Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 938 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Feb 8, 2025 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present) Four people are killed in border clashes between Syrian HTS and Lebanese clans. (Al-Monitor) Gaza war 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis Three more Israeli hostages are freed by Hamas as part of the January 19 ceasefire deal. (Saudi Gazette) Disasters and accidents At least 36 people are killed in a bus crash in Tabasco, Mexico. (Reuters) International relations Baltic states synchronization with UCTE Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect from the IPS/UPS synchronous transmission grid in order to synchronize with the Continental Europe grid. (BBC News) United States and the International Criminal Court, Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the U.S. government following an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or allies. (The Times of Israel) Politics and elections A new government is formed in Lebanon, with former International Court of Justice president Nawaf Salam as the new prime minister, following two years of the country under a caretaker government. (AP) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present) Four people are killed in border clashes between Syrian HTS and Lebanese clans. (Al-Monitor) Gaza war 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis Three more Israeli hostages are freed by Hamas as part of the January 19 ceasefire deal. (Saudi Gazette) Disasters and accidents At least 36 people are killed in a bus crash in Tabasco, Mexico. (Reuters) International relations Baltic states synchronization with UCTE Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disconnect from the IPS/UPS synchronous transmission grid in order to synchronize with the Continental Europe grid. (BBC News) United States and the International Criminal Court, Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the U.S. government following an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or allies. (The Times of Israel) Politics and elections A new government is formed in Lebanon, with former International Court of Justice president Nawaf Salam as the new prime minister, following two years of the country under a caretaker government. (AP) Continue reading...