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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154272" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Cuban crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_boat_incident" target="_blank">2026 Cuban boat incident</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuban</a> coast guard exchanges fire with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America" target="_blank">American</a> marked speedboat registered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a> {{convert|1|nmi|km mi}} off of Cuba. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Cuba" target="_blank">Cuban government</a> 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. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-florida-speedboat-shooting/" target="_blank">(CBS)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Economy of South Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>'s benchmark <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOSPI" target="_blank">KOSPI</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_index" target="_blank">index</a> surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_day" target="_blank">opening of trading</a>. <a href="https://www.bssnews.net/business/363667" target="_blank">(AFP via BSS)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" target="_blank">Turkish Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16" target="_blank">F-16</a> fighter jet crashes in western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>, killing the pilot. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2603926-f-16-stort-neer-in-westen-van-turkije-piloot-komt-om" target="_blank">(NOS)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Cuba–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Cuban crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> announces that it will ease certain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba" target="_blank">restrictions</a> to permit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Venezuelan_oil_industry" target="_blank">oil exports</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuba</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Cuba" target="_blank">private sector</a> for commercial and humanitarian purposes amid an energy shortage. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-allow-resale-venezuelan-oil-cuba-treasury-department-says-2026-02-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Israel_relations" target="_blank">India–Israel relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel’s Knesset Speaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Ohana" target="_blank">Amir Ohana</a> awards India’s Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi" target="_blank">Narendra Modi</a> the newly established <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_the_Knesset" target="_blank">Medal of the Knesset</a> to honor him for his “significant contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.” <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/modi-awarded-new-medal-of-the-knesset-for-his-significant-contributions-to-israel-and-jews/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Marielle_Franco" target="_blank">Assassination of Marielle Franco</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Federal_Court" target="_blank">Supreme Federal Court</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank">Rio de Janeiro</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank">legislators</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquinho_Braz%C3%A3o" target="_blank">Chiquinho</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingos_Braz%C3%A3o" target="_blank">Domingos Brazão</a> to 76 years and three months in prison each for ordering the 2018 killing of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Chamber_of_Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank">city councilor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle_Franco" target="_blank">Marielle Franco</a> and her driver, convicting them of double aggravated homicide, participation in an armed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Brazil" target="_blank">criminal</a> organization, and attempted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Brazilian_law" target="_blank">murder</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260225-brazil-politicians-convicted-for-ordering-murder-of-black-activist-councilor" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_25" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154272, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']2026 Cuban crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_boat_incident']2026 Cuban boat incident[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']Cuban[/URL] coast guard exchanges fire with an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America']American[/URL] marked speedboat registered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL] {{convert|1|nmi|km mi}} off of Cuba. According to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Cuba']Cuban government[/URL] 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. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-florida-speedboat-shooting/'](CBS)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea']Economy of South Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL]'s benchmark [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOSPI']KOSPI[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_index']index[/URL] surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_day']opening of trading[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bssnews.net/business/363667'](AFP via BSS)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force']Turkish Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16']F-16[/URL] fighter jet crashes in western [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL], killing the pilot. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2603926-f-16-stort-neer-in-westen-van-turkije-piloot-komt-om'](NOS)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Cuba–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']2026 Cuban crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] announces that it will ease certain [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba']restrictions[/URL] to permit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuelan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Venezuelan_oil_industry']oil exports[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']Cuba[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Cuba']private sector[/URL] for commercial and humanitarian purposes amid an energy shortage. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-allow-resale-venezuelan-oil-cuba-treasury-department-says-2026-02-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Israel_relations']India–Israel relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israel’s Knesset Speaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Ohana']Amir Ohana[/URL] awards India’s Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi']Narendra Modi[/URL] the newly established [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_the_Knesset']Medal of the Knesset[/URL] to honor him for his “significant contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.” [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/modi-awarded-new-medal-of-the-knesset-for-his-significant-contributions-to-israel-and-jews/'](Times of Israel)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Marielle_Franco']Assassination of Marielle Franco[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Federal_Court']Supreme Federal Court[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro']Rio de Janeiro[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Rio_de_Janeiro']legislators[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquinho_Braz%C3%A3o']Chiquinho[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingos_Braz%C3%A3o']Domingos Brazão[/URL] to 76 years and three months in prison each for ordering the 2018 killing of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Chamber_of_Rio_de_Janeiro']city councilor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle_Franco']Marielle Franco[/URL] and her driver, convicting them of double aggravated homicide, participation in an armed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Brazil']criminal[/URL] organization, and attempted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Brazilian_law']murder[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260225-brazil-politicians-convicted-for-ordering-murder-of-black-activist-councilor'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_25"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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