The day

Sunday 9 February 2025

17 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   CrimeSuper Bowl LIX halftime show

   A performer during American rapper Kendrick Lamar's halftime show is detained by NFL security on the field of the Caesars Superdome after holding the Sudanese and Palestinian flags that contained the words Sudan and Gaza.

2. 2

   SportSuper Bowl LIX

   In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40–22, to win their second Super Bowl, thereby denying the Chiefs of a three-peat.

3. 3

   Politics2025 Ecuadorian general election

   Citizens of Ecuador vote to elect a president and the members of the National Assembly amidst the country's security crisis. With around 44% of the popular vote each in the presidential race, incumbent Daniel Noboa and challenger Luisa González will compete in a run-off vote on 13 April.

4. 4

   News

   One person is killed and at least 28 others are missing in a landslide in a village near Yibin, Sichuan, China.

5. 5

   NewsMexican drug war

   At least five bodies are abandoned under a bridge near Cárdenas, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. A banner allegedly signed by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel was found at the crime scene.

6. 6

   NewsIsraeli–Palestinian conflict

   Egypt announces it will host an emergency summit of the Arab League on 27 February to address U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle all Palestinians from Gaza.

7. 7

   News2025 Sri Lanka blackouts

   A nationwide blackout occurs in Sri Lanka. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody says a monkey triggered the mass power outage after "coming into contact" with a grid transformer at a substation near Colombo.

8. 8

   News2024–25 Tyre airstrikes

   Six people are killed and two others are wounded in Israeli airstrikes near Jannata, South Governorate, Lebanon.

9. 9

   News2025 Gaza war ceasefire

   According to ceasefire terms, the Israel Defense Forces fully withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor as Palestinians return to northern Gaza.

10. 10

    NewsIsraeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

    Two women are killed by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm Governorate, West Bank.

11. 11

    NewsLibyan crisis

    Authorities uncover two mass graves containing nearly 50 bodies of refugees in Kufra, Libya.

12. 12

    NewsNaxalite–Maoist insurgency

    Thirty-one Maoist militants and two security forces are killed during a shootout around Indravati River in Chhattisgarh, India.

13. 13

    Politics2025 Liechtenstein general election

    Citizens of Liechtenstein vote to elect the members of the Landtag, with the Patriotic Union winning the most votes and its leader Brigitte Haas expected to become the country's first female head of government.

14. 14

    News

    Five people are injured when a Green Line train collided with an out-of-service train in Somerville, Massachusetts, causing both trains to derail.

15. 15

    Politics2025 Kosovan parliamentary election

    Citizens of Kosovo vote to elect the members of the Kuvendi.

16. 16

    NewsBaltic states synchronization with CESA

    Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania join the Continental Europe Synchronous Area, one day after disconnecting from the IPS/UPS.

17. 17

    Crime

    Three people are injured in a knife attack in Dublin, Ireland. The perpetrator was arrested.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 9 February 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.