Current events: 2025-02-11

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War against the Islamic State
  • Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
    • Puntland counter-terrorism operations
      • At least 27 Puntland soldiers and more than 70 ISIS militants were killed or wounded in fierce fighting around the Togga Jacel area of the Cal Miskaad mountains in Puntland’s Bari Region. The clashes erupted after Puntland defence forces thwarted an overnight attack by the Islamic State militant group, which targeted military bases with suicide car and motorbike bombs. This was the deadliest attack since Puntland launched an offensive in December 2024 against Islamic State in Somalia hiding in the Golis Mountains. (Horseed) (Reuters) (Garowe Onlien)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 campaign
    • 2025 Bukavu offensive
      • M23 rebel forces, backed by Rwanda, initiate advances towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in the eastern DR Congo, following a two-day unilateral ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
• Gaza War
  • 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday, the ceasefire will end and the IDF will resume offensive operations in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • Five Taliban members are killed and seven others are injured during a suicide bombing outside New Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Arab News)
• Ituri conflict
  • CODECO insurgents kill at least 52 people and injure eight others in attacks across Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 30 civilian homes were burned down during the attacks, according to Radio Okapi. (Anadolu Ajansi)

Arts and culture

• The accession ceremony is held for Prince Rahim al-Hussaini as the 50th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, succeeding his late father. (Islamabad Post)

Disasters and accidents

• Twelve people are injured, including two critically, when an Intercity Express train collides with a semi-trailer truck in Hamburg, Germany. (AP)

International relations

• Jordan–United States relations
  • King Abdullah II of Jordan meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. for talks focusing on the president's proposal for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. (ABC News)

Law and crime

• Belarus–European Union border crisis
  • The European Court of Human Rights says it will consider three cases involving irregular migrants allegedly being ‘pushed back’ across the border from EU states to non-member state Belarus. (Forbes)
• Russia releases Marc Fogel, an American citizen after talks with Donald Trump envoy Steve Witkoff. (New York Times)

Politics and elections

• Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider that is allegedly ignoring law enforcement requests, along with two Russians who are operating the network. (AP)
• The Government of Spain announces it will grant residency and work permits to up to 25,000 immigrants affected by the floods in the Valencian Community in 2024. (AP)

Science and technology

• Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride Month and other cultural events from its service, saying the holidays were "not sustainable" for Google's new business model which is rolling back an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2025 Asian Winter Games
  • South Korea at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
    • Biathlete Ekaterina Avvakumova wins the first gold medal for South Korea in biathlon at the Asian Winter Games. (Korea JoongAng Daily)

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