Current events: 2026-02-21

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman. (Devdiscourse)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a natural-gas processing plant in Samara Oblast. (The Telegraph) (DW)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Two soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements. (AFP via France 24)

Continue reading...