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Thursday, 12 February 2026
2017 US President Donald Trump dismisses FBI Director James Comey 
2017 Moon Jae-in elected President of South Korea after a snap election to replace Park Geun-hye
2017 Fossil of Chinese feathered baby dinosaur formally identified as Beibeilong sinensis (baby dragon in Chinese)
2017 Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok jailed for 2 years for blasphemy.
2018 In this year, Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton - most goals (105), most points (97) and most claims (31)
2018 Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad , defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition More >>
2018 Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for 16 billion.
2018 India's Supreme Court criticises the country’s archaeological conservation body for failing to protect the Taj Mahal from discoloration and green slime
2018 Iranians and their president Hassan Rouhani react angrily to President Trump pulling the US out the Iran Nuclear deal.
2018 Dam bursts after heavy rains near Solai, Kenya, killing at least 41
2018 Nicaraguan anti-government protests involving tens of thousands take place in Managua and Matagalpa y Chinandega
2018 Oldest viral DNA, a form of hepatitis B, reported discovered in 7000 year old skeleton are discovered in Germany
2018 Argentina announces talks with the IMF amid a new financial crisis with interest rates at 40%.
2018 The opposition-led Pakatan Harapan coalition, led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, secures a parliamentary majority in the Malaysian Parliament, ending the 61-year rule of the Barisan Nasional coalition since independence in 1957
2019 Pope Francis introduces new rules on reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, criticized for not going far enough.
2020 Several Chinese and Indian soldiers are injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. About 150 troops participated in the face-off, which involved fistfights and stone-throwing
2023 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]
2023 Former US President Donald Trump is are discovered guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation [1]
2023 George Harrison 's "Here Comes The Sun" is recorded as becoming 1st Beatles song to register a billion streams on Spotify, it is also the oldest song to do so.
2023 Cyclone Mocha forms in the Indian Ocean, killing over 400 people and injuring over 700 as it strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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