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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154242" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Syrian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF%E2%80%93Syrian_transitional_government_clashes_%282025%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive" target="_blank">2026 northeastern Syria offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">As part of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> agreement with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian transitional government</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> formally hands over control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah" target="_blank">Al-Hasakah</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">government forces</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-government-forces-deploy-towards-kurdish-run-city-after-ceasefire-deal-2026-02-02/" 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/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> partially reopens the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Crossing" target="_blank">Rafah Crossing</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>, which has been closed since May 2024, allowing 150 people to leave Gaza and 50 to enter per day. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/israel-agrees-to-limited-reopening-of-rafah-border-crossing-in-gaza" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least five people, including a 3-year-old boy, are killed in Israeli attacks according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry" target="_blank">Gaza Health Ministry</a>, including two at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Nuseirat refugee camp</a> and one each in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah" target="_blank">Al-Mawasi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Khan Yunis</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Jabalia</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defence_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> says it targeted &quot;militants operating near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_%28Gaza%29" target="_blank">demarcation line</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-02-02/ty-article-live/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-hezbollah-militant-in-southern-lebanon/0000019c-1c63-d3f5-a5fd-dc6bd52d0005?liveBlogItemId=430947010#430947010" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five children are killed and six are injured when a bus collides with a truck in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk" target="_blank">Krasnoyarsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/five-children-killed-in-bus-truck-crash-in-russia-490605" target="_blank">(APA)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA40_Diamond_Star" target="_blank">DA40 Diamond Star</a> light aircraft crashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsk" target="_blank">Orsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Oblast" target="_blank">Orenburg Oblast</a>, Russia. <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/566200" target="_blank">(Aviation Safety Network)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 50,000 people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksar_el-Kebir" target="_blank">Ksar el-Kebir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larache_Province" target="_blank">Larache Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco" target="_blank">Morocco</a>, are evacuated as flooding from heavy rain and controlled dam releases caused the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loukkos_River" target="_blank">Loukkos River</a> to overflow, prompting school suspensions, power cuts, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> rescue operations across nearby areas. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/morocco-evacuates-50000-flooding-threatens-city-after-weeks-heavy-rain-2026-02-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Kidnapping in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigerian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force" target="_blank">police</a> state that at least 80 people abducted from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Christian</a> churches in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna_State" target="_blank">Kaduna State</a> on January 18 return to their homes after fleeing during the abduction, but the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Association_of_Nigeria" target="_blank">Christian Association of Nigeria</a> disputes the figure and says most of the 177 worshippers seized remain missing. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-police-says-80-abducted-congregants-return-home-christian-group-disputes-2026-02-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South African</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatism" target="_blank">separatist</a> group, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_republics" target="_blank">Boervolk</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State" target="_blank">Orange Free State</a>, files a formal claim in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Gazette_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">government gazette</a> seeking land in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" target="_blank">KwaZulu-Natal</a>, citing historical transactions with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom" target="_blank">Zulu</a> rulers and invoking a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Granting_of_Independence_to_Colonial_Countries_and_Peoples" target="_blank">decolonization resolution</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/south-african-white-separatists-claim-land-acquired-zulu-king-then-lost-british-2026-02-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154242, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Syrian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF%E2%80%93Syrian_transitional_government_clashes_%282025%E2%80%93present%29']SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive']2026 northeastern Syria offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]As part of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] agreement with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian transitional government[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria']Kurdish[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] formally hands over control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah']Al-Hasakah[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']government forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-government-forces-deploy-towards-kurdish-run-city-after-ceasefire-deal-2026-02-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] partially reopens the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Crossing']Rafah Crossing[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL], which has been closed since May 2024, allowing 150 people to leave Gaza and 50 to enter per day. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/israel-agrees-to-limited-reopening-of-rafah-border-crossing-in-gaza']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least five people, including a 3-year-old boy, are killed in Israeli attacks according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry']Gaza Health Ministry[/URL], including two at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp']Nuseirat refugee camp[/URL] and one each in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah']Al-Mawasi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis_refugee_camp']Khan Yunis[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp']Jabalia[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defence_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] says it targeted "militants operating near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_%28Gaza%29']demarcation line[/URL]". [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-02-02/ty-article-live/.premium/idf-says-it-struck-hezbollah-militant-in-southern-lebanon/0000019c-1c63-d3f5-a5fd-dc6bd52d0005?liveBlogItemId=430947010#430947010']([I]Haaretz[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Five children are killed and six are injured when a bus collides with a truck in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk']Krasnoyarsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://en.apa.az/cis-countries/five-children-killed-in-bus-truck-crash-in-russia-490605'](APA)[/URL] [*]Three people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DA40_Diamond_Star']DA40 Diamond Star[/URL] light aircraft crashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsk']Orsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Oblast']Orenburg Oblast[/URL], Russia. [URL='https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/566200'](Aviation Safety Network)[/URL] [*]More than 50,000 people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksar_el-Kebir']Ksar el-Kebir[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larache_Province']Larache Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco']Morocco[/URL], are evacuated as flooding from heavy rain and controlled dam releases caused the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loukkos_River']Loukkos River[/URL] to overflow, prompting school suspensions, power cuts, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] rescue operations across nearby areas. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/morocco-evacuates-50000-flooding-threatens-city-after-weeks-heavy-rain-2026-02-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_in_Nigeria']Kidnapping in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigerian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force']police[/URL] state that at least 80 people abducted from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Nigeria']Christian[/URL] churches in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna_State']Kaduna State[/URL] on January 18 return to their homes after fleeing during the abduction, but the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Association_of_Nigeria']Christian Association of Nigeria[/URL] disputes the figure and says most of the 177 worshippers seized remain missing. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-police-says-80-abducted-congregants-return-home-christian-group-disputes-2026-02-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South African[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatism']separatist[/URL] group, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_republics']Boervolk[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State']Orange Free State[/URL], files a formal claim in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Gazette_of_South_Africa']government gazette[/URL] seeking land in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal']KwaZulu-Natal[/URL], citing historical transactions with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom']Zulu[/URL] rulers and invoking a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Granting_of_Independence_to_Colonial_Countries_and_Peoples']decolonization resolution[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/south-african-white-separatists-claim-land-acquired-zulu-king-then-lost-british-2026-02-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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