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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153435" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia" target="_blank">African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Somalia" target="_blank">government</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a> finalize the troop distribution for the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping" target="_blank">peacekeeping</a> mission <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia" target="_blank">AUSSOM</a>, resolving prior disputes with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian%E2%80%93Somali_conflict" target="_blank">Ethiopia</a> and later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Burundi</a>. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers" target="_blank">soldiers</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police" target="_blank">police</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_%28military%29" target="_blank">civilian staff</a>. Under the agreement, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a> will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia" target="_blank">Ethiopia</a> with 2,500, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti" target="_blank">Djibouti</a> with 1,520, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a> with 1,410, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a> with 1,091. <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/au-somalia-agree-on-troop-numbers-for-new-mission/7987913.html" target="_blank">(VOA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Sudan" target="_blank">2024 famine in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a>-operated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Programme" target="_blank">World Food Programme</a> announces it has been forced to temporarily cease the distribution of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" target="_blank">humanitarian aid</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Zamzam refugee camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur" target="_blank">North Darfur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, due to an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_escalation" target="_blank">escalation in fighting</a> between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> in the region. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors_Without_Borders" target="_blank">Doctors Without Borders</a> also temporarily ceased operations in the camp last week. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-un-food-agency-pauses-aid-in-famine-hit-refugee-camp/a-71763311" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_Pompeian_frescoes" target="_blank">Conservation and restoration of Pompeian frescoes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a historic discovery, archeologists find monumental <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco" target="_blank">frescoes</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Thiasus" target="_blank">House of Thiasus</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii" target="_blank">Pompeii</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campania" target="_blank">Campania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>, providing insight into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysian_Mysteries" target="_blank">Dionysian Mysteries</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rare-frescoes-unearthed-pompeii-shed-light-ancient-rituals-2025-02-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_tariffs_against_the_European_Union" target="_blank">2025 United States tariffs against the European Union</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">United States President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces impending 25% <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>, which he states will be generally applied to sectors such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry" target="_blank">automotive industry</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-european-union-tariffs" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP" target="_blank">BP</a> announces an agreement with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iraq" target="_blank">government of Iraq</a> to develop four oil fields around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk" target="_blank">Kirkuk</a> and increase production, with the value of BP's investment estimated at US$25 billion. <a href="https://jpt.spe.org/bp-signs-deal-to-rehab-iraqs-kirkuk-oil-assets-boost-production" target="_blank">(Society of Petroleum Engineers)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eighteen people are killed and 31 others are injured when a bus overturns in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prachinburi_province" target="_blank">Prachinburi province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/18-dead-in-a-bus-crash-in-eastern-thailand/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Romanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Romanian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu" target="_blank">Călin Georgescu</a>, who received the most votes in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Romanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">annulled 2024 presidential election</a>, is detained by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Police" target="_blank">police</a> and taken for questioning by the general prosecutor's office over allegations of false statements about financing sources, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_possession_of_a_weapon" target="_blank">illegal possession of weapons</a>, and forming an organization that is &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist" target="_blank">fascist</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racist" target="_blank">racist</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobic" target="_blank">xenophobic</a>&quot;. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/romania-calin-georgescu-528f1875e728f8a789f6622d224303a5" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico%E2%80%93America_naming_dispute" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico–America naming dispute</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> bans reporters from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" target="_blank">Reuters</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Tagesspiegel" target="_blank">Der Tagesspiegel</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffPost" target="_blank">HuffPost</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House" target="_blank">White House</a> over their refusal to refer to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico</a> as the &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14172" target="_blank">Gulf of America</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-bars-ap-reuters-other-media-covering-trump-cabinet-meeting-2025-02-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">Constitutional crisis in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Somalia's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Parliament_of_Somalia" target="_blank">Federal Parliament</a> fails to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_%28parliamentary_procedure%29" target="_blank">meet</a> due to a lack of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum" target="_blank">quorums</a>, with only 137 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament" target="_blank">MPs</a> present, two short of the required amount. The delay raises concerns about a potential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" target="_blank">no-confidence motion</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Somalia" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Abdi_Barre" target="_blank">Hamza Abdi Barre</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Somalia" target="_blank">council of ministers</a>. