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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153436" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><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><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">As part of the first stage of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> deal, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> releases the bodies of four <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 return for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_government" target="_blank">Israeli government</a> releasing 617 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_prisoners_in_Israel" target="_blank">prisoners</a>. The second phase of the ceasefire has not been negotiated. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/final-swap-of-gaza-truce-deal-sees-return-of-4-dead-hostages/a-71767402" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirteen people are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" target="_blank">car-ramming attack</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardes_Hanna-Karkur" target="_blank">Pardes Hanna-Karkur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. The suspect, a Palestinian residing in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ale_Iron" target="_blank">Ma'ale Iron</a>, is later shot and killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police" target="_blank">police</a> after an attempted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing" target="_blank">stabbing</a> attack. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-in-critical-condition-after-terror-suspect-plows-car-into-bus-stop-injuring-13/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<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/2025_Bukavu_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Bukavu offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bukavu_M23_rally_bombings" target="_blank">2025 Bukavu M23 rally bombings</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade" target="_blank">grenade</a> attack at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">M23</a> rally 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>, celebrating their recent victory over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">government forces</a> in the city, kills at least eleven people and wounds 65 others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/blasts-m23-rally-eastern-congo-kill-11-wound-65-rebel-leader-says-2025-02-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish%E2%80%93Turkish_conflict" target="_blank">Kurdish–Turkish conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jailed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds" target="_blank">Kurdish</a> leader and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party</a> (PKK) founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%96calan" target="_blank">Abdullah Öcalan</a> calls for an end to the conflict with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> and asks the group to disarm and disband, amid peace efforts between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_government" target="_blank">Turkish government</a> and the PKK led by the pro-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Turkey" target="_blank">Kurdish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples%27_Equality_and_Democracy_Party" target="_blank">Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party</a>. <a href="https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/27022025" target="_blank">(Rudaw)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-pro-kurdish-party-sets-off-visit-jailed-militant-leader-2025-02-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-ocalan-calls-for-pkk-to-lay-down-weapons/a-71773113" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<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/Somalia" target="_blank">Somali</a> capital city <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" target="_blank">Mogadishu</a> enters a security lockdown after several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29" target="_blank">mortars</a> were fired toward <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Adde_International_Airport" target="_blank">Aden Adde International Airport</a> during a visit from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia" target="_blank">Ethiopian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed" target="_blank">Abiy Ahmed</a>. <a href="http://v.aa.com.tr/3494950" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_National_Army" target="_blank">Somali forces</a> regain control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balad%2C_Somalia" target="_blank">Balad</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> launches a coordinated attack, detonating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">roadside bombs</a> and briefly seizing the town. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Feb/200443/somali_forces_regain_control_of_bal_ad_after_deadly_al_shabaab_attack.aspx" target="_blank">(Hiiraan Online)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Somalia" target="_blank">Villa Somalia</a> security guards open fire on civilians at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lido_Beach%2C_Mogadishu" target="_blank">Lido Beach</a> in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others. <a href="https://www.idilnews.com/teenager-shot-dead-as-somali-security-forces-clear-beach-for-ethiopian-pms-visit/" target="_blank">(Idil News)</a> <a href="https://hbnonlinetv.com/khasaare-dhimasho-oo-ka-dhashay-rasaas-lagu-kala-ergayey-dad-shacab-ah-muqdisho/" target="_blank">(HBN)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Denmark–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Danish</a> retailer group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salling_Group" target="_blank">Salling Group</a>, which operates around 34% of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail" target="_blank">retail</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_share" target="_blank">market share</a> in the country, announces it will start differentiating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European</a>-made products from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> ones, in retaliation to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_President" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_acquisition_of_Greenland" target="_blank">proposed acquisition</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland" target="_blank">Greenland</a>, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_territory" target="_blank">autonomous territory</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Realm" target="_blank">Danish Realm</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/danish-grocery-chain-to-distinguish-european-from-us-goods/a-71773488" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A fire at a three-story residential building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_City" target="_blank">Quezon City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, kills eight people and injures one other. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/philippines-deadly-building-fire-ee49c46908c2d074b5a229faf773b170" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_R44" target="_blank">Robinson R44</a> crashes on a private property in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde%2C_Texas" target="_blank">Uvalde</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, United States. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" target="_blank">FAA</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" target="_blank">NTSB</a> are currently investigating the accident. <a href="https://www.kens5.com/video/news/local/texas/latest-details-in-deadly-helicopter-crash-in-kinney-county/273-77d7fde6-3362-4432-a665-e7642e95ffbd" target="_blank">(KENS)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">United Kingdom–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><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> meets with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">UK Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>, for talks that include the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">peace negotiations</a>. Starmer also presented a letter from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">King</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III" target="_blank">Charles III</a> inviting Trump to visit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5310656/trump-keir-starmer-russia-ukraine" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China" target="_blank">Persecution of Uyghurs in China</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Forty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs" target="_blank">Uyghur</a> men detained in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> for over a decade are deported to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, despite concerns regarding their likely imprisonment and possible death. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/02/27/40-uyghur-men-detained-in-thailand-for-more-than-a-decade-have-been-deported-to-china" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_de_grande_instance_de_Paris" target="_blank">prosecutor's office</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, closes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint" target="_blank">criminal complaint</a> case by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> (DRC) against technology company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_%28company%29" target="_blank">Apple</a> for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfair_business_practices" target="_blank">deceptive business practices</a> related to the purchase of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining" target="_blank">minerals</a> in the DRC from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">armed militias</a>. It is one of the DRC's two lawsuits, with another in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/paris-prosecutor-closes-case-against-apple-over-congo-minerals-document-2025-02-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election" target="_blank">2024 Austrian legislative election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Austria" target="_blank">Social Democratic Party</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_People%27s_Party" target="_blank">Austrian People's Party</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEOS_%28Austria%29" target="_blank">NEOS</a> party in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a> agree to form a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government" target="_blank">coalition government</a>, leaving out the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics" target="_blank">far-right</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria" target="_blank">Freedom Party</a>, who won the most seats in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_%28Austria%29" target="_blank">National Council</a> in the 2024 legislative election. The coalition agreement ends Austria's longest period without a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Austria" target="_blank">government</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank">World War II</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-parties-form-coalition-without-far-right/a-71765298" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/austria-centrist-parties-agree-on-coalition-government/" target="_blank">(Euractiv)</a></li>
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<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 U.S. scientists and officials from attending the UN <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" target="_blank">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</a> conference that started this week in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou" target="_blank">Hangzhou</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, which are focused on the seventh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Sixth_Assessment_Report" target="_blank">IPCC Assessment Report</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change" target="_blank">climate change</a>. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00596-0" target="_blank">(Nature)</a> Science and technology</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms" target="_blank">Meta Platforms</a> says it has fixed an error that resulted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" target="_blank">Instagram</a> users' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_Reels" target="_blank">Reels</a> feeds displaying violent and graphic videos. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/02/27/meta-fixes-error-that-flooded-instagram-reels-with-violent-videos" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153436, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [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] [*]As part of the first stage of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] deal, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] releases the bodies of four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']hostages[/URL] in return for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_government']Israeli government[/URL] releasing 617 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_prisoners_in_Israel']prisoners[/URL]. The second phase of the ceasefire has not been negotiated. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/final-swap-of-gaza-truce-deal-sees-return-of-4-dead-hostages/a-71767402'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Thirteen people are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack']car-ramming attack[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardes_Hanna-Karkur']Pardes Hanna-Karkur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. The suspect, a Palestinian residing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ale_Iron']Ma'ale Iron[/URL], is later shot and killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police']police[/URL] after an attempted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing']stabbing[/URL] attack. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-in-critical-condition-after-terror-suspect-plows-car-into-bus-stop-injuring-13/']([I]Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict']Kivu conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bukavu_offensive']2025 Bukavu offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bukavu_M23_rally_bombings']2025 Bukavu M23 rally bombings[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade']grenade[/URL] attack at an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']M23[/URL] rally 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], celebrating their recent victory over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']government forces[/URL] in the city, kills at least eleven people and wounds 65 others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/blasts-m23-rally-eastern-congo-kill-11-wound-65-rebel-leader-says-2025-02-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish%E2%80%93Turkish_conflict']Kurdish–Turkish conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency']Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]Jailed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds']Kurdish[/URL] leader and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party']Kurdistan Workers' Party[/URL] (PKK) founder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%96calan']Abdullah Öcalan[/URL] calls for an end to the conflict with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] and asks the group to disarm and disband, amid peace efforts between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_government']Turkish government[/URL] and the PKK led by the pro-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Turkey']Kurdish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples%27_Equality_and_Democracy_Party']Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/27022025']([I]Rudaw[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-pro-kurdish-party-sets-off-visit-jailed-militant-leader-2025-02-27/']([I]Reuters[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-ocalan-calls-for-pkk-to-lay-down-weapons/a-71773113']([I]DW[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/Somalia']Somali[/URL] capital city [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu']Mogadishu[/URL] enters a security lockdown after several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29']mortars[/URL] were fired toward [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Adde_International_Airport']Aden Adde International Airport[/URL] during a visit from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia']Ethiopian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed']Abiy Ahmed[/URL]. [URL='http://v.aa.com.tr/3494950'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_National_Army']Somali forces[/URL] regain control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balad%2C_Somalia']Balad[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] launches a coordinated attack, detonating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']roadside bombs[/URL] and briefly seizing the town. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Feb/200443/somali_forces_regain_control_of_bal_ad_after_deadly_al_shabaab_attack.aspx'](Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Somalia']Villa Somalia[/URL] security guards open fire on civilians at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lido_Beach%2C_Mogadishu']Lido Beach[/URL] in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others. [URL='https://www.idilnews.com/teenager-shot-dead-as-somali-security-forces-clear-beach-for-ethiopian-pms-visit/'](Idil News)[/URL] [URL='https://hbnonlinetv.com/khasaare-dhimasho-oo-ka-dhashay-rasaas-lagu-kala-ergayey-dad-shacab-ah-muqdisho/'](HBN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Denmark–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Danish[/URL] retailer group [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salling_Group']Salling Group[/URL], which operates around 34% of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail']retail[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_share']market share[/URL] in the country, announces it will start differentiating [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European[/URL]-made products from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']American[/URL] ones, in retaliation to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_President']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_acquisition_of_Greenland']proposed acquisition[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland']Greenland[/URL], an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_territory']autonomous territory[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Realm']Danish Realm[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/danish-grocery-chain-to-distinguish-european-from-us-goods/a-71773488'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A fire at a three-story residential building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_City']Quezon City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], kills eight people and injures one other. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/philippines-deadly-building-fire-ee49c46908c2d074b5a229faf773b170'](AP)[/URL] [*]Two people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_R44']Robinson R44[/URL] crashes on a private property in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde%2C_Texas']Uvalde[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], United States. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration']FAA[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board']NTSB[/URL] are currently investigating the accident. [URL='https://www.kens5.com/video/news/local/texas/latest-details-in-deadly-helicopter-crash-in-kinney-county/273-77d7fde6-3362-4432-a665-e7642e95ffbd'](KENS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom%E2%80%93United_States_relations']United Kingdom–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][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] meets with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']UK Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL], for talks that include the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']peace negotiations[/URL]. Starmer also presented a letter from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom']King[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III']Charles III[/URL] inviting Trump to visit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL]. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5310656/trump-keir-starmer-russia-ukraine'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China']Persecution of Uyghurs in China[/URL] [LIST] [*]Forty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs']Uyghur[/URL] men detained in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] for over a decade are deported to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], despite concerns regarding their likely imprisonment and possible death. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/02/27/40-uyghur-men-detained-in-thailand-for-more-than-a-decade-have-been-deported-to-china'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribunal_de_grande_instance_de_Paris']prosecutor's office[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris']Paris[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], closes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint']criminal complaint[/URL] case by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] (DRC) against technology company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_%28company%29']Apple[/URL] for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfair_business_practices']deceptive business practices[/URL] related to the purchase of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining']minerals[/URL] in the DRC from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']armed militias[/URL]. It is one of the DRC's two lawsuits, with another in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgium[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/technology/paris-prosecutor-closes-case-against-apple-over-congo-minerals-document-2025-02-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Austrian_legislative_election']2024 Austrian legislative election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Austria']Social Democratic Party[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_People%27s_Party']Austrian People's Party[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEOS_%28Austria%29']NEOS[/URL] party in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL] agree to form a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government']coalition government[/URL], leaving out the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics']far-right[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria']Freedom Party[/URL], who won the most seats in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_%28Austria%29']National Council[/URL] in the 2024 legislative election. The coalition agreement ends Austria's longest period without a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Austria']government[/URL] since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II']World War II[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-parties-form-coalition-without-far-right/a-71765298'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/austria-centrist-parties-agree-on-coalition-government/'](Euractiv)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Trump administration[/URL] bans U.S. scientists and officials from attending the UN [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change']Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change[/URL] conference that started this week in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou']Hangzhou[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], which are focused on the seventh [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Sixth_Assessment_Report']IPCC Assessment Report[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change']climate change[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00596-0']([I]Nature[/I])[/URL] [B]Science and technology[/B] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms']Meta Platforms[/URL] says it has fixed an error that resulted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram']Instagram[/URL] users' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_Reels']Reels[/URL] feeds displaying violent and graphic videos. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/02/27/meta-fixes-error-that-flooded-instagram-reels-with-violent-videos'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_February_27"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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