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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153410" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">Gaza war hostage crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> says that forensic testing revealed one of the bodies returned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> yesterday does not match with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_the_Bibas_family" target="_blank">Shiri Bibas</a> nor with any other hostages. Her sons Ariel and Kfir, as well as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oded_Lifshitz" target="_blank">Oded Lifshitz</a>, were all positively identified. Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire and demands the return of her body along with the other remaining hostages. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjry3jzedl1o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hamas claim that Shiri's body was &quot;mistakenly mixed” with others who were killed and buried under the rubble in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/02/21/hamas-says-shiri-bibas-remains-mixed-with-other-human-remains-after-israeli-airstrike" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan" target="_blank">South Sudan</a> orders the closure of all schools in the country for two weeks due to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave" target="_blank">heat wave</a>, with temperatures expected to reach {{conv|42|C|F}}. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/heat-wave-forces-south-sudan-to-close-schools-for-two-weeks/a-71698826" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<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/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank">Jordan</a> and the countries of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council" target="_blank">Gulf Cooperation Council</a> meet in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh" target="_blank">Riyadh</a> to address possible future developments in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-leaders-gather-in-saudi-arabia-to-hash-out-alternative-to-trumps-plan-for-gaza/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan" target="_blank">Tajikistan</a> sign an agreement to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_boundary_delimitation" target="_blank">delimitate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_border" target="_blank">their border</a>, solving a decades-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes" target="_blank">border dispute</a> that had sparked clashes between different ethnic groups that had killed over a hundred people. <a href="https://en.trend.az/casia/kyrgyzstan/4008880.html" target="_blank">(Trend News Agency)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-settle-border-dispute-that-sparked-deadly-clashes-2025-02-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean police</a> file a case against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">impeached</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> for obstructing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">his arrest warrant</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-police-say-building-case-against-yoon-obstructing-arrest-2025-02-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Censorship in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_agency" target="_blank">news agency</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Associated_Press" target="_blank">The Associated Press</a> files a lawsuit for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech" target="_blank">freedom of speech</a> against three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> officials after they banned the news agency from attending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_press_corps" target="_blank">presidential press events</a> after the agency refused to refer to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico</a> as the &quot;Gulf of America&quot;. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-lawsuit-trump-administration-officials-0352075501b779b8b187667f3427e0e8" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305226/ap-sues-white-house-gulf-of-america-mexico-trump" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis" target="_blank">Flint water crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Water" target="_blank">Veolia Water</a> agrees to pay $53 million in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_%28litigation%29" target="_blank">settlement</a> for all remaining active <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_action" target="_blank">class action</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit" target="_blank">lawsuits</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution" target="_blank">contamination</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water" target="_blank">drinking water</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint%2C_Michigan" target="_blank">Flint</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" target="_blank">Michigan</a>, United States, but refuses to acknowledge any fault in the crisis. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/flint-water-settlement-lead-3cadd9eb6ffbd699159c992de9cdbc27" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.wnem.com/2025/02/21/53m-civil-settlement-reached-flint-water-crisis-lawsuit/" target="_blank">(WNEM)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Gelap" target="_blank">Indonesia Gelap</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Demonstrations continue against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">the government</a> in several cities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. Nine students have been arrested and two are injured, along with four injured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police" target="_blank">policemen</a> and two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Indonesia%29" target="_blank">parliament members</a>. <a href="https://en.tempo.co/read/1978141/police-deploy-2460-joint-personnel-for-indonesia-gelap-protest-in-jakarta-today" target="_blank">(Tempo)</a> <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/thousands-protest-against-budget-cuts-in-indonesia-5ac272a2" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_of_Salman_Rushdie%23Criminal_investigation_and_prosecution" target="_blank">Stabbing of Salman Rushdie</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hadi Matar is found guilty by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury" target="_blank">jury</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_murder" target="_blank">attempted murder</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault" target="_blank">assault</a> for his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_attack" target="_blank">stabbing attack</a> on author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie" target="_blank">Salman Rushdie</a> in 2022. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/salman-rushdie-stabbing-suspect-found-guilty-attempted-murder/story?id=118903519" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed in a shooting outside of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_motor_vehicles" target="_blank">motor vehicle office</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville%2C_Kentucky" target="_blank">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/louisville-shooting-three-dead-willismore-b2702549.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is seriously injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing" target="_blank">stabbing</a> attack at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe" target="_blank">Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" target="_blank">Berlin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-stabbing-holocaust-memorial-1710be90a0e733d016e32db4d8353e1c" target="_blank">(AP News)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency" target="_blank">European Space Agency</a> announces that the chances of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid" target="_blank">asteroid</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_YR4" target="_blank">2024 YR4</a> impacting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" target="_blank">Earth</a> in 2032 has decreased to 1.5% (1-in-67), and is likely to decrease further to less than 1%. