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February 2025

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  1. Fri28U.S. president Donald Trump, U.S. vice president JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy end their talks early after their meeting in…
  2. Thu27Jailed Kurdish leader and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan calls for an end to the conflict with Turkey and asks the group to…
  3. Wed26British oil and gas company BP announces an agreement with the Iraqi government to develop four oil fields around Kirkuk and increase production…
  4. Tue25The Israeli Air Force strikes targets throughout Southern Syria as Israel begins a military operation to "demilitarize" the southern Syrian…
  5. Mon24German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz declares the rapid re-militarization of Germany and Europe as a whole to be an immediate priority, in…
  6. Sun23Germans vote to elect the Bundestag. The opposition CDU/CSU wins a plurality, with 28.5% of the vote and 208 seats. The governing Social Democratic…
  7. Sat22The Vatican City issues a statement informing of the worsening health of Pope Francis after more than a week in hospital due to respiratory problems…
  8. Fri21Hamas claims that Shiri's body was "mistakenly mixed" with others who were killed and buried under the rubble in Gaza, and returns an additional body…
  9. Thu20The United States Internal Revenue Service announces it will layoff over 6,000 jobs this week as part of department downsizing led by Elon Musk's…
  10. Wed19Amid deteriorating relations between both countries, U.S. President Donald Trump calls Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator" and says…
  11. Tue18Over 124 people have been killed over the last six weeks from consuming bootleg alcohol, with dozens still hospitalized. Twenty-eight people are…
  12. Mon17Demonstrations take place at state capitols around the United States, including at Union Square in Washington, D.C., as part of the 50501 movement to…
  13. Sun16U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads a delegation that includes National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Riyadh…
  14. Sat15French President Emmanuel Macron announces an emergency summit in Paris, France, between European leaders following a controversial speech given by…
  15. Fri14A drone strikes the New Safe Confinement structure housing the site of the Chernobyl disaster. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that a…
  16. Thu13At least 28 people are injured by a vehicle-ramming attack during a demonstration by the ver.di trade union in Munich, Germany. Police arrest the…
  17. Wed12The Trump administration agree to send convicted money launderer Alexander Vinnik back to Russia in exchange for the release of American teacher Marc…
  18. Tue11At least 27 Puntland soldiers and more than 70 ISIL militants are killed or wounded in fighting around the Togga Jacel area of the Cal Miskaad…
  19. Mon10French President Emmanuel Macron tells major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France is "back in the AI race". His remarks came…
  20. Sun9A performer during American rapper Kendrick Lamar's halftime show is detained by NFL security on the field of the Caesars Superdome after holding the…
  21. Sat8International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the U.S…
  22. Fri7U.S. President Donald Trump orders a freeze on all foreign aid to South Africa citing a South African law that allegedly allows land to be forcibly…
  23. Thu6U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court officials that assist investigations into…
  24. Wed5Demonstrators gather in cities across the United States to protest against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, his second administration…
  25. Tue4The U.S. State Department orders the closure of all overseas missions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and recalls…
  26. Mon3Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct five government-appointed village chiefs in Kenya's Mandera County, who were en route to the border town of El…
  27. Sun2Thousands of demonstrators protest against immigration policies implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump in downtown Los Angeles, California…
  28. Sat1U.S. President Donald Trump orders the military to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Somalia, targeting a series of cave…