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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154264" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes targeting members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> across Lebanon. One <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> leader has been reported dead. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/20/one-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-largest-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-lebanon" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://imemc.org/article/12-killed-in-israeli-strikes-across-lebanon/" target="_blank">(IMEMC)</a> <a href="https://globalnation.inquirer.net/309804/lebanon-says-8-dead-in-israeli-strikes-on-east-south" target="_blank">(Philippine Daily Inquirer)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Crimea_attacks" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol" target="_blank">Sevastopol</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/one-dead-ukrainian-attack-sevastopol-crimea-governor-says-2026-02-20" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict" target="_blank">Nigerian bandit conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight armed attacks by gunmen on a village in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamfara_State" target="_blank">Zamfara State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/attackers-kill-least-50-abduct-women-children-nigerias-zamfara-state-2026-02-20" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/torrential-rains-unleash-landslides-that-kill-7-in-southern-philippines" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a> <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2184520/4-dead-in-mati-landslide" target="_blank">(Philippine Daily Inquirer)</a> <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2184590/2-children-rescued-in-surigao-del-sur-landslide" target="_blank">(Philippine Daily Inquirer)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Russia" target="_blank">tourists</a> are killed after their van sinks into a frozen over section of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal" target="_blank">Lake Baikal</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkhon_Island" target="_blank">Olkhon Island</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkutsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Irkutsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations is opened. <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/20/chinese-tourists-drown-in-lake-baikal-after-van-falls-through-ice-a92008" target="_blank">(The Moscow Times)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eight-feared-dead-after-bus-with-chinese-tourists-sinks-into-russias-lake-baikal-2026-02-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsad_district" target="_blank">Valsad district</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat" target="_blank">Gujarat</a>, India. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/seven-killed-2-injure-after-van-collides-with-truck-on-hilly-stretch-in-gujarat-101771601377249.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">French</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_%28France%29" target="_blank">agriculture ministry</a> authorizes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling" target="_blank">culling</a> of around 200 wolves, raising the annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance_wildlife_management" target="_blank">removal limit</a> to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock" target="_blank">livestock</a> losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_France" target="_blank">regions</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20%2C000_inhabitants" target="_blank">major cities</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/france-allows-culling-around-200-wolves-protect-livestock-2026-02-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Iran–United States crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a> relocates some of its approximately 60 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> personnel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_military_operations_abroad" target="_blank">stationed</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> and other parts of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">Middle East</a> back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/norway-moves-some-its-60-soldiers-middle-east-due-security-situation-2026-02-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Thai_protests" target="_blank">2020–2021 Thai protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Thailand" target="_blank">court</a> sentences activist lawyer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnon_Nampa" target="_blank">Arnon Nampa</a>, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand" target="_blank">lèse-majesté</a> law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-extends-sentence-lawyer-who-called-monarchy-reform-2026-02-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Tariffs in the second Trump administration</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources_v._Trump" target="_blank">Learning Resources v. Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> rules that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emergency_Economic_Powers_Act" target="_blank">International Emergency Economic Powers Act</a> does not grant the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President</a> the power to impose trade tariffs. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> invokes immediate, sweeping ten-percent tariffs under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Act_of_1974" target="_blank">Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974</a> in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> striking down the previous tariffs. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/20/trump-tariffs-live-us-supreme-court-rules-against-sweeping-global-tariffs" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" target="_blank">2026 Winter Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_at_the_Olympics" target="_blank">Norway</a> breaks the record for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table" target="_blank">most gold medals</a> at a single <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics" target="_blank">Winter Olympics</a> event after skier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Dale-Skjevdal" target="_blank">Johannes Dale-Skjevdal</a> won the country's 17th gold medal in Milan-Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/norway-gold-medals-olympics-dale-skjevdal-biathlon-b2924477.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_20" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154264, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes targeting members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] across Lebanon. One [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] leader has been reported dead. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/20/one-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-largest-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-lebanon'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://imemc.org/article/12-killed-in-israeli-strikes-across-lebanon/'](IMEMC)[/URL] [URL='https://globalnation.inquirer.net/309804/lebanon-says-8-dead-in-israeli-strikes-on-east-south']([I]Philippine Daily Inquirer[/I])[/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/Crimea_attacks']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol']Sevastopol[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/one-dead-ukrainian-attack-sevastopol-crimea-governor-says-2026-02-20'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict']Nigerian bandit conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight armed attacks by gunmen on a village in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamfara_State']Zamfara State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/attackers-kill-least-50-abduct-women-children-nigerias-zamfara-state-2026-02-20'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/torrential-rains-unleash-landslides-that-kill-7-in-southern-philippines'](CTV News)[/URL] [URL='https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2184520/4-dead-in-mati-landslide']([I]Philippine Daily Inquirer[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2184590/2-children-rescued-in-surigao-del-sur-landslide']([I]Philippine Daily Inquirer[/I])[/URL] [*]Seven [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Russia']tourists[/URL] are killed after their van sinks into a frozen over section of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal']Lake Baikal[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkhon_Island']Olkhon Island[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkutsk_Oblast']Irkutsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations is opened. [URL='https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/20/chinese-tourists-drown-in-lake-baikal-after-van-falls-through-ice-a92008']([I]The Moscow Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eight-feared-dead-after-bus-with-chinese-tourists-sinks-into-russias-lake-baikal-2026-02-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsad_district']Valsad district[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat']Gujarat[/URL], India. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/seven-killed-2-injure-after-van-collides-with-truck-on-hilly-stretch-in-gujarat-101771601377249.html']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']French[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_%28France%29']agriculture ministry[/URL] authorizes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling']culling[/URL] of around 200 wolves, raising the annual [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance_wildlife_management']removal limit[/URL] to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock']livestock[/URL] losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_France']regions[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20%2C000_inhabitants']major cities[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/france-allows-culling-around-200-wolves-protect-livestock-2026-02-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_crisis']2026 Iran–United States crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL] relocates some of its approximately 60 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] personnel [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_military_operations_abroad']stationed[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] and other parts of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']Middle East[/URL] back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/norway-moves-some-its-60-soldiers-middle-east-due-security-situation-2026-02-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Thai_protests']2020–2021 Thai protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thai[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Thailand']court[/URL] sentences activist lawyer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnon_Nampa']Arnon Nampa[/URL], who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country's [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand']lèse-majesté[/URL][/I] law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-extends-sentence-lawyer-who-called-monarchy-reform-2026-02-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']Tariffs in the second Trump administration[/URL], [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources_v._Trump']Learning Resources v. Trump[/URL][/I] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States']Supreme Court[/URL] rules that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emergency_Economic_Powers_Act']International Emergency Economic Powers Act[/URL] does not grant the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']President[/URL] the power to impose trade tariffs. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs'](CNN)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] invokes immediate, sweeping ten-percent tariffs under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Act_of_1974']Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974[/URL] in response to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States']Supreme Court[/URL] striking down the previous tariffs. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/20/trump-tariffs-live-us-supreme-court-rules-against-sweeping-global-tariffs'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics']2026 Winter Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_at_the_Olympics']Norway[/URL] breaks the record for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table']most gold medals[/URL] at a single [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics']Winter Olympics[/URL] event after skier [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Dale-Skjevdal']Johannes Dale-Skjevdal[/URL] won the country's 17th gold medal in Milan-Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/norway-gold-medals-olympics-dale-skjevdal-biathlon-b2924477.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_20"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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