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00552-y" target="_blank">(Nature)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153410, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [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], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']Gaza war hostage crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] says that forensic testing revealed one of the bodies returned by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] yesterday does not match with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_the_Bibas_family']Shiri Bibas[/URL] nor with any other hostages. Her sons Ariel and Kfir, as well as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oded_Lifshitz']Oded Lifshitz[/URL], were all positively identified. Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire and demands the return of her body along with the other remaining hostages. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjry3jzedl1o'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Hamas claim that Shiri's body was "mistakenly mixed” with others who were killed and buried under the rubble in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/02/21/hamas-says-shiri-bibas-remains-mixed-with-other-human-remains-after-israeli-airstrike'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan']South Sudan[/URL] orders the closure of all schools in the country for two weeks due to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave']heat wave[/URL], with temperatures expected to reach {{conv|42|C|F}}. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/heat-wave-forces-south-sudan-to-close-schools-for-two-weeks/a-71698826'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_war_ceasefire']2025 Gaza war ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordan[/URL] and the countries of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council']Gulf Cooperation Council[/URL] meet in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh']Riyadh[/URL] to address possible future developments in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-leaders-gather-in-saudi-arabia-to-hash-out-alternative-to-trumps-plan-for-gaza/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations']Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstan[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan']Tajikistan[/URL] sign an agreement to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_boundary_delimitation']delimitate[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_border']their border[/URL], solving a decades-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes']border dispute[/URL] that had sparked clashes between different ethnic groups that had killed over a hundred people. [URL='https://en.trend.az/casia/kyrgyzstan/4008880.html'](Trend News Agency)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-settle-border-dispute-that-sparked-deadly-clashes-2025-02-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis']2024 South Korean martial law crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_of_South_Korea']South Korean police[/URL] file a case against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']impeached[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] for obstructing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']his arrest warrant[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-police-say-building-case-against-yoon-obstructing-arrest-2025-02-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States']Censorship in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_agency']news agency[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Associated_Press']The Associated Press[/URL] files a lawsuit for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech']freedom of speech[/URL] against three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration']Trump administration[/URL] officials after they banned the news agency from attending [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_press_corps']presidential press events[/URL] after the agency refused to refer to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico']Gulf of Mexico[/URL] as the "Gulf of America". [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ap-lawsuit-trump-administration-officials-0352075501b779b8b187667f3427e0e8'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305226/ap-sues-white-house-gulf-of-america-mexico-trump'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis']Flint water crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Water']Veolia Water[/URL] agrees to pay $53 million in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_%28litigation%29']settlement[/URL] for all remaining active [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_action']class action[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit']lawsuits[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution']contamination[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water']drinking water[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint%2C_Michigan']Flint[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan']Michigan[/URL], United States, but refuses to acknowledge any fault in the crisis. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/flint-water-settlement-lead-3cadd9eb6ffbd699159c992de9cdbc27'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.wnem.com/2025/02/21/53m-civil-settlement-reached-flint-water-crisis-lawsuit/'](WNEM)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Gelap']Indonesia Gelap[/URL] [LIST] [*]Demonstrations continue against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Indonesia']the government[/URL] in several cities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. Nine students have been arrested and two are injured, along with four injured [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police']policemen[/URL] and two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Indonesia%29']parliament members[/URL]. [URL='https://en.tempo.co/read/1978141/police-deploy-2460-joint-personnel-for-indonesia-gelap-protest-in-jakarta-today']([I]Tempo[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/thousands-protest-against-budget-cuts-in-indonesia-5ac272a2']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_of_Salman_Rushdie%23Criminal_investigation_and_prosecution']Stabbing of Salman Rushdie[/URL] [LIST] [*]Hadi Matar is found guilty by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury']jury[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_murder']attempted murder[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault']assault[/URL] for his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_attack']stabbing attack[/URL] on author [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie']Salman Rushdie[/URL] in 2022. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/US/salman-rushdie-stabbing-suspect-found-guilty-attempted-murder/story?id=118903519'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Three people are killed in a shooting outside of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_motor_vehicles']motor vehicle office[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville%2C_Kentucky']Louisville, Kentucky[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/louisville-shooting-three-dead-willismore-b2702549.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [*]One person is seriously injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing']stabbing[/URL] attack at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe']Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin']Berlin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-stabbing-holocaust-memorial-1710be90a0e733d016e32db4d8353e1c'](AP News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency']European Space Agency[/URL] announces that the chances of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid']asteroid[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_YR4']2024 YR4[/URL] impacting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth']Earth[/URL] in 2032 has decreased to 1.5% (1-in-67), and is likely to decrease further to less than 1%. [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00552-y']([I]Nature[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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