Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi and presidential candidate, is assassinated outside his home in Zintan, Libya. Four gunmen reportedly fled the scene after the shooting.
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February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy gunboats attempt to stop and seize a U.S. tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker ignored the demands to stop and continued on its journey towards the Arabian Sea under escort of a United States Navy warship.
The U.S. military shoots down an Iranian Shahed 139 drone on approach to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with an F-35 fighter jet.
Following a brief moratorium on strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Russian forces launch strikes involving drones and cruise missiles, including Zircon missiles across Ukraine. The strikes target Kyiv, Kharkiv, among other regions.
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed and dozens are injured after a bus plunges into a gorge in Sirmour district, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Fourteen migrants are killed after their boat collides with a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel and capsizes off the coast of Chios, Greece.
International relations
Law and crime
Peter Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords amid allegations he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
The United Kingdom's Ofcom has announced that it is continuing its investigation of Grok and the Information Commissioner's Office has opened its' own investigation.
Europol, the public prosecutor office in Paris, France, and a cybercrime investigation unit search the Paris office of X (formerly Twitter) in relation to allegations about biased algorithms distorting the operation of a data processing system, denial of crimes against humanity, sexually explicit deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson following allegations of misconduct in public office.
February 2, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least five people, including a 3-year-old boy, are killed in Israeli attacks according to the Gaza Health Ministry, including two at the Nuseirat refugee camp and one each in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, and Jabalia. The Israeli military says it targeted "militants operating near the demarcation line".
Israel partially reopens the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which has been closed since May 2024, allowing 150 people to leave Gaza and 50 to enter per day.
As part of a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces formally hands over control of Al-Hasakah to government forces.
Clashes erupt between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a tribe formerly allied to it in East Darfur. Prior to the fighting, local RSF leaders accused the tribe's leadership of collaborating with the Sudanese Armed Forces. At least five fighters have been reportedly killed on both sides, including a senior RSF commander and the tribe's leader.
Disasters and accidents
Five children are killed and six are injured when a bus collides with a truck in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
More than 50,000 people in Ksar el-Kebir, Larache Province, Morocco, are evacuated as flooding from heavy rain and controlled dam releases caused the Loukkos River to overflow, prompting school suspensions, power cuts, and military rescue operations across nearby areas.
Three people are killed when a DA40 Diamond Star light aircraft crashes in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
Law and crime
Nigerian police state that at least 80 people abducted from Christian churches in Kaduna State on January 18 return to their homes after fleeing during the abduction, but the Christian Association of Nigeria disputes the figure and says most of the 177 worshippers seized remain missing.
A ban on using mobile phones in classrooms enters force in Bolivia in an effort to "increase the attention span of students" and "reduce distractions". The ban applies to all public and private schools.
Politics and elections
A South African separatist group, Boervolk of the Orange Free State, files a formal claim in a government gazette seeking land in KwaZulu-Natal, citing historical transactions with Zulu rulers and invoking a United Nations decolonization resolution.
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