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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Feb 03 A Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derails in East Palestine, Ohio. Multiple train cars burn for more than two days, followed by emergency crews conducting a controlled burn of several additional cars, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the atmosphere.February 5 - The Cypriot presidential election is held, with Nikos Christodoulides elected president. 
Feb 05 In this year, 65th Grammy Awards: Best Album Harry Styles "Harryâs Houseâ, Best Record Lizzo "About Damn Time", Best Song Bonnie Raitt âJust Like Thatâ, Beyoncé breaks record for most claims with her 32nd Grammy [1]
Feb 07 LeBron James scores 38 points to become NBA's all-time leading scorer as the Lakers go down 133-130 to Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles; surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38387 career points [1].
Feb 07 US President Joe Biden delivers his state of the Union address, calling out the ultra-wealthy including Big Oil, addressing increasing threats from China and the killing of Tyre Nichols.
Feb 09 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declares "a national state of disaster" to respond to the country's electricity crisis amid daily blackouts.
Feb 12 Rihanna performs half-time at the Super Bowl, in her inaugural live performance in six years in Glendale, Arizona [1].
Feb 12 Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35; MVP: Patrick Mahomes , KC, QB.
Feb 13 The Bangladeshi presidential election scheduled for 19 February is held, with Shahabuddin Chuppu of the Awami League, the only nominated candidate, elected unopposed
Feb 14 Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announces she is running for US President, the inaugural to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican party nomination [1]
Feb 14 Rapper and musician Pharrell Williams appointed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton [1].
Feb 14 The European Parliament approves a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in the European Union from 2035, citing the need to combat climate change in Europe and promote electric vehicles.
Feb 16 Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma vote to withdraw Russia from 21 conventions of the Council of Europe
Feb 17 The South African Navy hosts a ten-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean with Russia and China.
Feb 18 Global financial system is "dysfunctional and unfair" and is "failing developing countries" according to UN Secretary General António Guterres at opening of African Union leaders' summit in Ethiopia [1]
Feb 19 76th BAFTA awards: Best Film "All Quiet on the Western Front", Best Director Edward Berger, acting awards Cate Blanchett , Austin Butler [1]
Feb 19 Libyan Crisis: The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya.
Feb 21 Vladimir Putin announces that Russia is suspending its participation in New START, a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the US
Feb 23 Former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape in Los Angeles, on top of the 23 years he is already serving for sex crimes [1].
Feb 23 Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the inaugural time, in an upgrade of bilateral relations
Feb 25 Nigerian general election: Bola Tinubu is elected as Nigeria's president, defeating former vice president Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.
Feb 27 New post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen [1].
Feb 27 The United Kingdom and the European Union reach an agreement surrounding modifications to the Northern Ireland Protocol
Feb 28 FBI Director Christopher Wray confirms the bureau believes COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab accident in Wuhan, China [1].
Mar 01 Canadian-American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Mar 02 Head of UK security service MI5 apologizes for not acting on intelligence to stop the 2017 Manchester Arena attack at an Ariana Grande concert by a suicide bomber [1]
Mar 04 Kivu conflict: Burundi deploys 100 troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help fight insurgencies by militias, including M23
Mar 04 UN member states agree on a legal framework for the High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
Mar 05 The Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the inaugural time.
Mar 07 Gender equality now "300 years awayâ and "vanishing before our eyes" for reasons including maternal mortality and early marriage, according to UN Secretary General António Guterres in speech for International Woman's Day [1].
Mar 08 Allied Democratic Forces jihadist insurgents use machetes to kill about 35 people in the village of Mukondi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mar 10 Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic relations which were severed in 2016, at talks mediated by China.
Mar 10 Kivu conflict: Angola announces the deployment of troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu
Mar 10 Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States, fails, creating then the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, affecting companies around the world.
Mar 10 The Chinese presidential election is held with the National People's Congress unanimously re-electing Xi Jinping as the President of the People's Republic of China to an unprecedented third term
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