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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153393" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict" target="_blank">Kivu conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bukavu_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Bukavu offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting" target="_blank">looting</a> and sporadic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfire" target="_blank">gunfire</a> is reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavu" target="_blank">Bukavu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">M23 rebels</a> advance into the city. Mobs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting" target="_blank">loot</a> several facilities, including a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Programme" target="_blank">World Food Programme</a> depot. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m5dppk5xmo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Congolese military</a> withdraws from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavu" target="_blank">Bukavu</a> heading south towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_Province" target="_blank">Tanganyika Province</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-fighting-bukavu-m23-rwanda-9092314a99030530e43ba73bd332af50" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_conflict" target="_blank">Ituri conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhoozi_Kainerugaba" target="_blank">Muhoozi Kainerugaba</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_%28Uganda%29" target="_blank">Chief</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Ugandan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" target="_blank">military</a>, claiming to act with the authority of his father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni" target="_blank">Yoweri Museveni</a>, threatens to invade the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> and take control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunia" target="_blank">Bunia</a>, capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province" target="_blank">Ituri Province</a>, unless local forces surrender their weapons within 24 hours. Kainerugaba alleges that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hema_people" target="_blank">Hema people</a> are being killed. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-military-chief-threatens-attack-eastern-congo-town-bunia-2025-02-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">2025 Gaza war ceasefire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> releases three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">hostages</a> in exchange for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_government" target="_blank">Israeli government</a> releasing 369 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians_in_Israeli_custody" target="_blank">prisoners</a>, most without <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge" target="_blank">criminal charges</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction" target="_blank">convictions</a>, as part of the first stage of the 2025 ceasefire. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/15/israeli-captives-story" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-02-15-2025-22a2d731961eb766e6c7914cb84e3990" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Munich_car_attack" target="_blank">2025 Munich car attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old child die as the result of injuries sustained in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" target="_blank">vehicle-ramming attack</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich" target="_blank">Munich</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, on Thursdays. <a href="https://www.stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/muenchen--kind-und-frau-nach-anschlag-mit-auto-gestorben-35470484.html" target="_blank">(Stern)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Villach_stabbing_attack" target="_blank">2025 Villach stabbing attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 14-year-old boy is killed and five other people are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villach" target="_blank">Villach</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinthia" target="_blank">Carinthia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a>. A 23-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrian national</a> is arrested. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/austria-stabbings-4913f6921c6f27e6d7fd8590da85cc9f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%29" target="_blank">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Kayikwamba_Wagner" target="_blank">Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner</a> calls on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" target="_blank">Western</a> sporting firms such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" target="_blank">National Basketball Association</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One" target="_blank">Formula One</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." target="_blank">Arsenal F.C.</a> to cut sponsorship deals with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a> amid the conflict in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu" target="_blank">Kivu</a>. <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/43841887/congo-asks-nba-f1-soccer-teams-end-rwanda-deals-surge-violence" target="_blank">(ESPN)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_crush" target="_blank">crowd crush</a> kills at least 16 people and injures ten others at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi_railway_station" target="_blank">New Delhi railway station</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi" target="_blank">New Delhi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/new-delhi-railway-station-stampede-pm-modi-distressed-offers-condolences/ar-AA1z7SMm" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Russia–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russian Foreign Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov" target="_blank">Sergey Lavrov</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">U.S. Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> speak by telephone about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a>, the sanctions against Russia, and removing restrictions on each country's diplomatic missions. They also discuss preparations for a high-level summit in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>. This is the first time the U.S. and Russia had contact at the foreign minister level in almost two years. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/25c3bcf6-9da7-4c46-9054-d4a0778356c3" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">South Africa–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hundreds of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_South_Africans" target="_blank">White South Africans</a> hold a protest outside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Pretoria" target="_blank">U.S. embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria" target="_blank">Pretoria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, in support of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s claims that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">South African government</a> is discriminating against the country's white minority. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-white-afrikaners-b41aa729360af4d1d090ea1ac1e22cce" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Lebanese Armed Forces</a> arrest over 25 people on suspicion of attacking a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIFIL" target="_blank">UNIFIL</a> convoy and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" target="_blank">peacekeepers</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport" target="_blank">Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/15/un-commander-injured-as-lebanese-protesters-torch-car-near-beirut-airport" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_African_Union_Commission_Chairperson_election" target="_blank">2025 African Union Commission Chairperson election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government" target="_blank">Government leaders</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_African_Union" target="_blank">member states</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a> elect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti" target="_blank">Djiboutian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Djibouti%29" target="_blank">foreign affairs minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamoud_Ali_Youssouf" target="_blank">Mahamoud Ali Youssouf</a> as the organization's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_African_Union_Commission" target="_blank">Chairperson</a>, succeeding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad" target="_blank">Chadian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussa_Faki" target="_blank">Moussa Faki</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/african-union-commission-new-leader-djibouti-4441f23a6e8861b5efd4bb3653a40a6d" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/djiboutis-foreign-minister-elected-top-african-union-post-2025-02-15/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_15" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153393, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict']Kivu conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bukavu_offensive']2025 Bukavu offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Mass [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting']looting[/URL] and sporadic [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfire']gunfire[/URL] is reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavu']Bukavu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL], as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']M23 rebels[/URL] advance into the city. Mobs [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looting']loot[/URL] several facilities, including a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Programme']World Food Programme[/URL] depot. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m5dppk5xmo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Congolese military[/URL] withdraws from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavu']Bukavu[/URL] heading south towards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_Province']Tanganyika Province[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-fighting-bukavu-m23-rwanda-9092314a99030530e43ba73bd332af50'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_conflict']Ituri conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]General [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhoozi_Kainerugaba']Muhoozi Kainerugaba[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_%28Uganda%29']Chief[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Ugandan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force']military[/URL], claiming to act with the authority of his father, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni']Yoweri Museveni[/URL], threatens to invade the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] and take control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunia']Bunia[/URL], capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ituri_Province']Ituri Province[/URL], unless local forces surrender their weapons within 24 hours. Kainerugaba alleges that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hema_people']Hema people[/URL] are being killed. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-military-chief-threatens-attack-eastern-congo-town-bunia-2025-02-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire']2025 Gaza war ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] releases three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']hostages[/URL] in exchange for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_government']Israeli government[/URL] releasing 369 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians_in_Israeli_custody']prisoners[/URL], most without [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge']criminal charges[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction']convictions[/URL], as part of the first stage of the 2025 ceasefire. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/15/israeli-captives-story'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-02-15-2025-22a2d731961eb766e6c7914cb84e3990'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Munich_car_attack']2025 Munich car attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old child die as the result of injuries sustained in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack']vehicle-ramming attack[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich']Munich[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], on Thursdays. [URL='https://www.stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/muenchen--kind-und-frau-nach-anschlag-mit-auto-gestorben-35470484.html']([I]Stern[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Villach_stabbing_attack']2025 Villach stabbing attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A 14-year-old boy is killed and five other people are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villach']Villach[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinthia']Carinthia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL]. A 23-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrian national[/URL] is arrested. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/austria-stabbings-4913f6921c6f27e6d7fd8590da85cc9f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict']Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%29']Minister of Foreign Affairs[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Kayikwamba_Wagner']Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner[/URL] calls on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world']Western[/URL] sporting firms such as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association']National Basketball Association[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One']Formula One[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.']Arsenal F.C.[/URL] to cut sponsorship deals with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda']Rwanda[/URL] amid the conflict in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu']Kivu[/URL]. [URL='https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/43841887/congo-asks-nba-f1-soccer-teams-end-rwanda-deals-surge-violence'](ESPN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_crush']crowd crush[/URL] kills at least 16 people and injures ten others at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi_railway_station']New Delhi railway station[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi']New Delhi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/new-delhi-railway-station-stampede-pm-modi-distressed-offers-condolences/ar-AA1z7SMm']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Russia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Russia%29']Russian Foreign Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov']Sergey Lavrov[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_State']U.S. Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio']Marco Rubio[/URL] speak by telephone about the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL], the sanctions against Russia, and removing restrictions on each country's diplomatic missions. They also discuss preparations for a high-level summit in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL]. This is the first time the U.S. and Russia had contact at the foreign minister level in almost two years. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/25c3bcf6-9da7-4c46-9054-d4a0778356c3']([I]Financial Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations']South Africa–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]Hundreds of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_South_Africans']White South Africans[/URL] hold a protest outside the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Pretoria']U.S. embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria']Pretoria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], in support of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s claims that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa']South African government[/URL] is discriminating against the country's white minority. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-white-afrikaners-b41aa729360af4d1d090ea1ac1e22cce'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces']Lebanese Armed Forces[/URL] arrest over 25 people on suspicion of attacking a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIFIL']UNIFIL[/URL] convoy and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping']peacekeepers[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport']Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/15/un-commander-injured-as-lebanese-protesters-torch-car-near-beirut-airport'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_African_Union_Commission_Chairperson_election']2025 African Union Commission Chairperson election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government']Government leaders[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_African_Union']member states[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL] elect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti']Djiboutian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Djibouti%29']foreign affairs minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamoud_Ali_Youssouf']Mahamoud Ali Youssouf[/URL] as the organization's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_African_Union_Commission']Chairperson[/URL], succeeding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad']Chadian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussa_Faki']Moussa Faki[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/african-union-commission-new-leader-djibouti-4441f23a6e8861b5efd4bb3653a40a6d'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/djiboutis-foreign-minister-elected-top-african-union-post-2025-02-15/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_15"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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