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February 6, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Iraqi Air Force carries out strikes on ISIS hideouts near Hatra in northern Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, using F-16 fighter jets, killing four militants.
Disasters and accidents
The wreckage of an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante operating a cargo flight for Agape Flights that went missing yesterday is found in Jérémie, Grand'Anse, Haiti. Both pilots were killed.
International relations
The governments of Canada and France announce they will open new consulates in Nuuk, Greenland, to reinforce support for Denmark against United States president Donald Trump's threats to annex the territory.
Law and crime
A further 22 sets of infant remains have been recovered from the former site of the Tuam Mother and Baby home, bringing the total to 33 sets of remains.
The European Commission, in a preliminary statement regarding their ongoing investigation into TikTok, finds evidence of "addictive design" in its app, which could affect children and vulnerable adults, in possible violation of the European Union's Digital Services Act.
At least six people, including a child, are injured in a grenade attack at a beauty salon in Grenoble, Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes, France.
North Macedonian police seize 28 tonnes of cannabis, the largest such haul in the country, from former industrial sites in Skopje and Strumica, link the operation to a recent five-tonne seizure in Serbia, and state that the material originated from licensed medicinal-growing facilities but was diverted for unauthorized use.
The deputy head of Russian military intelligence, lieutenant general Vladimir Alekseyev, is shot and critically injured in Moscow, Russia.
Politics and elections
Former vice president of the Bank of China Lin Jingzhen is expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following an investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that found "serious violations of discipline and laws".
February 5, 2026 (Thursday)
1.8 minutes to read
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 22 people are killed and eight others are injured in a bombing by the Rapid Support Forces at a military hospital in South Kordofan, Sudan.
The remaining 89 people kidnapped from three churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria, by criminal gangs on January 18, are released.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers allegedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. Fifteen crew members onboard both tankers are taken into custody.
The United States Navy strikes a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people.
Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and three others are injured when a double-decker bus strikes pedestrians in Dublin, Ireland.
At least three people are killed and seven others are injured when a car crashes into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Ten people are killed and several others injured after a bus falls down a 100-meter ravine in Eliodoro Camacho Province, Bolivia.
At least eight people are killed and more than 28,000 are displaced after Tropical Storm Penha makes landfall in the southern Philippines.
An explosion at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India, kills at least 25 people.
International relations
Russia and the United States agree to re-establish high-level military communication for the first time since it was suspended in 2021 under the Biden administration.
New START, the last treaty on limiting strategic nuclear weapons between Russia and the United States, expires.
Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants from the United Kingdom after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened them with visa penalties. Around 3,000 people are expected to be returned following the deal.
The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea approves exemptions for 17 humanitarian projects in North Korea, allowing international organizations and non-governmental groups to deliver humanitarian aid despite existing restrictions linked to the country's nuclear program.
Law and crime
An Azerbaijani military court sentences 13 former Nagorno-Karabakh officials, including ex-leader Arayik Harutyunyan, to penalties ranging from 15 years to life imprisonment after convicting them of offences such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorism, genocide, and attempting to seize power by force.
Science and technology
SpaceX deactivates Starlink terminals in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, preventing their use by Russian forces following pressure from Ukraine.
Sports
The match between Finland and Canada in the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics is postponed to February 12 after a norovirus outbreak affected 13 members of the Finnish team.
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