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Feb/200428/somali_parliament_fails_to_meet_quorum_fueling_no_confidence_motion_speculation.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_26" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153435, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia']African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Somalia']government[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL] finalize the troop distribution for the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping']peacekeeping[/URL] mission [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Support_and_Stabilization_Mission_in_Somalia']AUSSOM[/URL], resolving prior disputes with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian%E2%80%93Somali_conflict']Ethiopia[/URL] and later [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_National_Defence_Force']Burundi[/URL]. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers']soldiers[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police']police[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_%28military%29']civilian staff[/URL]. Under the agreement, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL] will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia']Ethiopia[/URL] with 2,500, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti']Djibouti[/URL] with 1,520, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL] with 1,410, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL] with 1,091. [URL='https://www.voanews.com/a/au-somalia-agree-on-troop-numbers-for-new-mission/7987913.html'](VOA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_famine_in_Sudan']2024 famine in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL]-operated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Programme']World Food Programme[/URL] announces it has been forced to temporarily cease the distribution of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid']humanitarian aid[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_refugee_camp']Zamzam refugee camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur']North Darfur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], due to an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_escalation']escalation in fighting[/URL] between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] in the region. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors_Without_Borders']Doctors Without Borders[/URL] also temporarily ceased operations in the camp last week. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-un-food-agency-pauses-aid-in-famine-hit-refugee-camp/a-71763311'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_Pompeian_frescoes']Conservation and restoration of Pompeian frescoes[/URL] [LIST] [*]In a historic discovery, archeologists find monumental [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco']frescoes[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Thiasus']House of Thiasus[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii']Pompeii[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campania']Campania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL], providing insight into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysian_Mysteries']Dionysian Mysteries[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rare-frescoes-unearthed-pompeii-shed-light-ancient-rituals-2025-02-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_tariffs_against_the_European_Union']2025 United States tariffs against the European Union[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']United States President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces impending 25% [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL], which he states will be generally applied to sectors such as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry']automotive industry[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-european-union-tariffs']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP']BP[/URL] announces an agreement with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iraq']government of Iraq[/URL] to develop four oil fields around [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk']Kirkuk[/URL] and increase production, with the value of BP's investment estimated at US$25 billion. [URL='https://jpt.spe.org/bp-signs-deal-to-rehab-iraqs-kirkuk-oil-assets-boost-production'](Society of Petroleum Engineers)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Eighteen people are killed and 31 others are injured when a bus overturns in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prachinburi_province']Prachinburi province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/18-dead-in-a-bus-crash-in-eastern-thailand/'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Romanian_presidential_election']2025 Romanian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu']Călin Georgescu[/URL], who received the most votes in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Romanian_presidential_election']annulled 2024 presidential election[/URL], is detained by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Police']police[/URL] and taken for questioning by the general prosecutor's office over allegations of false statements about financing sources, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_possession_of_a_weapon']illegal possession of weapons[/URL], and forming an organization that is "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist']fascist[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racist']racist[/URL], or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobic']xenophobic[/URL]". [URL='https://apnews.com/article/romania-calin-georgescu-528f1875e728f8a789f6622d224303a5'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States']Censorship in the United States[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico%E2%80%93America_naming_dispute']Gulf of Mexico–America naming dispute[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Trump administration[/URL] bans reporters from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press']Associated Press[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters']Reuters[/URL], [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Tagesspiegel']Der Tagesspiegel[/URL][/I], and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuffPost']HuffPost[/URL][/I] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House']White House[/URL] over their refusal to refer to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico']Gulf of Mexico[/URL] as the "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14172']Gulf of America[/URL]". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-bars-ap-reuters-other-media-covering-trump-cabinet-meeting-2025-02-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']Constitutional crisis in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*]Somalia's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Parliament_of_Somalia']Federal Parliament[/URL] fails to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_%28parliamentary_procedure%29']meet[/URL] due to a lack of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum']quorums[/URL], with only 137 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_parliament']MPs[/URL] present, two short of the required amount. The delay raises concerns about a potential [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence']no-confidence motion[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Somalia']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Abdi_Barre']Hamza Abdi Barre[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Somalia']council of ministers[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Feb/200428/somali_parliament_fails_to_meet_quorum_fueling_no_confidence_motion_speculation.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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