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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154251" 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/Allied_Democratic_Forces_insurgency" target="_blank">Allied Democratic Forces insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Allied Democratic Forces</a> kill at least 20 people in an attack on a village in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubero_Territory" target="_blank">Lubero Territory</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kivu" target="_blank">North Kivu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-attack-rebels-adf-244cf88345288bbd90631958059d88e1" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> launch a large-scale attack on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missiles</a>, killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old boy and his mother in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, and injuring dozens of others. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-russia-attack-kharkiv-odesa-b2916874.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</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">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> destroys a residential building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>, killing one person and injuring five others. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/9/live-israel-approves-measures-to-expand-its-powers-in-occupied-west-bank?update=4300831" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Lebanese_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Lebanese conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> a car in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanouh%2C_Tyre" target="_blank">Yanouh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Governorate" target="_blank">South Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, killing three people, including a 3-year-old child. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-atwi-hezbollah-aljamaa-alislamiya-1d4f58e1f49478ab35c7fa2a08b1c965" 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/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba" target="_blank">United States embargo against Cuba</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada" target="_blank">Air Canada</a> suspends all flights to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuba</a> and deploys empty aircraft to repatriate stranded passengers after the country's fuel supply was exhausted due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S." target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade" target="_blank">blockade</a> and the end of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">fuel supplies</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cuba-warns-airlines-it-will-run-out-jet-fuel-2026-02-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_peace_agreement" target="_blank">Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">vice president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a> visits <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a>, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to have visited Armenia in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Armenia" target="_blank">its history</a>. Vance meets with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan" target="_blank">Nikol Pashinyan</a> to discuss implementing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_peace_agreement" target="_blank">peace agreement</a> to end the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" target="_blank">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a> and a civil nuclear energy deal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-armenia-azerbaijan-69a04efaea7e62994d3a749bb2bf27fc" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Command_Transformation" target="_blank">Allied Command Transformation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">United States Armed Forces</a> announces the transfer of two major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_control" target="_blank">command and control</a> centres over to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">European</a> military forces in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples" target="_blank">Naples</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%2C_Virginia" target="_blank">Norfolk, Virginia</a>, as part of a gradual shift to European countries taking a leading role in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_alliance" target="_blank">military alliance</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-turn-over-2-nato-command-posts-europeans-military-source-says-2026-02-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Israel_relations" target="_blank">Australia–Israel relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_in_Australia" target="_blank">Gaza war protests in Australia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protests against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Israel" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Herzog" target="_blank">Isaac Herzog</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_visit" target="_blank">state visit</a>, following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Bondi Beach shooting</a>, are held in cities across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target="_blank">Sydney</a> protests occurred despite a ban by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_New_South_Wales" target="_blank">state government</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Australia" target="_blank">hate speech</a> grounds, resulting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSW_Police" target="_blank">police</a> making 27 arrests and deploying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray" target="_blank">pepper spray</a>. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/crowds-protest-israeli-president-isaac-herzog-in-australia/106321716" target="_blank">(ABC News Australia)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_political_prisoner_release_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> opposition politician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Guanipa" target="_blank">Juan Pablo Guanipa</a> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping" target="_blank">kidnapped</a> by heavily armed men in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilian</a> clothing just hours after being released from prison in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas" target="_blank">Caracas</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Ministry_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Public Ministry of Venezuela</a> says he broke his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole" target="_blank">parole</a>'s terms and that a request has been made to place Guanipa under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a>, while not specifying if the government has him in custody. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-politician-juan-pablo-guanipa-kidnapped-after-being-freed-prisoner-2026-02-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HKSAR_v_Lai_Chee_Ying_%26_Others" target="_blank">HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying &amp; Others</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a> opposition figure <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Lai" target="_blank">Jimmy Lai</a> is sentenced to 20 years in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Hong_Kong" target="_blank">prison</a> for violating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" target="_blank">national security law</a> following a two-year trial. Eight others, including six former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Daily" target="_blank">Apple Daily</a> executives and two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_%28Hong_Kong%29" target="_blank">pro-democracy</a> activists, are also sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. <a href="https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/" target="_blank">(HKFP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/after-years-long-legal-battle-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-arrives-day-2026-02-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_persons_in_Mexico" target="_blank">Missing persons in Mexico</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three employees abducted from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Mexico" target="_blank">mining</a> facility in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa" target="_blank">Sinaloa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>, are found dead after being taken on January 23, while authorities continue searching for the remaining seven missing workers. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260209-three-missing-employees-of-canadian-miner-found-dead-in-mexico" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Sweden" target="_blank">Immigration to Sweden</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Swedish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Migration_%28Sweden%29" target="_blank">migration minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Forssell_%28politician%2C_born_1979%29" target="_blank">Johan Forssell</a> announces the implementation of stricter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_nationality_law" target="_blank">naturalization requirements</a> from June 6, extending the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency" target="_blank">residency</a> period from five years to eight, imposing a minimum income threshold of 20,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_krona" target="_blank">kr</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>2,225), requiring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_language" target="_blank">language</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_test" target="_blank">civic knowledge tests</a>, and lengthening waiting times for applicants with criminal records. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/sweden-tighten-citizenship-rules-amid-push-cut-immigration-2026-02-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_9" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154251, 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/Allied_Democratic_Forces_insurgency']Allied Democratic Forces insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Democratic_Forces']Allied Democratic Forces[/URL] kill at least 20 people in an attack on a village in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubero_Territory']Lubero Territory[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kivu']North Kivu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-attack-rebels-adf-244cf88345288bbd90631958059d88e1'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] launch a large-scale attack on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] using [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missiles[/URL], killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old boy and his mother in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL], and injuring dozens of others. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-russia-attack-kharkiv-odesa-b2916874.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] destroys a residential building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine']Palestine[/URL], killing one person and injuring five others. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/9/live-israel-approves-measures-to-expand-its-powers-in-occupied-west-bank?update=4300831'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Lebanese_conflict']Israeli–Lebanese conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] a car in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanouh%2C_Tyre']Yanouh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Governorate']South Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], killing three people, including a 3-year-old child. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-atwi-hezbollah-aljamaa-alislamiya-1d4f58e1f49478ab35c7fa2a08b1c965'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba']United States embargo against Cuba[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada']Air Canada[/URL] suspends all flights to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']Cuba[/URL] and deploys empty aircraft to repatriate stranded passengers after the country's fuel supply was exhausted due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade']blockade[/URL] and the end of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Venezuela']fuel supplies[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cuba-warns-airlines-it-will-run-out-jet-fuel-2026-02-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Armenia–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_peace_agreement']Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreement[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']vice president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL] visits [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL], becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to have visited Armenia in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Armenia']its history[/URL]. Vance meets with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan']Nikol Pashinyan[/URL] to discuss implementing a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_peace_agreement']peace agreement[/URL] to end the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict']Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[/URL] and a civil nuclear energy deal. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-armenia-azerbaijan-69a04efaea7e62994d3a749bb2bf27fc'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Command_Transformation']Allied Command Transformation[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']United States Armed Forces[/URL] announces the transfer of two major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_control']command and control[/URL] centres over to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']European[/URL] military forces in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples']Naples[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%2C_Virginia']Norfolk, Virginia[/URL], as part of a gradual shift to European countries taking a leading role in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_alliance']military alliance[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us-turn-over-2-nato-command-posts-europeans-military-source-says-2026-02-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Israel_relations']Australia–Israel relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_in_Australia']Gaza war protests in Australia[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protests against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Israel']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Herzog']Isaac Herzog[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_visit']state visit[/URL], following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting']2025 Bondi Beach shooting[/URL], are held in cities across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]; in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney']Sydney[/URL] protests occurred despite a ban by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_New_South_Wales']state government[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Australia']hate speech[/URL] grounds, resulting in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSW_Police']police[/URL] making 27 arrests and deploying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray']pepper spray[/URL]. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/crowds-protest-israeli-president-isaac-herzog-in-australia/106321716'](ABC News Australia)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_political_prisoner_release_in_Venezuela']2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuelan[/URL] opposition politician [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Guanipa']Juan Pablo Guanipa[/URL] is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping']kidnapped[/URL] by heavily armed men in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilian[/URL] clothing just hours after being released from prison in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas']Caracas[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Ministry_of_Venezuela']Public Ministry of Venezuela[/URL] says he broke his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole']parole[/URL]'s terms and that a request has been made to place Guanipa under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL], while not specifying if the government has him in custody. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-politician-juan-pablo-guanipa-kidnapped-after-being-freed-prisoner-2026-02-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HKSAR_v_Lai_Chee_Ying_%26_Others']HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying & Others[/URL][/I] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong']Hong Kong[/URL] opposition figure [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Lai']Jimmy Lai[/URL] is sentenced to 20 years in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisons_in_Hong_Kong']prison[/URL] for violating a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law']national security law[/URL] following a two-year trial. Eight others, including six former [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Daily']Apple Daily[/URL][/I] executives and two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_%28Hong_Kong%29']pro-democracy[/URL] activists, are also sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. [URL='https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/'](HKFP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/after-years-long-legal-battle-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-arrives-day-2026-02-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_persons_in_Mexico']Missing persons in Mexico[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three employees abducted from a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Mexico']mining[/URL] facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa']Sinaloa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL], are found dead after being taken on January 23, while authorities continue searching for the remaining seven missing workers. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260209-three-missing-employees-of-canadian-miner-found-dead-in-mexico'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Sweden']Immigration to Sweden[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Swedish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Migration_%28Sweden%29']migration minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Forssell_%28politician%2C_born_1979%29']Johan Forssell[/URL] announces the implementation of stricter [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_nationality_law']naturalization requirements[/URL] from June 6, extending the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency']residency[/URL] period from five years to eight, imposing a minimum income threshold of 20,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_krona']kr[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]2,225), requiring [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_language']language[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_test']civic knowledge tests[/URL], and lengthening waiting times for applicants with criminal records. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/sweden-tighten-citizenship-rules-amid-push-cut-immigration-2026-02-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_9"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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