  • A bridge under construction collapses in Lochem, Netherlands, killing two workers and wounding two more. (AP)
• Fifteen people are killed while two others survive after a truck falls off a cliff in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
• Two climbers are killed and one is missing after an accident on Pico de Orizaba, Mexico. (CBS News)

Law and crime

• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes. (Reuters)
• The Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos in test tubes are legally considered children. (The New York Times)

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