Current events: 2026-02-25

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • 2026 Cuban boat incident
    • The Cuban coast guard exchanges fire with an American marked speedboat registered in Florida {{convert|1|nmi|km mi}} off of Cuba. According to Cuban government sources, the boat's occupants fired on coast guard personnel that approached it for identification, and wounded a coast guard commander in the shootout, with returning fire killing 4 and injuring 6 unidentified gunmen. (CBS)

Business and economy

• Economy of South Korea
  • South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the opening of trading. (AFP via BSS)

Disasters and accidents

• A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in western Turkey, killing the pilot. (NOS)

International relations

• Cuba–United States relations
  • 2026 Cuban crisis
    • The United States announces that it will ease certain restrictions to permit Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba's private sector for commercial and humanitarian purposes amid an energy shortage. (Reuters)
• India–Israel relations
  • Israel’s Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana awards India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi the newly established Medal of the Knesset to honor him for his “significant contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.” (Times of Israel)

Law and crime

• Assassination of Marielle Franco
  • The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil sentences former Rio de Janeiro legislators Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão to 76 years and three months in prison each for ordering the 2018 killing of city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, convicting them of double aggravated homicide, participation in an armed criminal organization, and attempted murder. (AFP via France 24)

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