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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154267" data-attributes="member: 524">Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue" target="_blank">Search and rescue</a> operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill" target="_blank">landfill</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodriguez%2C_Rizal" target="_blank">Rodriguez</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_%28province%29" target="_blank">Rizal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. <a href="https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/asia/50-feared-missing-after-another-philippines-landfill-collapse" target="_blank">(Kahleej Times)</a> <a href="https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/22/3-scavengers-feared-dead-as-landfill-collapses-in-rizal-ocd" target="_blank">(Manila Bulletin)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Iran–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Times" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> had signed a confidential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">€</a>500 million (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>589 million) arms agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> in December 2025 to buy 500 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K333_Verba" target="_blank">9K333 Verba</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" target="_blank">man-portable air-defense systems</a> and 2,500 associated missiles, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029 under a contract negotiated between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_and_Armed_Forces_Logistics_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iran's defence ministry</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosoboronexport" target="_blank">Rosoboronexport</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-agreed-secret-shoulder-fired-missile-deal-with-russia-ft-reports-2026-02-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war" target="_blank">Mexican drug war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jalisco_operation" target="_blank">2026 Jalisco operation</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesio_Oseguera_Cervantes" target="_blank">Nemesio Oseguera &quot;El Mencho&quot; Cervantes</a>, leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco_New_Generation_Cartel" target="_blank">Jalisco New Generation Cartel</a> (CJNG), is killed during a security operation carried out by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Mexican Armed Forces</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapalpa" target="_blank">Tapalpa, Jalisco</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco" target="_blank">Jalisco</a>. In response, CJNG members launched coordinated retaliatory attacks, including road blockades involving burning vehicles and improvised checkpoints across multiple states. <a href="https://www.nmas.com.mx/nacional/fuentes-federales-confirman-a-n-la-muerte-de-nemesio-oseguera-cervantes-alias-el-mencho/" target="_blank">(N+)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-cartel-drugs-mexico-mencho-new-generation-5014a70bc62a81d74849146c59ba19f8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" target="_blank">Secret Service</a> and police officials kill an armed, 21-year-old man who entered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago" target="_blank">Mar-a-Lago</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s estate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Beach%2C_Florida" target="_blank">Palm Beach</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr57l3rj3yqt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Congress_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" target="_blank">9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" target="_blank">North Korea</a>'s supreme leader, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" target="_blank">Kim Jong Un</a>, is re-elected as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" target="_blank">General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea</a>, the most powerful position in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state" target="_blank">one-party state</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260222-north-korea-kim-re-elected-ruling-party-congress" target="_blank">(France24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Laotian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2026 Laotian parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotians" target="_blank">Laotians</a> vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Laos" target="_blank">tenth National Assembly</a>. The only legal party in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos" target="_blank">Laos</a> contesting the election is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_People%27s_Revolutionary_Party" target="_blank">Lao People's Revolutionary Party</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260220-outspoken-laos-lawmaker-s-election-exit-sparks-rare-dissent" target="_blank">(AFP via France24)</a></li>
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</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/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics" target="_blank">Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" target="_blank">United States</a> defeats <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" target="_blank">Canada</a> 2–1 during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_%28ice_hockey%29" target="_blank">overtime</a>, winning gold in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" target="_blank">men's tournament</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey" target="_blank">ice hockey</a> for the first time since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_1980_Winter_Olympics" target="_blank">1980</a>, exactly 46 years after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice" target="_blank">Miracle on Ice</a>. <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/team-usa-canada-mens-hockey-gold-medal-game/3851942/" target="_blank">(KNBC-TV)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_22" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154267, member: 524"] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue']Search and rescue[/URL] operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill']landfill[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodriguez%2C_Rizal']Rodriguez[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_%28province%29']Rizal[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. [URL='https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/asia/50-feared-missing-after-another-philippines-landfill-collapse']([I]Kahleej Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/22/3-scavengers-feared-dead-as-landfill-collapses-in-rizal-ocd']([I]Manila Bulletin[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Iran–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Times']Financial Times[/URL][/I] reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] had signed a confidential [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']€[/URL]500 million ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]589 million) arms agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] in December 2025 to buy 500 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K333_Verba']9K333 [I]Verba[/I][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system']man-portable air-defense systems[/URL] and 2,500 associated missiles, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029 under a contract negotiated between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_and_Armed_Forces_Logistics_%28Iran%29']Iran's defence ministry[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosoboronexport']Rosoboronexport[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-agreed-secret-shoulder-fired-missile-deal-with-russia-ft-reports-2026-02-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_drug_war']Mexican drug war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jalisco_operation']2026 Jalisco operation[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesio_Oseguera_Cervantes']Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" Cervantes[/URL], leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco_New_Generation_Cartel']Jalisco New Generation Cartel[/URL] (CJNG), is killed during a security operation carried out by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Armed_Forces']Mexican Armed Forces[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapalpa']Tapalpa, Jalisco[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco']Jalisco[/URL]. In response, CJNG members launched coordinated retaliatory attacks, including road blockades involving burning vehicles and improvised checkpoints across multiple states. [URL='https://www.nmas.com.mx/nacional/fuentes-federales-confirman-a-n-la-muerte-de-nemesio-oseguera-cervantes-alias-el-mencho/'](N+)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-cartel-drugs-mexico-mencho-new-generation-5014a70bc62a81d74849146c59ba19f8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service']Secret Service[/URL] and police officials kill an armed, 21-year-old man who entered [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago']Mar-a-Lago[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s estate in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Beach%2C_Florida']Palm Beach[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr57l3rj3yqt'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Congress_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea']9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea']North Korea[/URL]'s supreme leader, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un']Kim Jong Un[/URL], is re-elected as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea']General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea[/URL], the most powerful position in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state']one-party state[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260222-north-korea-kim-re-elected-ruling-party-congress'](France24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Laotian_parliamentary_election']2026 Laotian parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotians']Laotians[/URL] vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Laos']tenth National Assembly[/URL]. The only legal party in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos']Laos[/URL] contesting the election is the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_People%27s_Revolutionary_Party']Lao People's Revolutionary Party[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260220-outspoken-laos-lawmaker-s-election-exit-sparks-rare-dissent'](AFP via France24)[/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/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics']Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team']United States[/URL] defeats [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team']Canada[/URL] 2–1 during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_%28ice_hockey%29']overtime[/URL], winning gold in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament']men's tournament[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey']ice hockey[/URL] for the first time since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_1980_Winter_Olympics']1980[/URL], exactly 46 years after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice']Miracle on Ice[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbclosangeles.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/team-usa-canada-mens-hockey-gold-medal-game/3851942/'](KNBC-TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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